ANTHONY J. BEST - Corporate Board Profile

NPK International Inc.

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2014-04-14	Anthony J. Best joined our Board of Directors in March 2014.
2015-04-09	Anthony J. Best joined our Board of Directors in March 2014. Mr. Best currently serves as a member on our Audit, Compensation and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees. ... The fees payable to our non-employee directors are for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014. ... Anthony J. Best Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($) 78,971 Stock Awards ($) 149,998 Option Awards ($) — Total $228,969.
2016-04-06	Anthony J. Best joined our Board of Directors in March 2014. Mr. Best currently serves as Chairman of the Compensation Committee and as a member on our Audit and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees. ... Compensation of Directors: Anthony J. Best Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($) 97,500 Stock Awards ($) 149,994 Option Awards ($) — Total $228,969.
2017-04-06	Mr. Best currently serves as Chairman of the Compensation Committee and as a member on our Audit and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees. ... The following table describes the total cash and non-cash compensation attributed to each of our non-employee directors during the year ended December 31, 2016: ... Anthony J. Best: Fees Earned or Paid in Cash: $90,000; Stock Awards: $149,999; Option Awards: —; Total: $239,999.
2018-04-04	Mr. Best currently serves as Chairman of the Compensation Committee and as a member on our Audit and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees.
2019-04-04	Mr. Best currently serves as our Chairman of the Board. ... Age 69 Director Since: 2014 Chairman of the Board Since: May 2018 Committees: None ... The following table describes the total cash and non-cash compensation attributed to each of our non-employee directors during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018. ... Anthony J. Best ... Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($) 119,059 ... Stock Awards ($) 169,990 ... Total 289,049.
2020-04-08	Mr. Best currently serves as our Chairman of the Board. Mr. Best retired as Chief Executive Officer of SM Energy in January 2015 and did not stand for re-election to its Board in May 2015. He originally joined SM Energy Company in Denver in June 2006 as its President and Chief Operating Officer. He was named as Chief Executive Officer in February 2007 and was appointed to the board of the company at the same time and continued to serve on the board until May 2015. Between February 2003 and September 2005, Mr. Best served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Pure Resources, Inc., a Unocal development and exploration company in Midland, Texas. From April 2000 until February 2003, Mr. Best served as an independent consultant offering leadership and oil and gas consultation to energy companies and volunteer organizations. From October 1979 until April 2000, Mr. Best served in varying roles of increasing responsibility at Atlantic Richfield Company, with his last position being President, ARCO Latin America. Mr. Best serves as a part-time senior advisor to Quantum Energy Partners, a private equity firm. In February 2018, Mr. Best joined the board of Middle Fork Energy Partners, a portfolio company of Quantum Energy Partners. In January 2016, Mr. Best joined the Board of Directors of ExL Petroleum, LP, a portfolio company of Quantum Energy Partners. In January 2018, Mr. Best joined the Board of Directors of ProPetro Holding Corp. and was elected as Lead Director in October 2019. Since July 2019, he has served as Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Compensation Committee for ProPetro Holding Corp. Mr. Best was named as a 2019 recipient of the Distinguished Alumnus Award by Texas A&M University and The Association of Former Students. Age 70 Director Since: 2014 Chairman of the Board Since: May 2018 Committees: None
2021-04-08	Mr. Best currently serves as our Chairman of the Board. Age 71. Director Since: 2014. Chairman of the Board Since May 2018. Committees: None. Compensation: $186,728 in 2020.
2022-04-08	Mr. Best currently serves as our Chairman of the Board. ... Age 72 Director Since: 2014 Chairman of the Board Since May 2018 Committees: None ... Compensation for Mr. Best ... Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($) 121,875 Stock Awards ($) 127,500 Total 249,375 ... In addition to the above, our non-employee directors ... received the following time-based cash awards in May 2021 ... Anthony J. Best $42,500