THOMAS E. MECKLEY - Corporate Board Profile

CATO CORP

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2009-04-08	Thomas E. Meckley, 64, has been a consultant to Agility Recovery Solutions, an onsite mobile business continuity solutions company since 2005. He was employed by the public accounting firm Ernst & Young LLP from 1967 to 2005 and served as Managing Partner of the Charlotte, North Carolina office from 1985 to 1995.
2010-04-08	Thomas E. Meckley, 65, has been a director of the Company since May 2009. The Audit Committee members include Thomas E. Meckley. The Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee members include Thomas E. Meckley. Director compensation table shows Thomas E. Meckley received $34,167 in fees, $36,080 in stock awards, and no dividends, totaling $70,247.
2011-04-08	Thomas E. Meckley, 66, has been a director of the Company since May 2009. ... Messrs. Grant L. Hamrick (Chair), Bryan F. Kennedy, III and Thomas E. Meckley are the members of the Audit Committee. ... The Board of Directors has determined that each member of the Audit Committee is an independent director. ... Messrs. Bryan F. Kennedy, III (Chair), Thomas E. Meckley, Bailey W. Patrick, D. Harding Stowe and Edward I. Weisiger, Jr. are the members of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee. ... Director Compensation table shows total compensation of $82,058 for Thomas E. Meckley.
2012-04-06	Thomas E. Meckley, 67, has been a director of the Company since May 2009. Mr. Meckley has been a consultant to Agility Recovery Solutions, an onsite mobile business continuity solutions company since 2005. He was employed by the public accounting firm of Ernst & Young LLP from 1967 to 2005 and served as a Managing Partner of the Charlotte, North Carolina office from 1985 to 1995. Mr. Meckley currently serves on the Board of Trustees of Elizabethtown College, a liberal arts college in Pennsylvania. The Board concluded that Mr. Meckley is qualified to serve as a Board member based on his experience in public accounting, among other skills and attributes. The Audit Committee held eight meetings during the fiscal year ended January 28, 2012. Messrs. Thomas E. Meckley (Chair), Thomas B. Henson and Bryan F. Kennedy, III are the members of the Audit Committee. The Board of Directors has determined that Thomas E. Meckley qualifies as an audit committee financial expert within the meaning of SEC rules. The Audit Committee held eight meetings during the fiscal year ended January 28, 2012. Thomas E. Meckley compensation: Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($) 61,667 + Stock Awards ($) 24,772 = Total ($) 86,438.
2013-04-11	Thomas E. Meckley, 68, has been a director of the Company since May 2009. ... Messrs. Thomas E. Meckley (Chair), Thomas B. Henson and Bryan F. Kennedy, III are the members of the Audit Committee. ... 2012 DIRECTOR COMPENSATION ... Thomas E. Meckley 65,000 26,927 0 0 91,927
2014-04-08	Thomas E. Meckley, 69, has been a director of the Company since May 2009. ... Messrs. Thomas E. Meckley (Chair), Thomas B. Henson and Bryan F. Kennedy, III are the members of the Audit Committee. ... Fiscal Year 2013 Director Compensation table shows Thomas E. Meckley total compensation as $108,989.
2015-04-21	Messrs. Thomas E. Meckley (Chair), Thomas B. Henson and Bryan F. Kennedy, III are the members of the Audit Committee. The Board of Directors has determined that Thomas E. Meckley qualifies as an audit committee financial expert within the meaning of SEC rules.
2016-04-07	Mr. Meckley is a director since 2009. He is Chair of the Audit Committee. Fiscal 2015 director compensation total was $109,690.
2017-04-10	Thomas E. Meckley, 72, has been a director of the Company since May 2009. ... Messrs. Thomas E. Meckley (Chair), Thomas B. Henson and Bryan F. Kennedy, III are the members of the Audit Committee. ... Thomas E. Meckley 76,667 Fees Earned or Paid in Cash, 50,677 Stock Awards, Total 127,344.
