BERYL B. RAFF - Corporate Board Profile

HELEN OF TROY LTD

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2014-06-30	BERYL B. RAFF, age 63, is a new nominee to the Board of Directors. ... The Board of Directors has nominated eight candidates for election to the Board of Directors. ... The following table summarizes the total compensation earned by all non-employee Directors during fiscal year 2014: No compensation listed for Beryl B. Raff.
2015-06-29	Beryl B. Raff, age 64, was elected to our Board of Directors in August 2014 and serves as a member of the Audit and Compensation Committees. ... Director Compensation for Fiscal Year 2015 shows Beryl B. Raff total compensation as $125,000.
2016-06-27	Beryl B. Raff , age 65, was elected to our Board of Directors in August 2014 and serves as a member of the Audit and Compensation Committees. ... Under compensation guidelines adopted in August 2014, Board members received annual compensation for their services in the form of a cash retainer equal to $100,000 and Common Stock valued at $100,000. ... Beryl B. Raff 100,000 Fees Earned or Paid in Cash, 100,000 Stock Awards, Total 200,000.
2017-06-28	Beryl B. Raff, age 66, was elected to our Board of Directors in August 2014 and serves as a member of the Audit Committee. Ms. Raff received total compensation of $200,000 in fiscal year 2017.
2018-06-28	Beryl B. Raff, age 67, was elected to our Board of Directors in August 2014 and serves as a member of the Audit Committee. Ms. Raff also served as a member of the Compensation Committee from August 2014 through March 2017.
2019-06-28	BERYL B. RAFF, age 68, was elected to our Board of Directors in August 2014 and serves as a member of the Audit Committee. ... Beryl B. Raff received total compensation of $200,000 in fiscal year 2019.
2020-06-26	Beryl B. Raff Director Since: 2014 Committees: Audit Age: 69 Biographical Information: Since April 2009, Ms. Raff has served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Helzberg Diamond Shops Inc. ... Total compensation: $207,500.
2021-06-25	BERYL B. RAFF Director Since:2014 Committees:Audit Age:70 Since April 2009, Ms. Raff has served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Helzberg Diamond Shops Inc., a jewelry retailer and a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
2022-06-24	BERYL B. RAFF Director Since:2014 Committees:Audit Age:71 Biographical Information Since April 2009, Ms. Raff has served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Helzberg Diamond Shops Inc. ("Helzberg Diamonds"), a jewelry retailer and a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. On June 14, 2022, Helzberg Diamonds announced that Ms. Raff intends to retire as Chief Executive Officer effective July 1, 2022. Ms. Raff will continue to advise and consult the Helzberg Diamonds’ executive team as non-executive Chairman of the Board. From 2005 through April 2009, she served as Executive Vice President-General Merchandise Manager for the fine jewelry division of J.C. Penney Company, Inc., a retailer of apparel and home furnishings. From 2001 through 2005, Ms. Raff served as Senior Vice President-General Merchandise Manager for the fine jewelry division of J.C. Penney. Prior to joining J.C. Penney, Ms. Raff served in various leadership roles at Zale Corporation, a national retail jewelry chain, last serving as its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. In May 2021, Ms. Raff was appointed to the Board of Directors of Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc., where she serves as the Chair of the Compensation Committee. Ms. Raff served on the Board of Directors of Group 1 Automotive, Inc., an automotive retail operator, from 2007 to 2015. At Group 1 she was a member of the Compensation Committee of its Board of Directors and Chair of the Governance/Nomination Committee. Ms. Raff served on the Board of Directors of The Michaels Companies, Inc. from September 2014 through April 2021, a national retail chain of arts and crafts specialty stores, and was a member of its Compensation Committee. Ms. Raff serves on the Advisory Board of Jewelers Circular Keystone, a trade publication and industry authority. Ms. Raff has previously served as a Director of the NACD Heartland Chapter, a non-profit organization dedicated to excellence in board leadership. From 2001 through February 2011, Ms. Raff served on the Board of Directors, the Corporate Governance Committee and the Compensation Committee (which she chaired from 2008 to 2011) of Jo-Ann Stores, Inc., a national specialty retailer of craft, sewing and decorating products. Ms. Raff graduated from Boston University with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree and from Drexel University with a Master of Business Administration. Key Qualifications and Areas of Expertise Ms. Raff is well known throughout the retail industry and brings to the Board of Directors her experience and perspective as an outstanding merchant and multi-store retail executive. The Board benefits from Ms. Raff’s extensive knowledge of the retail industry and her valuable insight on how the Company can best serve its retail partners. Ms. Raff’s current and previous service on other boards, including public companies, also provides important perspectives on key corporate governance matters.
2023-06-23	Beryl B. Raff Director Since: 2014 Committees: Audit Age: 72
2024-06-21	Beryl B. Raff Committees: Audit Age: 73 ... Total compensation $240,000.