RICHARD I. BARR - Corporate Board Profile

SRH Total Return Fund, Inc.

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2002-09-03	RICHARD I. BARR Director of the Fund Retired; from 1963-2001, Manager of Advantage Sales and Marketing, Inc. Director, Boulder Total Return Fund, Inc., since 1999; Director, First Financial Fund, Inc., since 2001. Age: 64. Director compensation: $6,000.
2003-03-25	Richard I. Barr Director of the Fund Retired; from 1963-2001, Manager of 2 Age: 64 since January 2002. Advantage Sales and Marketing, Inc; Current term expires Director, Boulder Total Return Fund, Inc., at the 2004 annual since 1999; Director, First Financial Fund, meeting Inc., since 2001. ... The Audit Committee has considered and concluded that the provision of non-audit services is compatible with maintaining the auditors' independence. The Audit Committee is composed entirely of the Fund's independent Directors, consisting of Messrs. Aldridge, Barr and Looney.
2004-04-06	Richard I. Barr Director of the Fund Retired; from 1963-2001, Manager of Advantage Sales and Marketing, Inc; Director, Boulder Total Return Fund, Inc., since 1999 and Chairman of the Board since 2003; Director, First Financial Fund, Inc., since 2001. The Audit Committee is composed entirely of the Fund's independent Directors, consisting of Messrs. Aldridge, Barr and Looney. The Board of Directors has a nominating committee (the "Nominating Committee") consisting of Messrs. Looney, Aldridge and Barr.
2005-03-07	Richard I. Barr, Director of the Fund since January 2002. Current Nominee for a term to expire at the 2006 annual meeting. Aggregate Compensation: $23,000 from the Fund, $79,000 total from Fund Complex. Committees: Audit Committee, Nominating Committee.
2006-04-07	Richard I. Barr Age: 67 Director of the Fund since January 2002. Current Nominee for a term to expire at the 2007 annual meeting. The Audit Committee is composed entirely of the Fund's independent Directors, consisting of Messrs. Aldridge, Barr, Causier and Looney. The Nominating Committee has a nominating committee consisting of Messrs. Looney, Aldridge, Causier and Barr. The following table sets forth certain information regarding the compensation of the Fund's Directors for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2005. Richard I. Barr, Director $25,500.
2007-03-08	Richard I. Barr, Age: 69, Director of the Fund since 2002. Current Nominee for a term to expire at the 2008 annual meeting. The Audit Committee is composed entirely of the Fund's independent Directors, consisting of Messrs. Jacobson, Barr, and Looney. The Nominating Committee consists of Messrs. Looney, Jacobson and Barr. Richard I. Barr, Director, received $24,000 from the Fund for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2006.
2008-03-28	Richard I. Barr Director of the Fund Retired. Director (since 1999) and Chairman 4 since 2002. Current of the Board (since 2003), Boulder Total Age: 70 Nominee for a term to Return Fund, Inc.; Director (since 2001), expire at the 2009 First Financial Fund, Inc.; Director (since annual meeting. 2007), The Denali Fund Inc.
2009-03-13	Richard I. Barr Director of BTF since Retired (since 2001). Manager (1963-2001), 4 1999 and BIF since Advantage Sales and Marketing, Inc. (food Chairman of BTF 2002. Chairman of the brokerage); Director (since 2001), First Board of BTF since Opportunity Fund, Inc.; Director (since Age: 71 2003. Current Nominee 2007), The Denali Fund Inc. for BTF and BIF for a term to expire at the 2012 annual meeting. ... The Audit Committee of each Fund is composed entirely of the applicable Fund's independent Directors, consisting of Messrs. Barr, Jacobson, and Looney for both BTF and BIF. ... The Nominating Committee of each Fund has a nominating committee (the "Nominating Committee") consisting of Messrs. Looney, Jacobson and Barr... ... Name of Person and Position with the Aggregate Compensation Aggregate Compensation Total Compensation from Funds from BTF from BIF the Funds and Fund Complex ---------------------------------------- ------------------------- ------------------------- ---------------------------- ... Richard I. Barr, Director for BTF and $30,500 $23,000 $105,000 BIF and Chairman for BTF (4 funds)
2010-04-09	Richard I. Barr, Director. Mr. Barr joined the Board in 2002 and sits on the boards of each of the three Affiliated Funds; BTF since 1999, DNY since 2007, and FF since 2001. Mr. Barr has extensive business, executive and board experience including positions as president and director of Advantage Sales and Marketing (1996 to 2001), president and CEO of CBS Marketing (1963 to 1996), member of the board of directors (and National Chairman) for the Association of Sales and Marketing Companies (formerly the National Food Brokers Association), president of the Arizona Food Brokers Association, and advisory board member for various food manufacturers, including H.J. Heinz, ConAgra, Kraft Foods, and M&M Mars. In addition to these professional positions and experience, Mr. Barr has served in a number of leadership roles with various charitable or other non-profit organizations, including as member of the board of directors of Valley Big Brothers/Big Sisters, member of the board of advisers for University of Kansas Business School, and member of the board of directors for St. Mary’s Food Bank. Prior to joining the Board, Mr. Barr amassed substantial and diverse business, executive management and board experience in a broad range of commercial and non-profit organizations. The Board believes that given his diverse background and experience, together with over 10 years of closed-end board experience, Mr. Barr is uniquely qualified to deal with the complexity and assortment of issues confronting closed-end boards. Since joining the Board of BTF in 1999, Mr. Barr has gained substantial board and closed-end investment company experience and, together with the other Directors, has dealt skillfully with a broad range of complex issues vis-à-vis the Fund and Affiliated Funds.
