THOMAS EVERIST - Corporate Board Profile

MDU RESOURCES GROUP INC

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2010-03-12	Thomas Everist Director Since 1995 Age 60 Compensation Committee Mr. Everist has served as president and chairman of The Everist Company, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, an aggregate, concrete, and asphalt production company, since April 15, 2002. He was previously president and chairman of L.G. Everist, Inc., Sioux Falls, South Dakota, an aggregate production company, from 1987 to April 15, 2002. He held a number of positions in the aggregate and construction industries prior to assuming his current position with The Everist Company. He is a director of Showplace Wood Products, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, a custom cabinets manufacturer, and has been a director of Raven Industries, Inc., Sioux Falls, South Dakota, a general manufacturer of electronics, flow controls, and engineered films since 1996, and its chairman of the board since April 1, 2009. Mr. Everist attended Stanford University where he received a bachelors degree in mechanical engineering and a masters degree in construction management. He is active in the Sioux Falls community and currently serves as a director on the Sanford Health Foundation, a non-profit charitable health services organization. From July 2001 to June 2006, he served on the South Dakota Investment Council, the state agency responsible for prudently investing state funds. For the following reasons, the board concluded that Mr. Everist should serve as a director of MDU Resources Group, Inc., in light of our business and structure, at the time we file our proxy statement. A significant portion of MDU Resources Group, Inc.s earnings is derived from its construction services and aggregate mining businesses. Mr. Everist has considerable business experience in this area, with more than 36 years in the aggregate and construction materials industry. He has also demonstrated success in his business and leadership skills, serving as president and chairman of his companies for over 22 years. We value other public company board service. Mr. Everist has experience serving as a director and now chairman of another public company, which enhances his contributions to our board. His leadership skills and experience with his own companies and on other boards enable him to be an effective board member and compensation committee chairman. With the retirement of John L. Olson and Sister Thomas Welder, Mr. Everist becomes our longest serving board member, providing 15 years of board experience as well as extensive knowledge of our business.
2011-03-11	Thomas Everist Director Since 1995 Age 61 Compensation Committee Mr. Everist has served as president and chairman of The Everist Company...Mr. Everist is our longest serving board member, providing 16 years of board experience as well as extensive knowledge of our business. Director Compensation for 2010 Thomas Everist Fees Earned or Paid in Cash: $60,000 Stock Awards: $79,064 Total: $139,238
2012-03-09	Thomas Everist Director Since 1995 Age 62 Compensation Committee Mr. Everist has served as president and chairman of The Everist Company, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, an aggregate, concrete, and asphalt production company, since April 15, 2002. He has been a managing member of South Maryland Creek Ranch, LLC, a land development company, since June 2006, and president of SMCR, Inc., an investment company, since June 2006. He was previously president and chairman of L.G. Everist, Inc., Sioux Falls, South Dakota, an aggregate production company, from 1987 to April 15, 2002. He held a number of positions in the aggregate and construction industries prior to assuming his current position with The Everist Company. He is a director of Showplace Wood Products, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, a custom cabinets manufacturer, and has been a director of Raven Industries, Inc., Sioux Falls, South Dakota, a general manufacturer of electronics, flow controls, and engineered films since 1996, and its chairman of the board since April 1, 2009. Mr. Everist has been a director of Everist Genomics, Inc., Ann Arbor, Michigan, which provides solutions for personalized medicines, since May 2002, was a director of Angiologix Inc., Mountain View, California, a medical diagnostic device company, from July 2010 through October 2011 when it was acquired by Everist Genomics, Inc., and has been a director of Bell, Inc., Sioux Falls, South Dakota, a manufacturer of folding cartons and packages, since April 2011. Mr. Everist attended Stanford University where he received a bachelors degree in mechanical engineering and a masters degree in construction management. He is active in the Sioux Falls community and currently serves as a director on the Sanford Health Foundation, a non-profit charitable health services organization. From July 2001 to June 2006, he served on the South Dakota Investment Council, the state agency responsible for prudently investing state funds. The board concluded that Mr. Everist should serve as a director of MDU Resources Group, Inc., in light of our business and structure, at the time we file our proxy statement for the following reasons. A significant portion of MDU Resources Group, Inc.s earnings is derived from its construction services and aggregate mining businesses. Mr. Everist has considerable business experience in this area, with more than 38 years in the aggregate and construction materials industry. He has also demonstrated success in his business and leadership skills, serving as president and chairman of his companies for over 24 years. We value other public company board service. Mr. Everist has experience serving as a director and now chairman of another public company, which enhances his contributions to our board. His leadership skills and experience with his own companies and on other boards enable him to be an effective board member and compensation committee chairman. Mr. Everist is our longest serving board member, providing 17 years of board experience as well as extensive knowledge of our business.
