CHARLES R. PATTON - Corporate Board Profile

STERLING INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2014-04-09	Charles R. Patton Compensation Committee ... Name: Charles R. Patton Age: 54 Role: Director Committees: Compensation Committee Director Compensation: $16,500 Fees Earned + $50,000 Stock Awards = $66,500 total.
2015-03-27	Charles R. Patton President & Chief Operating Officer of Appalachian Power Company, a company serving approximately one million customers in West Virginia, Virginia and Tennessee. Mr. Patton has served in the above capacity since June 2010 with responsibility for distribution operations and a wide range of customer and regulatory relationships. Appalachian Power Company is a unit of American Electric Power Company, Inc. (AEP), one of the largest publicly-traded utilities in the United States. From June 2008 to June 2010, Mr. Patton served as Senior Vice President of Regulatory Policy and subsequently Executive Vice President of AEP's Western Utilities where he was responsible for oversight of utilities in Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas and Oklahoma. Prior to that, from May 2004 to June 2008, Mr. Patton was President and Chief Operating Officer of AEP Texas, and held various other executive roles, with responsibility for external affairs in Texas and in the Southwestern region of AEP. Before joining AEP in December 1995, Mr. Patton spent nearly 11 years in the energy and telecommunications business with Houston Lighting & Power Company. Other Directorships. Mr. Patton serves as a director of the Richmond Federal Reserve Bank. Experience, Qualifications, Attributes & Skills.As evidenced by his biographical data, above, Mr. Patton has extensive experience in the utilities industry combined with high-level management experience, both of which benefit the Board in its deliberations by bringing a different perspective than any other director. Mr. Patton received a bachelor’s degree (cum laude) from Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, and a master’s degree from the LBJ School of Public Policy at the University of Texas in Austin. Director Compensation Paid for 2014. Set forth below is a table showing the compensation paid for 2014 to each non-employee director who served for any period during 2014. The amounts are based on the standard director compensation arrangements described above. In 2014, Peter E. MacKenna and Patrick T. Manning were directors and employees of the Company, and both were compensated as employees, not as directors. Mr. Manning left the Company after the May 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, and Mr. MacKenna left the Company in January 2015. None of the Company's non-employee directors received any compensation for any other service provided to the Company. In the table below, — Fees Earned or Paid in Cash include meeting fees, the directors' annual retainer fee, annual fees for serving as the Chair of a committee or as Chairman of the Board. Stock Awards show the dollar value of the annual award of restricted stock made following the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to each director. The award is denominated in dollars, not shares, so this number is the aggregate grant date fair value computed in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 718. The cost does not reflect any estimates made for financial statement reporting purposes of future forfeitures related to service-based vesting conditions. The valuation of the awards is described in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 in Note 16 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. No amounts earned by a director have been capitalized on the balance sheet for 2014. Name Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($) Stock Awards ($) Total ($) Charles R. Patton 53,500 50,000 103,500
2016-03-24	Charles R. Patton Director 56 President & Chief Operating Officer of Appalachian Power Company Compensation 2013 Fees Earned or Paid in Cash: 49,000 Stock Awards: 50,000 Total: 99,000
2017-03-17	Charles R. Patton Director 57 Executive Vice President — External Affairs of American Electric Power (AEP) Compensation 2013
2018-03-20	Charles R. Patton, 58, Executive Vice President — External Affairs American Electric Power Company, Inc., Director Since 2013, Independent, Committee: Compensation, 2017 Director Compensation: $106,577.