2011-04-05	Richard I. Barr, Director. Mr. Barr joined the Board in 2002 and sits on the boards of each of the three Affiliated Funds; BTF since 1999, DNY since 2007, and FOFI since 2001. Mr. Barr served as president and director of Advantage Sales and Marketing (1996 to 2001), president and CEO of CBS Marketing (1963 to 1996), member of the board of directors (and National Chairman) for the Association of Sales and Marketing Companies (formerly the National Food Brokers Association), president of the Arizona Food Brokers Association, and advisory board member for various food manufacturers, including H.J. Heinz, ConAgra, Kraft Foods, and M&M Mars. In addition to these professional positions and experience, Mr. Barr has served in a number of leadership roles with various charitable or other non-profit organizations, including as member of the board of directors of Valley Big Brothers/Big Sisters, member of the board of advisers for University of Kansas Business School, and member of the board of directors for St. Mary’s Food Bank. Mr. Barr holds a B.S. from the University of Kansas. Based upon the foregoing, the Board selected Mr. Barr to serve as a Director of the Fund because of his diverse business background, his management and executive experience and because of his substantial closed-end investment company experience, during which he has dealt skillfully with a broad range of complex issues with respect to the Fund and Affiliated Funds.
2012-03-28	Richard I. Barr, Director of BIF, BTF, DNY and FOFI and Chairman of the Board of BTF. Mr. Barr joined the BIF Board in 2002, the BTF Board in 1999, the DNY Board in 2007, and the FOFI Board in 2001. Mr. Barr served as president and director of Advantage Sales and Marketing (1996 to 2001), president and CEO of CBS Marketing (1963 to 1996), member of the board of directors (and National Chairman) for the Association of Sales and Marketing Companies (formerly the National Food Brokers Association), president of the Arizona Food Brokers Association, and advisory board member for various food manufacturers, including H.J. Heinz, ConAgra, Kraft Foods, and M&M Mars. In addition to these professional positions and experience, Mr. Barr has served in a number of leadership roles with various charitable or other non-profit organizations, including as member of the board of directors of Valley Big Brothers/Big Sisters, member of the board of advisers for University of Kansas Business School, and member of the board of directors for St. Mary’s Food Bank. Mr. Barr holds a B.S. from the University of Kansas. Based upon the foregoing, each Board selected Mr. Barr to serve as a Director of the Fund because of his diverse business background, his management and executive experience and because of his substantial closed-end investment company experience, during which he has dealt skillfully with a broad range of complex issues with respect to the Funds.
2013-05-10	Richard I. Barr, Lead Independent Director of BIF, BTF, DNY and FOFI. Mr. Barr joined the BIF Board in 2002, the BTF Board in 1999, the DNY Board in 2007, and the FOFI Board in 2001. ... Each Audit Committee is composed entirely of the Fund’s Independent Directors, consisting of Dr. Jacobson and Messrs. Barr and Norgaard. ... Each Fund’s Board has a nominating committee (each, a “Nominating Committee”) composed of the Independent Directors of the Fund, consisting of Dr. Jacobson and Messrs. Barr and Norgaard. ... The members of each Audit Committee are subject to the fiduciary duty to exercise reasonable care in carrying out their duties. ... For the fiscal year ended November 30, 2012 ... Richard I. Barr, Director ... $112,000.
