WARD M. KLEIN

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CALERES INC

Filing Date Source Excerpt
2012-04-10 Ward M. Klein, 56, has been a director since March 2007. He is Lead Director and serves on Board, Compensation (Chair), and Executive committees. Compensation table shows total $181,447.
2013-04-17 Ward M. Klein 57, has been a director since March 2007. ... Mr. Klein also, since 2008, serves on the Board of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis and, since January 2012, is the Chair of the Board. ...
2014-04-16 Ward M. Klein ... Board Member Audit Member Compensation Chair ... 2013 Director Compensation Table ... Ward M. Klein ... Total 218,865
2015-04-17 Ward M. Klein, 59, has been a director since March 2007. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Energizer Holdings, Inc., and also serves as Chief Executive Officer of Energizer Holdings, Inc. ... Mr. Klein has more than 30 years of service in various leadership roles ... He has a Master's degree in management with concentrations in marketing, finance and accounting. Additionally, his service as Chair of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis and as a board member for an insurance company provide experience in the oversight role for the board.
2016-04-14 Ward M. Klein, as the board's lead director, presides at executive sessions and serves as liaison between independent directors and the Chairman. He is Chair of the Executive Committee.
2017-04-14 Ward M. Klein, 61, has been a director since March 2007. ... Mr. Klein has more than 30 years of service ... He serves as Chair of the Compensation Committee. ... Non-Employee Director Compensation Table shows total $256,630.
2018-04-19 Ward M. Klein, 62, has been a director since March 2007. From July 2015 until July 2016, Mr. Klein was the Executive Chairman of Edgewell Personal Care Company, formerly the Personal Care division of Energizer Holdings, Inc. Prior to that time, Mr. Klein was a director of Energizer Holdings, Inc., and served as Chief Executive Officer of Energizer Holdings, Inc., a position he held between 2005 and 2015. Prior to that time, he served as President and Chief Operating Officer from 2004 to 2005 and as President, International from 2002 to 2004, having first joined Energizer in 1986. Mr. Klein also served on the Board of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis from 2008 through 2013, including as Chairman of the Board from 2012 through 2013. From 2004 to 2006, Mr. Klein served as a director of Amerus Insurance Company. Mr. Klein also served in leadership positions at St. Louis Civic Progress, including as its President from 2011 to 2013 and as its Chairman from 2013 through 2015. Mr. Klein has more than 30 years of service in various leadership roles with an international publicly-held consumer products company, with extensive experience in management, marketing, corporate finance, business strategy and international business. He has a Master9s degree in management with concentrations in marketing, finance and accounting. Additionally, his service as Chair of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis and as a board member for an insurance company provide important leadership experience for the Board9s governance and oversight roles.
2019-04-18 Ward M. Klein Age: 63 Board Committees: Executive, Governance and Nominating (Chair) Non-Employee Director Compensation Table: $260,030 total compensation Lead Director with authority to preside at executive sessions.
2020-04-17 Ward M. Klein has been a director since 2007. He serves on the Executive Committee and is Chair of the Governance and Nominating Committee. The Non-Employee Director Compensation Table shows his total compensation for 2019 as $270,008.
2021-04-15 Ward M. Klein, Age 65, Director since 2007, Lead Director. Board Committees: Executive, Governance and Nominating (Chair). Compensation Table: $130,500 cash payment, $135,001 stock awards, total $265,501.
2022-04-14 Ward M. Klein Director since: March 2007 Age: 66 Board Committees: Executive; Governance and Nominating (Chair) Non-Employee Director Compensation Table: Ward M. Klein - Total: $280,025
2023-04-13 Ward M. Klein Director since: March 2007 Age: 67 Board Committees: Executive, Governance and Nominating (Chair) Non-Employee Director Compensation Table: Ward M. Klein total compensation $290,009
2024-04-11 Mr. Klein has more than 30 years of service in various leadership roles with an international publicly-held consumer products company.

Data sourced from SEC filings. Last updated: 2025-07-01