2019-03-26	Mr. Patton has served as the Executive Vice President, External Affairs, of American Electric Power Company, Inc., one of the largest electric utilities in the U.S., serving nearly 5.4 million customers in 11 states, since January 2017. In this role, Mr. Patton is responsible for leading American Electric’s customer services, regulatory, communications, federal public policy, North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) compliance and corporate sustainability initiatives. Mr. Patton served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Appalachian Power Company, an electric utility serving approximately one million customers in West Virginia, Virginia and Tennessee from June 2010 until January 2017, As President and Chief Operating Officer of Appalachian Power Company, a unit of American Electric, Mr. Patton was responsible for distribution operations and a wide range of customer and regulatory relationships. From January 2014 through 2016, Mr. Patton served as a director of the Richmond Federal Reserve Bank. From June 2008 to June 2010, Mr. Patton served as Senior Vice President of Regulatory Policy before transitioning to the role of Executive Vice President of American Electric’s Western utilities where he was responsible for oversight of utilities in Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas and Oklahoma. From May 2004 to June 2008, Mr. Patton served as the President and Chied Operating Officer for AEP Texas, serving over one million customers in South and West Texas. From December 1996 to May 2004, Mr. Patton held leadership and executive roles responsible for external affairs in Texas and in the Southwestern region of American Electric Power. Before joining American Electric in December 1995, Mr. Patton spent nearly 11 years in the energy and telecommunications business with Houston Lighting & Power Company and its parent Houston Industries, Inc.
2020-03-25	Charles R. Patton (Independent) Age: 60 Director Since: 2013 ... Board Committees: Compensation, Corporate Governance and Nominating ... 2019 Director Compensation: Fees Earned or Paid in Cash $75,000, Stock Awards $84,998, Total $159,998.
2021-03-24	Mr. Patton brings to the board his extensive experience in the utilities industry and considerable high-level executive and management experience. He has extensive operational experience leading large AEP subsidiaries in all manner of electric utility service delivery and operations, including safety, training and culture. Additionally, Mr. Patton was responsible for the financial performance of each unit that he led.
2022-03-23	Mr. Patton brings to the board his extensive experience in the utilities industry and considerable high-level executive and management experience. He has extensive operational experience leading large AEP subsidiaries in all manner of electric utility service delivery and operations, including safety, training and culture. Additionally, Mr. Patton was responsible for the financial performance of each unit that he led. Mr. Patton also has considerable experience in strategic planning, regulatory compliance, communications and government affairs. The breadth of his experiences benefit the board in its deliberations by bringing a unique perspective to the board, its committees and the Company. The table below summarizes the total compensation paid to or earned by our non-employee directors during 2021. Charles R. Patton $86,250 $100,009 $186,259
2023-03-24	Charles R. Patton is an Independent Director, age 63, serving since 2013. He is Chair of the Governance/Nominating Committee and a member of the Compensation Committee. His total 2022 compensation was $205,023.
2024-03-26	Mr. Patton serves on two additional public boards. He is a member of the board of directors of Ameresco, Inc. (NYSE), where he serves on the audit and finance committees, and California Water Services Group (NYSE), where he serves on the audit and governance committees. Mr. Patton also sits on the board of Messer, Inc. and Messer Construction Company, an employee owned company, where he is a member of the compensation committee. He is a former director of the Richmond Federal Reserve Bank. From 2017 until his retirement in 2022, Mr. Patton previously served as Executive Vice President, External Affairs with American Electric Power Company, Inc. (AEP), one of the largest electric utilities in the U.S., where he was responsible for leading AEP’s customer services, economic development, regulatory, communications, federal public policy, North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) compliance and corporate sustainability (ESG) initiatives. From 2004 until to 2017, Mr. Patton served increasing roles of responsibility with AEP as President and Chief Operating Officer for AEP Texas, Senior Vice President of Regulatory Policy, Executive Vice President of AEP’s Western utilities for Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas and Oklahoma, and President and Chief Operating Officer of AEP’s Appalachian Power Company unit where Mr. Patton was responsible for utility operations, strategy, profit and loss and all external relationships. Mr. Patton is currently a member of the executive committee of the Mid-Ohio YMCA, which in addition to its community centers oversees a variety of childcare and housing programs. Board Committees: Compensation Governance/Nominating (Chair) Other Public Company Directorships: Ameresco, Inc. (2023–Present) California Water Services Group (2023–Present) Mr. Patton brings to the board his extensive experience in the utilities industry and considerable high-level executive and management experience. He has extensive operational experience leading large AEP subsidiaries in all manner of electric utility service delivery and operations, including safety, training and culture. Additionally, Mr. Patton was responsible for the financial performance of each unit that he led. Mr. Patton also has considerable experience in strategic planning, regulatory compliance, communications and government affairs. The breadth of his experiences benefit the board in its deliberations by bringing a unique perspective to the board, its committees and the Company.