2014-10-22	Richard I. Barr Age: 77 Lead Independent Director and Class III Director Term expires 2015; Director since 2002 (Lead Independent Director since 2013) The Audit Committee is composed entirely of the Fund’s Independent Directors, consisting of Dr. Jacobson and Messrs. Barr and Norgaard. The Nominating Committee is composed of the Independent Directors, consisting of Dr. Jacobson and Messrs. Barr and Norgaard. For the fiscal year ended November 30, 2013 Richard I. Barr, Director $27,500 Total Compensation from the Fund and Fund Complex(1) Paid to Directors $120,500
2015-10-06	Richard I. Barr, Director Nominee and Lead Independent Director. Mr. Barr joined the Fund’s Board in 2002 and has been the Board’s Lead Independent Director since 2013. ... The Audit Committee is composed entirely of the Fund’s Independent Directors, consisting of Dr. Jacobson and Messrs. Barr and Norgaard. ... The Nominating Committee is composed of the Independent Directors, consisting of Dr. Jacobson and Messrs. Barr and Norgaard. ... The Audit Committee also serves as the Qualified Legal Compliance Committee ("QLCC") for the Fund ... The following table sets forth certain information regarding the compensation of the Directors. ... Richard I. Barr, Director, $29,500.
2016-10-04	Richard I. Barr, Director and Lead Independent Director. Mr. Barr joined the Fund’s Board in 2002 and has been the Board’s Lead Independent Director since 2013. ... The Audit Committee is composed entirely of the Fund’s Independent Directors, consisting of Dr. Jacobson and Messrs. Barr and Norgaard. ... The Nominating Committee is composed of the Independent Directors, consisting of Dr. Jacobson and Messrs. Barr and Norgaard. ... The Audit Committee also serves as the Qualified Legal Compliance Committee ("QLCC") for the Fund ... The following table sets forth certain information regarding the compensation of the Directors. ... Richard I. Barr, Director: $71,875 from Fund, $96,375 total from Fund and Fund Complex.
2017-10-10	Richard I. Barr Age: 80 Lead Independent Director and Class III Director Term expires 2018; Director since 2002 (Lead Independent Director since 2013). The Audit Committee is composed entirely of the Fund's Independent Directors, consisting of Dr. Jacobson and Messrs. Barr and Norgaard. The Nominating Committee is composed of the Independent Directors, consisting of Dr. Jacobson and Messrs. Barr and Norgaard. The Audit Committee also serves as the Qualified Legal Compliance Committee (QLCC) for the Fund. Richard I. Barr, Director $86,500
2018-10-09	Richard I. Barr Age: 81 Lead Independent Director and Class III Director If elected term expires 2021; Director since 2002 (Lead Independent Director since 2013). The Audit Committee is composed entirely of the Fund’s Independent Directors, consisting of Dr. Jacobson and Messrs. Barr and Norgaard. The Nominating Committee is composed of the Independent Directors, consisting of Dr. Jacobson and Messrs. Barr and Norgaard. Aggregate Compensation from Fund Paid to Directors Richard I. Barr, Director $86,500
2019-10-10	Richard I. Barr Birth Year: 1937 Lead Independent Director and Class III Director Term expires 2021; Director since 2002 (Lead Independent Director since 2013). The Audit Committee is composed entirely of the Fund’s Independent Directors, consisting of Dr. Jacobson and Messrs. Barr and Norgaard. The Nominating Committee is composed of the Independent Directors, consisting of Dr. Jacobson and Messrs. Barr and Norgaard. The Audit Committee also serves as the Qualified Legal Compliance Committee ("QLCC") for the Fund. Director and Officer Compensation. Richard I. Barr, Director $86,500.
2020-10-09	Richard I. Barr Birth Year: 1937 Lead Independent Director and Class III Director Term expires 2021; Director since 2002 (Lead Independent Director since 2013). The Audit Committee is composed entirely of the Fund’s Independent Directors, consisting of Dr. Jacobson and Messrs. Barr and Norgaard. The Nominating Committee is composed of the Independent Directors, consisting of Dr. Jacobson and Messrs. Barr and Norgaard. The Audit Committee also serves as the Qualified Legal Compliance Committee. Richard I. Barr received $85,500 aggregate compensation from the Fund.
