RUSSELL SOLT - Corporate Board Profile

BIG LOTS INC

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2010-04-13	Russell Solt is the former Director of Investor Relations of West Marine, Inc. Mr. Solt’s experience as a certified public accountant and as the Chief Financial Officer of other publicly-traded retailers, his background in investor relations and his qualification as an “audit committee financial expert,” makes him well-suited to continue serving on the Board. Retainers and Fees for Mr. Solt: $63,250; Restricted Stock Awards: $74,998; Charitable Donations: $10,000; Total: $148,248.
2011-04-12	Russell Solt is the former Director of Investor Relations of West Marine, Inc. (specialty retailer and catalog company) where he also previously served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Additionally, Mr. Solt previously served as the Chief Financial Officer of Venture Stores, Inc. (discount retailer) and Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (specialty retailer). Mr. Solt’s experience as a certified public accountant and as the Chief Financial Officer of other publicly-traded retailers, his background in investor relations and his qualification as an “audit committee financial expert,” makes him well-suited to continue serving on the Board.
2012-04-10	Mr. Solt (age 64) is a director since 2003, member of the Audit Committee and Compensation Committee. He received total compensation of $214,250 in fiscal 2011.
2013-04-16	Russell Solt is the former Director of Investor Relations of West Marine, Inc. (boating supplies and accessories specialty retailer) where he also previously served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Additionally, Mr. Solt previously served as the Chief Financial Officer of Venture Stores, Inc. (discount retailer) and Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (home furnishing and cookware specialty retailer). Mr. Solts experience as a certified public accountant and as the Chief Financial Officer of other publicly-traded retailers, his background in investor relations and his qualification as an audit committee financial expert, (as defined by applicable SEC Rules) makes him well-suited to continue serving on the Board. The retainers and fees we paid to outside directors for fiscal 2012 consisted of: (1) an annual retainer of $45,000; (2) an additional annual retainer of $15,000 for the chair of the Audit Committee; (3) an additional annual retainer of $10,000 for the chairs of the Compensation Committee and the Nominating / Corporate Governance Committee; (4) $1,500 for each Board meeting attended in person; (5) $1,250 for each committee meeting attended in person; (6) $500 for each Board or committee meeting attended telephonically; and (7) the ability to nominate one or more charities to receive from us donations in the aggregate amount of up to $10,000 per outside director. In fiscal 2012, the members of the Search Committee each received a fee of $15,000 for their service, and the chair of the Search Committee received an additional fee of $10,000. No retainers or fees are paid in connection with a directors service on the Strategic Planning Committee. During fiscal 2012, Messrs. Berger, Chambers, Hayes, Kollat, Mallott, Solt, Tener and Tishkoff and Ms. Lauderback qualified as outside directors and, thus, received compensation for their Board service. Mr. Chambers was elected to our Board on May 23, 2012, and Mr. Kollat retired from our Board on the same day. Due to our employment of Mr. Fishman, he did not qualify as an outside director and did not receive compensation for his service as a director. The compensation received by Mr. Fishman as an employee is shown in the Summary Compensation Table included in this Proxy Statement. The following table summarizes the compensation earned by each outside director for his or her Board service in fiscal 2012. Mr. Solt: $173,733.
2014-04-15	Russell Solt is the former Director of Investor Relations of West Marine, Inc. (boating supplies and accessories specialty retailer) where he also previously served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Additionally, Mr. Solt previously served as the Chief Financial Officer of Venture Stores, Inc. (discount retailer) and Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (home furnishing and cookware specialty retailer). Mr. Solt's experience as a certified public accountant and as the Chief Financial Officer of other publicly-traded retailers, his background in investor relations and his qualification as an "audit committee financial expert," as defined by applicable SEC Rules, makes him well-suited to continue serving on the Board. Director Compensation Table for Fiscal 2013: Mr. Solt received total compensation of $215,508.