PAUL G. ALEXANDER - Corporate Board Profile

JOHNSON OUTDOORS INC

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2022-01-07	Paul G. Alexander Age: 61 Director Since: 2021 Chief Marketing Officer for the Boston University Questrom School of Business. He is responsible for the design, execution and assessment of marketing and communications strategies and plans that build Questrom’s global visibility and brand reputation in support of the Business School’s strategic goals. Prior to joining Questrom, Mr. Alexander was the Chief Marketing and Communications Officer of Eastern Bank based in Boston, Massachusetts from 2015 to June 2021. Before Eastern Bank, Mr. Alexander served as Executive Vice President and Chief Communications Officer for Liberty Mutual Insurance, where he held responsibility for all corporate brand marketing, advertising, communications, public relations, meeting management and event strategy, and major sports sponsorships. Previously, he was Vice President of Global Advertising and Design for the Campbell Soup Company. Prior to Campbell’s, he spent fifteen years at Procter and Gamble as a Director of Advertising Development and a Brand Manager. Mr. Alexander is currently on the Board of Directors of Skyword, a content marketing software and services company. He is a Board member of the Ad Club of Boston and is also on the Executive Committee of the Board of the Association of National Advertisers (ANA), the largest marketing trade association in the U.S., where he serves as Treasurer and Chair of the Finance Committee. Mr. Alexander’s extensive experience in branding, marketing, communications, strategy, along with his general business skills, led to the determination that he should serve as a director. Director Summary Compensation Table: Paul G. Alexander Fees Earned or Paid in Cash $22,715 Stock Awards $74,954 Total $97,669
2023-01-09	Chief Marketing Officer for the Boston University Questrom School of Business. He is responsible for the design, execution and assessment of marketing and communications strategies and plans that build Questrom’s global visibility and brand reputation in support of the Business School’s strategic goals. The Board of Directors determined that Mr. Alexander is independent under the NASDAQ standards. Mr. Alexander serves on the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Director Summary Compensation Table shows $65,000 fees earned or paid in cash and no stock awards for a total of $65,000 in fiscal 2022.
2024-01-08	Paul G. Alexander is Chief Marketing Officer for the Boston University Questrom School of Business. ... The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee presently consists of Messrs. Fahey (Chairman), Lang, Stevens and Alexander, and Ms. Button Bell. ... Director Summary Compensation Table: Paul G. Alexander received $65,000 Fees Earned or Paid in Cash and $100,020 Stock Awards totaling $165,020.
2025-01-10	Paul G. Alexander Age: 64 Director Since: 2021 Chief Marketing Officer for the Boston University Questrom School of Business. He is responsible for the design, execution and assessment of marketing and communications strategies and plans that build Questrom’s global visibility and brand reputation in support of the Business School’s strategic goals. Prior to joining Questrom, Mr. Alexander was the Chief Marketing and Communications Officer of Eastern Bank based in Boston, Massachusetts from 2015 to June 2021. Before Eastern Bank, Mr. Alexander served as Executive Vice President and Chief Communications Officer for Liberty Mutual Insurance, where he held responsibility for all corporate brand marketing, advertising, communications, public relations, meeting management and event strategy, and major sports sponsorships. Previously, he was Vice President of Global Advertising and Design for the Campbell Soup Company. Prior to Campbell’s, he spent fifteen years at Procter and Gamble as a Director of Advertising Development and a Brand Manager. Mr. Alexander serves on the Executive Committee of the Board of the Association of National Advertisers (ANA), the largest marketing trade association in the U.S., where he serves as Treasurer and Chair of the Finance Committee. He is also chair of the Board of Directors for The Partnership, Incorporated. Mr. Alexander’s extensive experience in branding, marketing, communications, strategy, along with his general business skills, led to the determination that he should serve as a director. Johnson Outdoors uses a combination of cash and stock-based compensation to attract and retain qualified candidates to serve on the Board of Directors. With respect to fiscal 2024 and based upon the recommendations of Pearl Meyer, the outside directors received a $60,000 annual retainer and an equity award of restricted stock having a grant date value of $110,000. For fiscal 2024, the Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee chairs received additional annual retainers of $25,000, $15,000 and $10,000, respectively. Each director who is a member of a Committee (other than the chairperson) receives an annual cash retainer as follows: Audit: $10,000; Compensation: $7,500; and Nominating and Corporate Governance: $5,000. There are no meeting fees for attendance at Board and Committee meetings. The Vice Chairman/Lead Independent Director of the Board of Directors receives an additional annual retainer of $50,000.