2021-10-08	Mr. Richard I. Barr’s and Steven K. Norgaard’s terms as Class III Directors expire at this Annual Meeting. Based on the recommendations made by the Fund’s Nominating Committee at its meeting held on August 5, 2021, the Board, including the Independent Directors, has nominated Mr. Barr and Mr. Norgaard to stand for election at the Annual Meeting as Class III Directors to serve a three-year term until the Fund’s 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, or until his successor has been duly elected and qualified. Mr. Barr also served on the boards of Boulder Total Return Fund, Inc. (BTF), The Denali Fund Inc. (DNY) and First Opportunity Fund, Inc. (FOFI) until these funds ceased operations as investment companies after the reorganization of these funds into the Fund in March 2015 (the Reorganization) and as their Lead Independent Director and as Chairman of the BTF Board (2003 to 2013). The Audit Committee is composed entirely of the Fund’s Independent Directors, consisting of Dr. Jacobson and Messrs. Barr and Norgaard. The Board has determined that Mr. Norgaard qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert,” as defined under SEC Regulation S-K, Item 407(d). The Audit Committee is in compliance with applicable rules of the listing requirements for closed-end fund audit committees including the requirement that all members of the audit committee be “financially literate” and that at least one member of the audit committee have “accounting or related financial management expertise,” as determined by the Board. The Audit Committee is required to conduct its operations in accordance with applicable requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and the Fund’s independent publicly registered accounting firm is required to comply with the rules and regulations promulgated under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. The members of the Audit Committee are subject to the fiduciary duty to exercise reasonable care in carrying out their duties. Members of the Audit Committee are independent, as that term is defined by the NYSE Listing Standards. The Audit Committee met four times during the fiscal year ended November 30, 2020. The following table sets forth certain information regarding the compensation of the Directors. No persons (other than the Independent Directors, as set forth below) currently receive compensation from the Fund for acting as a Director or officer; however, Director and officers of the Fund may also be officers or employees of AAI (or an affiliate of AAI) or RMA and may receive compensation from such entities for acting in such capacities. Directors and executive officers of the Fund do not receive pension or retirement benefits from the Fund. In addition to the amounts stated below, Independent Directors receive reimbursement for travel and other out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with attending Board and Board committee meetings. Each Director of the Fund who is not a director, officer or employee of the Adviser, Sub-Adviser or an affiliate of the Adviser or Sub-Adviser, receives a fee of $10,000 per quarter plus $5,000 for each in-person meeting, $3,000 for each audit committee meeting, $1,000 for each nominating committee meeting and $1,000 for each telephonic meeting of the Board. The chairman of the Audit Committee receives an additional $3,000 per meeting and the Lead Independent Director receives an additional $3,125 for each regular quarterly meeting. The Board held seven (7) meetings, six (6) of which were held virtually by video conference during the fiscal year ended November 30, 2020. For purposes of determining Director remuneration, each virtual meeting held by video conference was treated as an in-person meeting. Each Director currently serving in such capacity for the entire fiscal year attended at least 75% of the meetings of the Directors of the Fund and any committee of which he is a member. The aggregate remuneration paid to the Directors of the Fund for acting as such during the fiscal year ended November 30, 2020 amounted to $246,500.
2022-10-19	Richard I. Barr Birth Year: 1937 Lead Independent Director and Class III Director Term expires 2024; Director since 2002 (Lead Independent Director since 2013). The Audit Committee is composed entirely of the Fund’s Independent Directors, consisting of Dr. Jacobson and Messrs. Barr and Norgaard. The Nominating Committee is composed of the Independent Directors, consisting of Dr. Jacobson and Messrs. Barr and Norgaard. Aggregate Compensation from Fund Paid to Directors Richard I. Barr, Director $85,500
2023-10-17	Richard I. Barr is Lead Independent Director and Class III Director. Term expires 2024; Director since 2002 (Lead Independent Director since 2013). The Audit Committee is composed entirely of the Fund’s Independent Directors, consisting of Messrs. Barr, Moore, and Norgaard. The Nominating Committee is composed of the Independent Directors, consisting of Messrs. Barr, Moore, and Norgaard. Aggregate Compensation from Fund Paid to Directors: $82,500.