Corporate Board Profile
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| Filing Date | Source Excerpt |
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| 2014-06-17 | The members of the Audit Committee during 2013 were J. Bryant Kirkland III, J. Scott Magrane and Christopher Melton. Because we are not a listed company under the rules of the SEC, we are not required to comply with the director independence requirements of any securities exchange, and we therefore utilize the definition of independent set forth in Rule 10A-3 of the Exchange Act. Each of Messrs. Kirkland, Magrane and Melton is independent under the criteria for being independent set forth under Rule 10A-3 of the Exchange Act. |
| 2018-04-19 | Christopher Melton was appointed as a director of the Company upon consummation of the Merger on November 4, 2011. Mr. Melton is Principal and co-founder of Callegro Investments. Callegro Investments is a specialist land investor investing in the southeastern U.S. Mr. Melton has served on the Board of World Education and Development Fund, a non-profit organization that focuses on education for underprivileged children in Latin America, since 2008. From 2000 to 2008, Mr. Melton was a Portfolio Manager for Kingdon Capital Management (“Kingdon”) in New York City, where he ran an $800 million book in media, telecom and Japanese investment. Mr. Melton opened Kingdon’s office in Japan, where he set up a Japanese research company. From 1997 to 2000, Mr. Melton served as a Vice President at JPMorgan Investment Management as an equity research analyst, where he helped manage $500 million in REIT funds under management. Mr. Melton was a Senior Real Estate Equity Analyst at RREEF Funds in Chicago from 1995 to 1997. RREEF Funds is the real estate investment management business of Deutsche Bank’s Asset Management division. Mr. Melton earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Economy of Industrial Societies from the University of California, Berkeley in 1995. Mr. Melton earned Certification from University of California, Los Angeles’s Anderson Director Education Program in 2014. |
| 2019-04-25 | Christopher Melton(1)(2)(3) 47 November 2011 Co-Founder and Principal of Callegro Investments ... The Board has determined that each of Messrs. Ayyar, Blumenfeld, Melton, Moore and Potts is “independent” in accordance with the Nasdaq Listing Rules. ... As of the Record Date, the members of our Audit Committee are Mr.Melton, who serves as chairperson, Mr.Blumenfeld and Mr.Moore. ... As of the Record Date, the members of our Compensation Committee are Mr.Moore, who serves as chairperson, General Ayyar and Mr.Melton. ... The following table sets forth information regarding all forms of compensation that were both earned by and paid to our non-employee directors during the year ended December31, 2018. ... Christopher Melton $40,000 $29,129 — $69,129 |
| 2019-12-02 | Christopher Melton, Director |
| 2020-06-25 | Christopher Melton, 48, Director. Committees: Audit Committee Chairman, Compensation Committee Member, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Member, Executive Committee Member. Compensation: $77,713. |
| 2021-07-14 | Christopher Melton, 49, Director. Committees: Audit Committee Chairman, Nominating, Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance Committee Member. Director compensation: $105,000 in 2020. |
| 2022-09-02 | Christopher Melton was appointed as a director of the Company upon consummation of the Merger on November 4, 2011. Mr. Melton is a licensed real estate salesperson in the State of South Carolina and until June 2019 was a principal of Callegro Investments, LLC, a specialist land investor investing in the southeastern U.S., which he founded 2012. Since June 2019 he has served as a specialist Land Advisor with SVN. Mr. Melton also serves on several public and private boards, including Jupiter Wellness, Inc. since August 2019 and has served since February 2018 as chief investment officer and analyst at TNT Capital Advisors, a capital advisory firm based in Florida. He also served as a sales agent as MSK Commercial Services, a commercial real estate company, from February 2018 to June 2019. From 2000 to 2008, Mr. Melton was a Portfolio Manager for Kingdon Capital Management (“Kingdon”) in New York City, where he ran an $800 million book in media, telecom and Japanese investment. Mr. Melton opened Kingdon’s office in Japan, where he set up a Japanese research company. From 1997 to 2000, Mr. Melton served as a Vice President at JPMorgan Investment Management as an equity research analyst, where he helped manage $500 million in REIT funds under management. Mr. Melton was a Senior Real Estate Equity Analyst at RREEF Funds in Chicago from 1995 to 1997. RREEF Funds is the real estate investment management business of Deutsche Bank’s Asset Management division. Mr. Melton earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Economy of Industrial Societies from the University of California, Berkeley in 1995. Mr. Melton earned Certification from University of California, Los Angeles’s Anderson Director Education Program in 2014. We selected Mr. Melton to serve on our Board because he brings extensive knowledge of finance and the real estate industry. Mr. Melton’s pertinent experience, qualifications, attributes and skills include financial literacy and expertise, managerial experience and the knowledge and experience he has attained through his real estate investment and development activities. Director Compensation Table: Christopher Melton Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($): 62,500 Stock Awards ($): 39,999 Total: 102,499 |
| 2023-06-14 | Christopher Melton, Director |
| 2023-09-06 | The following table sets forth information regarding all forms of compensation that were both earned by and paid to our non-employee directors during the year ended December 31, 2022. ... Christopher Melton ... Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($) 52,500 ... Stock Awards 26,000 ... Total 78,500 |
| 2023-11-13 | Christopher Melton(2)(3)(5)(7) 51 Director November 2011 (2)Audit Committee Chair (3)Compensation Committee Member (5)Nominating, Environmental, Social and Governance Committee Member (7)Lead Independent Director Christopher Melton ... Mr. Melton serves as our Lead Independent Director. 2022 Director Compensation Christopher Melton $52,500 Fees Earned or Paid in Cash, $26,000 Stock Awards, Total $78,500 |
| 2024-08-13 | Christopher Melton was appointed as a director of the Company upon consummation of the Merger on November 4, 2011. Mr. Melton is a licensed real estate salesperson in the State of South Carolina and Georgia and serves as a specialist Land Advisor with SVN Commercial Real Estate. Mr. Melton also serves on several public and private boards, including Safety Shot Inc. (f/k/a Jupiter Wellness, Inc.) since August 2019, and SG DevCorp since April 2023, and SRM Entertainment since August 2023. From 2000 to 2008, Mr. Melton was a Portfolio Manager for Kingdon Capital Management (“Kingdon”) in New York City, where he ran an $800 million book in media, telecom and Japanese investment. Mr. Melton opened Kingdon’s office in Japan, where he set up a Japanese research company. From 1997 to 2000, Mr. Melton served as a Vice President at JPMorgan Investment Management as an equity research analyst, where he helped manage $500 million in REIT funds under management. Mr. Melton was a Senior Real Estate Equity Analyst at RREEF Funds in Chicago from 1995 to 1997. RREEF Funds is the real estate investment management business of Deutsche Bank’s Asset Management division. Mr. Melton earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Economy of Industrial Societies from the University of California, Berkeley in 1995. Mr. Melton earned Certification from University of California, Los Angeles’s Anderson Director Education Program in 2014. Mr. Melton earned a Certificate in Cybersecurity for Managers from MIT in 2021 and a Certificate in AI Strategy from Cornell in 2023. We selected Mr. Melton to serve on our Board because he brings extensive knowledge of finance and the real estate industry. Mr. Melton’s pertinent experience, qualifications, attributes and skills include financial literacy and expertise, managerial experience and the knowledge and experience he has attained through his real estate investment and development activities. Mr. Melton has added professional certifications in Cybersecurity to strengthen Audit Committee oversight. Director Compensation: $82,875. |
Data sourced from SEC filings. Last updated: 2026-03-05