WILLIAM C. KIRBY

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CABOT CORP

Filing Date Source Excerpt
2017-01-30 William C. Kirby Age: 66 Committee Memberships: Audit, SH&E Director since: 2012 Term of Office Expires: 2017 Director Compensation Table William C. Kirby Fees Earned or Paid in Cash($): 94,500 Stock Awards($): 75,009 Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings ($): 7,872 All Other Compensation ($): - Total ($): 177,381
2018-01-26 William C. Kirby Director Since: 2012 Committee Memberships: Audit, SH&E Term of Office Expires: 2020 Age: 67 Independent ... Director Compensation Table ... William C. Kirby Fees Earned or Paid in Cash($): 98,000 Stock Awards($): 110,008 Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings($): 13,819 Total($): 221,827
2020-01-24 William C. Kirby (Nominee for Election) Director Since: 2012 Committee Memberships: Compensation Term of Office Expires: 2020 Age: 69 Independent Business Experience: Spangler Family Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School; T.M. Chang Professor of China Studies, Harvard University, since July 2008 Harvard University Distinguished Service Professor and Chairman of the Harvard China Fund, since July 2006 Harvard faculty member since 1992, served as Chair of Harvard’s History Department, Director of the Harvard University Asia Center, Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences and Director of the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies Other Boards and Positions: Director, The China Fund, Inc., a non-diversified closed-ended management investment company (2007 to 2019) Director, The Taiwan Fund, Inc., a diversified closed-ended management investment company (2013 to present) Director, Harvard University Press Director, Harvard Magazine Director, JAMM Active Limited, a global producer of innovative performance fabrics for athletic use (2016 to present) Mr. Kirby has extensive business knowledge and particular expertise regarding the business, economic and political environment in China. Director Compensation Table: Fees Earned or Paid in Cash: $88,000 Stock Awards: $119,989 Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings: $9,218 Total: $217,207
2021-01-27 William C. Kirby Director Since: 2012 Committee Memberships: Compensation Term of Office Expires: 2023 Age: 69 Independent ... Director Compensation Table ... William C. Kirby Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($) 90,000 Stock Awards ($) 119,998 Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings ($) 16,059 Total ($) 226,057
2023-01-26 William C. Kirby (Nominee for Election) Director Since: 2012 Committee Memberships: Compensation Term of Office Expires: 2023 Age: 71 Independent Business Experience: Spangler Family Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School; T.M. Chang Professor of China Studies, Harvard University, since July 2008 Harvard University Distinguished Service Professor and Chairman of the Harvard China Fund, since July 2006 Harvard faculty member since 1992, served as Chair of Harvard's History Department, Director of the Harvard University Asia Center, Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences and Director of the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies Other Public Company Boards: Director, The Taiwan Fund, Inc., a diversified closed-ended management investment company (2013 to present) Director, The China Fund, Inc., a non-diversified closed-ended management investment company (2007 to 2019) Other Boards and Positions: Director, Harvard University Press Director, Harvard Magazine Director, The American Council of Learned Societies, a federation of scholarly organizations whose mission is to promote the circulation of humanistic knowledge throughout society (2018 to present) Director, JAMM Active Limited, a global producer of innovative performance fabrics for athletic use (2016 to January 2021) Mr. Kirby has extensive business knowledge, and particular expertise regarding the business, economic and political environment in China and international markets. Director Compensation Table: William C. Kirby Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($): 93,750 Stock Awards ($): 134,947 Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings ($): 20,867 Total ($): 249,564
2024-01-26 William C. Kirby Director Since: 2012 Committee Memberships: Compensation Term of Office Expires: 2026 Age: 72 Independent ... Director Compensation Table ... William C. Kirby 95,000 Fees Earned or Paid in Cash, 134,990 Stock Awards, 17,974 Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings, Total 247,964

TAIWAN FUND INC

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2013-03-13 Mr. Kirby is a historian of modern China, whose work examines China’s business, economic and political development in an international context. He has served the academic community for over 30 years.
2014-03-05 Mr. Kirby is a historian of modern China, whose work examines China’s business, economic and political development in an international context. He has served the academic community for over 30 years. Mr. Kirby joined Harvard University in 1992, where he currently serves various positions including Chairman of the Harvard China Fund and Director of the John K. Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies.
2015-03-06 Mr. Kirby is T. M. Chang Professor of China Studies at Harvard University and Spangler Family Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. He is a historian of modern China, whose work examines China’s business, economic and political development in an international context.
2016-03-09 Mr. Kirby has served as a Director of the Fund since 2013. He is T. M. Chang Professor of China Studies at Harvard University and Spangler Family Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. Mr. Kirby is a historian of modern China, whose work examines China’s business, economic and political development in an international context. He has served the academic community for over 30 years. Mr. Kirby joined Harvard University in 1992, where he currently serves various positions including Chairman of the Harvard China Fund. He has also served as the Director of the John K. Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies, Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Chair of the Council on East Asian Studies and the Director of the National Resource Center for East Asia for Harvard University. Prior to joining Harvard University, Mr. Kirby served as the Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Director of Asian Studies and Director of International Affairs at Washington University. Mr. Kirby has published numerous books and articles related to Chinese business and history.
2017-03-06 Mr. Kirby has served as a Director of the Fund since 2013. He is T. M. Chang Professor of China Studies at Harvard University and Spangler Family Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. Mr. Kirby is a historian of modern China, whose work examines China’s business, economic and political development in an international context.
2018-03-13 William C. Kirby is T. M. Chang Professor of China Studies at Harvard University and Spangler Family Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School.
2019-03-22 Mr. Kirby has served as a Director of the Fund since 2013. He is T. M. Chang Professor of China Studies at Harvard University and Spangler Family Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. Mr. Kirby is a historian of modern China, whose work examines China’s business, economic and political development in an international context.
2020-03-12 William C. Kirby (69) ... T. M. Chang Professor of China Studies ... Harvard University ... historian of modern China ... no mention of software or technical skills.
2021-03-09 T. M. Chang Professor of China Studies (2006-present); Spangler Family Professor of Business Administration (2006-present); Chairman, Harvard China Fund (2006-present); Harvard University Distinguished Service Professor (2006-present); and Director, John K. Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies, Harvard University (2006-2014).
2022-03-08 Mr. Kirby has served as a Director of the Fund since 2013. He is T. M. Chang Professor of China Studies at Harvard University and Spangler Family Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. Mr. Kirby is a historian of modern China, whose work examines China’s business, economic and political development in an international context.
2023-03-14 T. M. Chang Professor of China Studies (2006-present); Spangler Family Professor of Business Administration (2006-present); Chairman, Harvard China Fund (2006-present); Harvard University Distinguished Service Professor (2006-present)
2024-03-05 William C. Kirby (73) Chairman of the Board and Director since 2013; T. M. Chang Professor of China Studies at Harvard University; historian of modern China.
2025-02-28 T. M. Chang Professor of China Studies (2006-present); Spangler Family Professor of Business Administration (2006-present); Chairman, Harvard China Fund (2006-present); Harvard University Distinguished Service Professor (2006-present); and Director, John K. Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies, Harvard University (2006-2014).

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