2013-03-13	Thomas Everist Director Since 1995 Age 63 Compensation Committee Mr. Everist has served as president and chairman of The Everist Company... He is an effective board member and compensation committee chairman. Mr. Everist is our longest serving board member, providing 18 years of board experience as well as extensive knowledge of our business.
2014-03-12	Thomas Everist Director Since 1995 Age 64 Compensation Committee ...Mr. Everist is our longest serving board member, providing 19 years of board experience as well as extensive knowledge of our business. ...Director Compensation for 2013 Thomas Everist Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($): 65,000 Stock Awards ($): 110,000 Total ($): 175,156
2015-03-18	Thomas Everist Director Since 1995 65 Compensation Committee ...The board concluded that Mr. Everist should serve as a director of MDU Resources Group, Inc., in light of our business and structure, at the time we file our proxy statement for the following reasons...Mr. Everist is our longest serving board member, providing 20 years of board experience as well as extensive knowledge of our business. ...Director Compensation for2014 Name (a) Thomas Everist Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($) (b) 70,833 Stock Awards ($) (c) 110,000 Total ($) (h) 180,989
2016-03-16	Thomas Everist Director Since 1995 66 Compensation Committee ... Director Compensation for2015 Thomas Everist Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($) 75,000 Stock Awards ($) 110,000 All Other Compensation ($) 156 Total ($) 185,156
2017-03-24	Thomas Everist Age 67 Independent Director Since 1995 Compensation Committee ... Director Compensation for 2016 ... Thomas Everist 75,000 Fees Earned or Paid in Cash, 110,000 Stock Awards, 83 All Other Compensation, Total 185,083
2018-03-23	Thomas Everist Age 68 Independent Director Since 1995 Compensation Committee Other Current Public Boards: Raven Industries, Inc. ... Director Compensation for 2017 ... Thomas Everist Fees Earned or Paid in Cash $77,917 Stock Awards $110,000 All Other Compensation $83 Total $188,000
2019-03-22	Thomas Everist Age 69 Independent Director Since 1995 Compensation Committee Other Current Public Boards: --Raven Industries, Inc. Mr. Everist has more than 44 years of business experience in the construction materials and aggregate mining industry. He has business leadership and management experience serving as president and chair of his companies for over 31 years. Mr. Everist also has experience serving as a director and chair of another public company, which enhances his contributions to our board. Director Compensation for 2018 MDU Resources’ non-employee directors are compensated for their service according to the MDU Resources Group Inc. Director Compensation Policy. The following table outlines the compensation paid to our non-employee directors for 2018. Thomas Everist Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($) 80,000 Stock Awards ($) 110,000 All Other Compensation ($) 83 Total ($) 190,083
2020-03-27	Thomas Everist Age 70 Independent Director Since 1995 Compensation Committee Nominating and Governance Committee ... Director Compensation for 2019 ... Thomas Everist 82,917 Fees Earned or Paid in Cash, 125,000 Stock Awards, 5,083 All Other Compensation, Total 213,000
2021-03-26	Thomas Everist Age 71 Independent Director Since 1995 Compensation Committee Nominating and Governance Committee ... Director Compensation for 2020 ... Thomas Everist 85,000 125,000 5,083 215,083
2022-03-25	Thomas Everist Age 72 Independent Director Since 1995 Compensation Committee Nominating and Governance Committee ... The following table outlines the compensation paid to our non-employee directors for 2021. Thomas Everist 93,750 Fees Earned or Paid in Cash, 140,000 Stock Awards, Total 238,853.
2023-03-24	Thomas Everist Age 73 Independent Director Since 1995 Compensation Committee Nominating and Governance Committee ... The following table outlines the compensation paid to our non-employee directors for 2022. Thomas Everist 105,833 150,000 5,103 260,936