2018-04-16	Thomas E. Meckley, 73, has been a director of the Company since May 2009. Messrs. Thomas E. Meckley (Chair), Thomas B. Henson and Bryan F. Kennedy, III are the members of the Audit Committee. The Board of Directors has determined that Thomas E. Meckley qualifies as an audit committee financial expert.
2019-04-12	Thomas E. Meckley, 74, has been a director of the Company since May 2009. Mr. Meckley formerly served as a consultant to Agility Recovery Solutions, an onsite mobile business continuity solutions company, from 2005 through May 2015. He was employed by the public accounting firm of Ernst & Young LLP from 1967 to 2005 and served as a Managing Partner of the Charlotte, North Carolina, office from 1985 to 1995. Mr. Meckley previously served on the Board of Trustees of Elizabethtown College, a liberal arts college in Pennsylvania. The Board nominated Mr. Meckley based on his experience in public accounting, among other skills and attributes. The Audit Committee held seven meetings during the fiscal year ended February 2, 2019. Messrs. Thomas E. Meckley (Chair), Thomas B. Henson and Bryan F. Kennedy, III are the members of the Audit Committee. The 2018 Director Compensation table shows Thomas E. Meckley received $83,500 in fees earned or paid in cash and $83,775 in stock awards, totaling $167,275.
2020-04-09	Thomas E. Meckley, 75, has been a director of the Company since May 2009. ... Messrs. Thomas E. Meckley (Chair), Thomas B. Henson, Bryan F. Kennedy, III, and Ms. Theresa J. Drew are the members of the Audit Committee. ... Fiscal Year 2019 Director Compensation table shows Thomas E. Meckley received total compensation of $128,080.
2021-04-08	Thomas E. Meckley, 76, has been a director of the Company since May 2009. Mr. Meckley formerly served as a consultant to Agility Recovery Solutions, an onsite mobile business continuity solutions company, from 2005 through May 2015. He was employed by the public accounting firm of Ernst & Young LLP from 1967 to 2005 and served as a Managing Partner of the Charlotte, North Carolina, office from 1985 to 1995. Mr. Meckley previously served on the Board of Trustees of Elizabethtown College, a liberal arts college in Pennsylvania. The Board nominated Mr. Meckley based on his experience in public accounting, among other skills and attributes. The Audit Committee held seven meetings; the Audit Committee held seven meetings; the Audit Committee held seven meetings; The Board of Directors has determined that each member of the Audit Committee is an independent director in accordance with the independence requirements of the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE"). In addition, the Board has determined that each member of the Audit Committee meets the heightened standards of independence for audit committee members under the Exchange Act and that each is "financially literate" in accordance with the requirements of the NYSE. No member of the Audit Committee simultaneously serves on the audit committee of more than one other public company. The Board of Directors has determined that Messrs. Meckley, Henson, Kennedy and Ms. Drew qualify as audit committee financial experts within the meaning of SEC rules. The Audit Committee operates under a Board-approved charter, a copy of which is available on the Company’s website at www.catofashions.com/info/investor-relations. The fiscal year 2020 director compensation table shows Thomas E. Meckley received $71,083 in fees earned or paid in cash and $27,289 in stock awards, totaling $98,372.
2022-04-06	Thomas E. Meckley, 77, has been a director of the Company since May 2009. ... Messrs. Thomas E. Meckley (Chair), Thomas B. Henson, Bryan F. Kennedy, III, and Ms. Theresa J. Drew are the members of the Audit Committee. ... 2021 DIRECTOR COMPENSATION ... Thomas E. Meckley ... 161,737
2023-04-06	Thomas E. Meckley, 78, has been a director of the Company since May 2009. ... Messrs. Thomas E. Meckley (Chair), Thomas B. Henson, Bryan F. Kennedy, III, and Ms. Theresa J. Drew are the members of the Audit Committee. ... The Board of Directors has determined that each member of the Audit Committee is an independent director in accordance with the independence requirements of the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE"). ... 2022 DIRECTOR COMPENSATION table shows Thomas E. Meckley with total compensation of $133,947.
2024-04-03	Mr. Meckley has been a member of the Board of Directors since 2009.