KEN R. BRAMLETT, JR. - Corporate Board Profile

WORLD ACCEPTANCE CORP

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2009-06-29	KEN R. BRAMLETT, JR. (49), Senior Vice President and General Counsel, COMSYS IT Partners, Inc. a public IT Services Company (NASDAQ: CITP) from January1, 2006 to present. From 2005 to 2006, Mr. Bramlett was apartner of Kennedy Covington Lobdell & Hickman, LLP,a Charlotte, North Carolina law firm. From 1996 to 2004, Mr. Bramlett served as Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Venturi Partners, Inc., (formerly known as Personnel Group of America, Inc.), Charlotte, North Carolina, an information technology and personnel staffing services company. Mr. Bramlett also served as chief financial officer of Venturi from October 1999 to January 2001, and as a director of that company from August 1997 to January 2001. Mr. Bramlett also serves as a director of Raptor Networks Technology, Inc. Mr. Bramlett has served as a director of the Company since October 1993.
2010-06-29	Ken R. Bramlett, Jr. (50), Private Investor, Director since October 1993. Compensation and Stock Option Committee: The Board also maintains a Compensation and Stock Option Committee on which Messrs. Bramlett (Chairman), Hummers and Way serve. The Audit Committee has approved the selection of the firm KPMG LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm to audit the consolidated financial statements and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of the Company and its subsidiaries for the 2010 fiscal year. The Board of Directors maintains an Audit Committee on which Messrs. Way (Chairman), Bramlett, and Whitaker serve.
2011-06-29	Ken R. Bramlett, Jr. (51), Private Investor, Director since October 1993. The Board also maintains a Compensation and Stock Option Committee on which Messrs. Bramlett (Chairman), Hummers and Way serve. The Audit Committee on which Messrs. Way (Chairman), Bramlett, and Whitaker serve.
2012-06-28	Ken R. Bramlett, Jr. (52), Private Investor, Director since October 1993. He serves as Chairman of the Compensation and Stock Option Committee. Director compensation for fiscal 2012 was $130,366.
2013-07-25	Ken R. Bramlett, Jr. (53), Private Investor, Director since October 1993. Committees: Compensation and Stock Option Committee (Chairman), Audit and Compliance Committee, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Total compensation: $1,131,267
2014-06-30	Ken R. Bramlett, Jr. (54), Private Investor, Director since October 1993. The Compensation and Stock Option Committee (the "Compensation Committee") monitors the risks associated with the Company’s executive compensation program, as well as the components of the program and individual compensation decisions, on an ongoing basis. The Compensation Committee met two times during the most recent fiscal year and one time thus far in fiscal 2015 prior to the filing of this Proxy Statement.
2015-07-07	Ken R. Bramlett, Jr. (55), Private Investor, Director since October 1993. The Board also maintains a Compensation Committee on which Messrs. Bramlett (Chairman), Vassalluzzo and Way serve. The Audit and Compliance Committee met four times during fiscal 2015.
2016-06-27	Mr. Bramlett has served as Chairman of the Board since September 2015. Committees: Audit, Compensation (Chair). Director Compensation: Fees Earned or Cash Paid $50,000, Stock Awards $53,880, Total $103,880.
2017-07-31	Mr. Bramlett has served as Chairman of the Board since September 2015. ... The table summarizes the compensation the Company paid to non-employee members of the Board of Directors for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017: Ken R. Bramlett, Jr. Fees Earned or Paid in Cash $50,000, Stock Awards $97,165, Total $147,165.
2018-07-16	Mr. Bramlett has served as Chairman of the Board since September 2015. ... Committees: Audit and Compliance, Compensation and Stock Option (Chair), Nominating and Corporate Governance. ... For fiscal year 2018, each non-employee director was paid a $10,000 quarterly retainer, except the Chairman of the Audit and Compliance Committee and the Chairman of the Compensation and Stock Option Committee, who received quarterly retainers of $13,750 and $12,500, respectively. ... Ken R. Bramlett, Jr. Fees Earned or Paid in Cash: $50,000.
2019-07-12	Mr. Bramlett has served as Chairman of the Board since September 2015. He has been a private investor since 2010. Previously, he served as senior vice president and general counsel for COMSYS IT Partners, Inc., a public company, which operated in the information technology services industry, from January 1, 2006 until it was sold in April 2010. In 2005, Mr. Bramlett was a partner with Kennedy Covington Lobdell & Hickman, LLP, a Charlotte, North Carolina law firm. From 1996 to 2004, Mr. Bramlett served in a number of capacities for Venturi Partners, Inc. (formerly known as Personnel Group of America, Inc.), an information technology and personnel staffing services company, including general counsel and on two separate occasions chief financial officer. He also served as a director of that company from August 1997 to January 2001. Prior to October 1996, Mr. Bramlett was an attorney with Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson, P.A., a Charlotte, North Carolina law firm, for 12 years. Mr. Bramlett holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Philosophy from Wake Forest University and a Juris Doctor (Law) Degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Mr. Bramlett has served since 2011 as a director and since March 2017 as chairman of the board of directors of A Brand Company, LLC (fka Bluegrass Ltd.), a promotional marketing firm headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. Mr. Bramlett served from 1995 to 2015 on the board of directors of Charlotte Wine & Food Weekend, Inc., including service as chair in 2005 and 2006. The Board believes that Mr. Bramlett provides the Board with (a) leadership experience from having served in various executive management positions for public companies in the staffing services and information technology consulting industries, including chief financial officer, chief corporate development officer, general counsel, chief human resources officer and chief investor relations officer, (b) finance experience from having served twice as chief financial officer for Venturi Partners, (c) legal experience in general corporate matters, securities and corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, and litigation management from both private practice and service as in-house counsel, (d) risk management experience from his service as risk manager for Venturi Partners, Inc. and COMSYS IT Partners, Inc. and (e) corporate governance and executive compensation experience from working with public company boards as an officer and serving as a public company board member.
