ROBERT C. HOOD - Corporate Board Profile

MCGRATH RENTCORP

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2014-04-30	Robert C. Hood was elected a director of the Company in 1999. Since 1999, he has been an independent investor. From 1996 to 1999, Mr. Hood was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial and Administrative Officer at Excite, Inc., one of the early internet portal companies. At Excite, Mr. Hood helped guide the company through its substantial growth phase, was responsible for all financial and administrative functions, spearheaded several rounds of equity financing and helped negotiate and integrate eight acquisitions. Prior to working at Excite, Mr. Hood accumulated over thirty years of business and senior-level financial experience, in both large-scale multi-national and fast growth technology companies. This experience included SEC reporting, legal affairs, human resource administration, investor relations, large-scale information systems, controllership and internal control functions, debt and equity financing, international operations, budgeting and strategic planning, acquisitions and mergers. Company affiliations included companies engaged in equipment leasing, electronic test equipment manufacturing and financial services. With his many years of senior-level business and financial experience, Mr. Hood provides valued perspective on numerous financial, administrative and strategic issues facing public companies. Mr. Hood holds an A.B. in Economics from Bates College and an M.B.A. from The Tuck School, Dartmouth College. The following table sets forth certain information with respect to the executive officers and directors of the Company as of March 31, 2014: William J. Dawson, Elizabeth A. Fetter, Robert C. Hood, Dennis C. Kakures, M. Richard Smith, Dennis P. Stradford and Ronald H. Zech are nominees to the Board of Directors and their descriptions appear under Proposal No. 1: Election of Directors 6Nominees. The Compensation Committee of the Company during 2013 consisted of Messrs. Dawson, Hood, Smith and Stradford and Ms. Fetter. No member of the Compensation Committee is a present or former executive officer or employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries.
2015-05-07	Mr. Hood was elected a director of the Company in 1999... Mr. Hood was a member of the Audit Committee and Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee... Mr. Hood received $66,000 for his services as a director of the Company during 2014... The following table summarizes the compensation paid by the Company to its directors for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014. Robert C. Hood received $157,392.
2016-04-29	William J. Dawson, Elizabeth A. Fetter, Robert C. Hood, Dennis C. Kakures, M. Richard Smith, Dennis P. Stradford and Ronald H. Zech are nominees to the Board of Directors and their descriptions appear under 3Proposal No. 1: Election of Directors 4. ... (2) Member of the Audit Committee (3) Member of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee ... 2015 NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION TABLE ... Robert C. Hood $66,000 $95,970 $0 $161,970
2017-04-28	Robert C. Hood was elected a director of the Company in 1999. Since 1999, he has been an independent investor. From 1996 to 1999, Mr. Hood was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial and Administrative Officer at Excite, Inc., one of the early internet portal companies. At Excite, Mr. Hood helped guide the company through its substantial growth phase, was responsible for all financial and administrative functions, spearheaded several rounds of equity financing and helped negotiate and integrate eight acquisitions. Prior to working at Excite, Mr. Hood accumulated over thirty years of business and senior-level financial experience, in both large-scale multi-national and fast growth technology companies. This experience included SEC reporting, legal affairs, human resource administration, investor relations, large-scale information systems, controllership and internal control functions, debt and equity financing, international operations, budgeting and strategic planning, acquisitions and mergers. Company affiliations included companies engaged in equipment leasing, electronic test equipment manufacturing and financial services. With his many years of senior-level business and financial experience and management positions at publicly traded companies, Mr. Hood provides valued perspective on numerous financial, administrative and strategic issues facing public companies. Mr. Hood holds an A.B. in Economics from Bates College and an M.B.A. from The Tuck School, Dartmouth College. The Audit Committee currently consists of Messrs. Dawson, Hood, Stradford and Zech; Mr. Hood serves as its Chairman. The Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee consists of Messrs. Hood, Smith and Zech and Ms. Fetter; Ms. Fetter serves as its Chairman. For 2016, each non-employee director of the Company was compensated for his or her services as a director with an annual retainer of $42,000. In addition to the annual retainers, the Chairs of the Board of Directors, Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee received additional annual retainers of $20,000, $20,000, $14,000 and $9,000 respectively. Each other member of the Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee received annual retainers of $8,000, $6,000 and $4,000 respectively. For fiscal years 2017 and 2018, based on Pearl Meyers November 2016 updated analysis and the recommendations of the Compensation Committee, non-employee directors received increases to their retainers to adjust to the 2017 and 2018 peer group median. For fiscal years 2017 and 2018, each non-employee director of the Company will receive an annual retainer of $50,000. In addition to the annual retainers, the Chairs of the Board of Directors, Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee will receive additional annual retainers of $30,000, $20,000, $15,000 and $10,000, respectively. Each other member of the Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee will receive annual retainers of $10,000, $7,000 and $5,000, respectively. Mr. Hanna will not receive any additional compensation for his services as a director. For 2016, each non-employee director of the Company has historically received an annual Restricted Stock Unit (RSU) equity grant denominated as a fair value and then converted to shares rounded to the nearest 100 at the date of grant. Based on Pearl Meyers 2014 analysis, the Compensation Committee recommended and the Board of Directors approved the fair value of the 2016 equity grant of approximately $95,000. On February 29, 2016, the Board of Directors granted each non-employee director RSUs under the 2007 Plan for 3,900 shares of the Companys Common Stock with a vesting date of April 1, 2017. Each of these grants represented an equivalent total equity compensation of $95,940, based on the NASDAQ Stock Market close price of $24.60 on February 29, 2016. The total equity compensation values can fluctuate slightly each year due to rounding. These 2016 RSU grants are included in the 2016 Director Compensation Table below. The table below summarizes the compensation paid by the Company to its non-employee directors for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016. Robert C. Hood Fees Earned or Paid in Cash $66,000 Stock Awards $95,940 Total $161,940.