Corporate Board Profile
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| 2017-04-06 | Mr. Eckert was the Chief Executive Officer of Mattel, Inc., a toy design, manufacture and marketing company. |
| 2018-04-11 | Robert A. Eckert is our lead independent director. Mr. Eckert has been an Operating Partner at Friedman Fleischer & Lowe, a private equity firm, since 2014. Mr. Eckert was the Chief Executive Officer of Mattel, Inc., a toy design, manufacture and marketing company, having held this position from 2000 through 2011, and its Chairman of the Board from 2000 through 2012. He was President and Chief Executive Officer of Kraft Foods Inc., a consumer packaged food and beverage company, from 1997 to 2000, Group Vice President from 1995 to 1997, President of the Oscar Mayer Foods Division from 1993 to 1995 and held various other senior executive and other positions from 1977 to 1992. Mr. Eckert has been a director of McDonald's Corporation, a company which franchises and operates McDonald's restaurants in the global restaurant industry, since 2003, serving as the Chair of the Public Policy and Strategy Committee and a member of the Executive and Governance Committees. Mr. Eckert was a director of Smart & Final Stores, Inc., a warehouse store, from 2013 until 2014 prior to it becoming a publicly-traded company. Mr. Eckert also has served as a director of Levi Strauss & Co., a privately-held jeans and casual wear manufacturer, since 2010. He was appointed director of Eyemart Express Holdings LLC, a privately-held eyewear retailer and portfolio company of Friedman Fleischer & Lowe, in 2015. Mr. Eckert is on the Global Advisory Board of the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and serves on the Eller College National Board of Advisors at the University of Arizona. Mr. Eckert received an undergraduate degree from the University of Arizona and a master's degree in business administration from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. The Board concluded that Mr. Eckert should serve on our Board because of Mr. Eckert's long-tenured experience as a chief executive officer of large public companies, his broad international experience in marketing and business development, and his valuable leadership experience. |
| 2019-04-08 | Robert A. Eckert is our lead independent director... Committees: Compensation and Management Development (Chair), Equity Award (Chair), Executive, Governance and Nominating... Director Compensation Table: Robert A. Eckert total compensation 399,759. |
| 2020-04-07 | Robert A. Eckert is our lead independent director. Mr. Eckert has been an Operating Partner at Friedman Fleischer & Lowe since 2014... 2019 Director Compensation Table shows Robert A. Eckert with total compensation of $396,530. |
| 2021-04-06 | Robert A. Eckert is our lead independent director. Director since 2012. Committees: Compensation and Management Development (Chair), Executive, Governance and Nominating. Director Compensation Table shows $394,961 total compensation. |
| 2022-04-05 | Robert A. Eckert is our lead independent director... Committees: Compensation and Management Development (Chair), Executive, Governance and Nominating... 2021 Director Compensation: Fees Earned or Paid in Cash $190,000, Stock Awards $209,970, All Other Compensation $20,000, Total $419,970. |
| 2023-04-06 | Robert A. Eckert is our lead independent director. ... Committees: Compensation and Management Development (Chair), Executive, Governance and Nominating ... 2022 Director Compensation: Robert A. Eckert 419,774 USD. |
| 2024-04-17 | Robert A. Eckert is our lead independent director. Mr. Eckert has been an Operating Partner at FFL Partners, LLC (formerly known as Friedman Fleischer & Lowe, LLP), a private equity firm, since 2014. Mr. Eckert was the Chief Executive Officer of Mattel, Inc., a toy design, manufacture and marketing company, having held this position from 2000 through 2011, and its Chairman of the Board from 2000 through 2012. He was President and Chief Executive Officer of Kraft Foods Inc., a consumer packaged food and beverage company, from 1997 to 2000, Group Vice President from 1995 to 1997, President of the Oscar Mayer Foods Division from 1993 to 1995 and held various other senior executive and other positions from 1977 to 1992. Mr. Eckert has been a director of Levi Strauss & Co., a jeans and casual wear manufacturer, since 2010 and non-executive Chair of the Board since 2021, serving as the Chair of the Nominating, Governance and Corporate Citizenship Committee and a member of the Compensation and Human Capital Committee. Mr. Eckert also has served as a director of Uber Technologies, Inc., a personal mobility, meal delivery and logistics technology platform, since 2020, serving as the Chair of the Compensation Committee and a member of the Nominating and Governance Committee. Mr. Eckert served as a director of McDonald’s Corporation, a company that franchises and operates McDonald’s restaurants in the global restaurant industry, from 2003 until May 2023, serving as a member of the Public Policy and Strategy Committee and the Governance Committee. He was appointed a director of Eyemart Express Holdings LLC, a privately-held eyewear retailer and portfolio company of FFL Partners, LLC, in 2015. Mr. Eckert is on the Global Advisory Board of the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and serves on the Eller College National Board of Advisors at the University of Arizona. Mr. Eckert received an undergraduate degree from the University of Arizona and a master’s degree in business administration from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. |
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| 2021-03-09 | Robert A. Eckert Operating Partner, FFL Partners, LLC Age: 66 Director since: 2010 Committees: Nominating, Governance and Corporate Citizenship Committee (Chair), Compensation Committee ...Mr. Eckert was selected to join our Board of Directors due to his experience as a senior executive engaged with the dynamics of building global consumer brands through high performance expectations, integrity and decisiveness in driving businesses to successful results. |
| 2022-03-08 | ROBERT A. ECKERT Operating Partner, FFL Partners, LLC AGE: 67 DIRECTOR SINCE: 2010 COMMITTEES: Nominating, Governance and Corporate Citizenship Committee (Chair), Compensation and Human Capital Committee COMPENSATION: Fees Earned or Paid in Cash: 191,250; Stock Awards: 279,959; All Other Compensation: 28,437; Total: 499,646 |
| 2023-03-07 | ROBERT A. ECKERT IND Operating Partner, FFL Partners, LLC 68 2010 C Nominating, Governance and Corporate Citizenship Committee (Chair), Compensation and Human Capital Committee |
| 2024-03-14 | Robert A. Eckert Operating Partner, FFL Partners, LLC AGE: 69 DIRECTOR SINCE: 2010 COMMITTEES: Nominating, Governance and Corporate Citizenship Committee (Chair), Compensation and Human Capital Committee Board Compensation Table: Total 495,693 USD |
Data sourced from SEC filings. Last updated: 2025-08-30