2020-07-17	Mr. Bramlett has served as Chairman of the Board since September 2015. He has been a private investor since 2010. ... The Board believes that Mr. Bramlett provides the Board with (a) leadership experience ... The following table summarizes the compensation the Company paid to non-employee members of the Board of Directors for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020: ... K. R. Bramlett Jr. Fees Earned or Paid in Cash($) 50,000 ...
2021-07-02	Mr. Bramlett has served as Chairman of the Board since September 2015. He has been a private investor since 2010. Previously, he served as senior vice president and general counsel for COMSYS IT Partners, Inc., a public company, which operated in the information technology services industry, from January 1, 2006 until it was sold in April 2010. In 2005, Mr. Bramlett was a partner with Kennedy Covington Lobdell & Hickman, LLP, a Charlotte, North Carolina law firm. From 1996 to 2004, Mr. Bramlett served in a number of capacities for Venturi Partners, Inc. (formerly known as Personnel Group of America, Inc.), an information technology and personnel staffing services company, including general counsel and on two separate occasions chief financial officer. He also served as a director of that company from August 1997 to January 2001. Prior to October 1996, Mr. Bramlett was an attorney with Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson, P.A., a Charlotte, North Carolina law firm, for 12 years. Mr. Bramlett holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Philosophy from Wake Forest University and a Juris Doctor (Law) Degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Other Directorships include: A Brand Company, LLC (fka Bluegrass Ltd.), 2011 to 2020, chair from 2017 to 2020. Charlotte Wine & Food Weekend, Inc., Director from 1995 to 2015; chair in 2005 and 2006. The Board believes that Mr. Bramlett provides the Board with Leadership experience, Legal experience, Risk Management and oversight experience, Finance experience, Corporate governance experience, General business experience. For the year ended March 31, 2021, the non-employee director compensation program was comprised of the following: Each non-employee director receives a quarterly retainer of $20,000. The Chairman of the Board receives an additional quarterly retainer of $2,500. Each Committee Chair receives an additional retainer, as follows: Audit and Compliance: $5,000 quarterly, Compensation and Stock Option: $2,500 quarterly, Nominating and Corporate Governance: $2,500 quarterly. The following table summarizes the compensation the Company paid to non-employee members of the Board of Directors for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021: Ken R. Bramlett Jr.: Fees Earned or Paid in Cash: $75,000, Stock Awards: $115,531, Option Awards: $0, All Other Compensation: $0, Total: $190,531.
2022-07-18	Ken R. Bramlett, Jr. (Independent) Director Since: 1993 Age: 62 Committees: Audit and Compliance Compensation and Stock Option (Chair) Nominating and Corporate Governance Mr. Bramlett has served as Chairman of the Board since September 2015. ... The following table summarizes the compensation the Company paid to non-employee members of the Board of Directors for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022: Ken R. Bramlett Jr. Fees Earned or Paid in Cash($) 100,000 Total ($) 100,000
2023-07-17	Mr. Bramlett has served as Chairman of the Board since September 2015. He has been a private investor since 2010. Previously, he served as senior vice president and general counsel for COMSYS IT Partners, Inc., a public company, which operated in the information technology services industry, from January 1, 2006 until it was sold in April 2010. In 2005, Mr. Bramlett was a partner with Kennedy Covington Lobdell & Hickman, LLP, a Charlotte, North Carolina law firm. From 1996 to 2004, Mr. Bramlett served in a number of capacities for Venturi Partners, Inc. (formerly known as Personnel Group of America, Inc.), an information technology and personnel staffing services company, including general counsel and on two separate occasions chief financial officer. He also served as a director of that company from August 1997 to January 2001. Prior to October 1996, Mr. Bramlett was an attorney with Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson, P.A., a Charlotte, North Carolina law firm, for 12 years. Mr. Bramlett holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Philosophy from Wake Forest University and a Juris Doctor (Law) Degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Other Directorships include: A Brand Company, LLC (fka Bluegrass Ltd.), 2011 to 2020, chair from 2017 to 2020; Charlotte Wine & Food Weekend, Inc., Director from 1995 to 2015; chair in 2005 and 2006. The Board believes that Mr. Bramlett provides the Board with: Leadership experience, Legal experience, Risk Management and oversight experience, Finance experience, Corporate governance experience, General business experience. For fiscal year 2023, each non-employee director was paid $20,000 quarterly retainer along with any additional retainer amounts for Chairman of the Board ($2,500) and other Committee Chairs ($2,500 or $5,000). No additional fees were paid for attendance at meetings. The Company pays its non-employee directors quarterly retainer fees. No additional fees are currently paid for meeting attendance. For the year ended March 31, 2023, the non-employee director compensation program was comprised of the following: Each non-employee director receives a quarterly retainer of $20,000; The Chairman of the Board receives an additional quarterly retainer of $2,500; Each Committee Chair receives an additional retainer, as follows: Audit and Compliance: $5,000 quarterly; Compensation and Stock Option: $2,500 quarterly; Nominating and Corporate Governance: $2,500 quarterly.
2024-07-22	Mr. Bramlett has served as Chairman of the Board since September 2015. He has been a private investor since 2010. Previously, he served as senior vice president and general counsel for COMSYS IT Partners, Inc., a public company, which operated in the information technology services industry.