RAY ANTHONY SPARKS - Corporate Board Profile

FIRST MID BANCSHARES, INC.

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2016-03-18	Ray Anthony Sparks has served as a director of the Company since 1994. Mr. Sparks has a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with an accounting major from Millikin University and an MBA degree from Eastern Illinois University. He is the Senior Advisor (since May 2015) and former Chief Executive Officer (2009-April 2015) of the Mattoon Area Family YMCA and a private investor (since 1997). He was President of Elasco Agency Sales, Inc. and Electric Laboratories and Sales Corporation, a distributor of electrical supplies until 1997. He has also served as a director and officer for various not-for-profit organizations in the community. Mr. Sparks has been a user of financial statements in these positions and has experience dealing with CPAs, investment bankers and attorneys. These experiences and his strong financial background assist the Board of Directors in all areas of its oversight.
2017-03-14	Ray Anthony Sparks has served as a director of the Company since 1994. ... At its meeting on January 28, 2014, the Board of Directors appointed Mr. Sparks as its lead independent director. ... The audit committee members during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016 were, and on the date of this proxy statement are, Messrs. Grissom, Melvin, Sparks, Cook and Zimmer and Ms. Bailey and Ms. Westerhold. ... During 2016, Messrs. Grissom, Melvin, Sparks, Cook and Zimmer and Ms. Bailey and Ms. Westerhold served on the compensation committee. ... This amount represents the compensation earned for serving as a director of the Company, First Mid Bank, First Clover Leaf Bank (since September 2016), Data Services and Insurance Group of $20,000, $10,000, $500, $1,000 and $1,000, respectively, for serving as a member of the audit committee and the compensation committee of $2,500 and $1,000, respectively, and for serving as the audit committee chairman of $2,500, as well as $5,000 for serving as the lead independent director.
2018-03-16	This amount represents the compensation earned for serving as a director of the Company, First Mid Bank, First Clover Leaf Bank (until March 2017), Data Services and Insurance Group of $20,000, $10,000, $500, $1,000 and $1,000, respectively, for serving as a member of the audit committee and the compensation committee of $2,500 and $1,000, respectively, and for serving as the audit committee chairman of $2,500, as well as $5,000 for serving as the lead independent director.
2019-03-15	This amount represents the compensation earned for serving as a director of the Company, First Mid Bank, Data Services and Insurance Group of $20,000, $10,000, $1,750 and $1,750, respectively, for serving as a member of the audit committee and the compensation committee of $2,500 and $2,125, respectively, and for serving as the audit committee chairman of $625 for the first quarter of 2018, as well as $8,750 for serving as the lead independent director.
2020-03-20	Ray Anthony Sparks has served as a director of the Company since 1994. ... At its meeting on January 28, 2014, the Board of Directors appointed Mr. Sparks as its lead independent director. ... The members of the audit committee of the Company during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019 were, and on the date of this proxy statement are, Messrs. Grissom, Horn (only since January 2020 when he joined the Board of Directors), Melvin (until April 2020 when he will retire from the Board of Directors), Sparks, Cook and Zimmer, Ms. Bailey and Ms. Westerhold. ... The members of the compensation committee of the Company during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019 were, and on the date of this proxy statement are, Messrs. Grissom, Horn (only since January 2020 when he joined the Board of Directors), Melvin (until April 2020 when he will retire from the Board of Directors), Sparks, Cook and Zimmer, Ms. Bailey and Ms. Westerhold. ... Ray Anthony Sparks Fees Earned Or Paid in Cash ($) 50,500.
2022-03-18	This amount represents the compensation earned for serving as a director of the Company, First Mid Bank, Data Services, Wealth Management and Insurance Group of $25,000, $10,000, $1,167, $2,000 and $2,000 respectively, and for serving as a member of the audit committee, the compensation committee, and the NGC of $2,500, $2,500, and $833, respectively.