Corporate Board Profile
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| Filing Date | Source Excerpt |
|---|---|
| 2012-03-20 | Colombe M. Nicholas, age 67, has been a Director of the Company since May 2011. Ms. Nicholas is currently a member of the Executive Compensation and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees. Non-management Director Compensation for 2011 shows total compensation of $130,649. |
| 2013-03-19 | Colombe M. Nicholas, age 68, has been a Director of the Company since May 2011. Ms. Nicholas is currently a member of the Executive Compensation and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees. Ms. Nicholas has served as a consultant since 2002 to Financo Global Consulting, the international consulting division of Financo, Inc., focusing on identifying expansion opportunities and providing growth advice to companies. Ms. Nicholas retail experience includes Bonwit Teller, Bloomingdaless and R.H. Macy. From the 1980s to 2000, Ms. Nicholas has served as President and CEO of Anne Klein Group, President and CEO of Orr Felt Company, President and Chief Operating Officer of Giorgio Armani Fashion Corporation and President and CEO of Christian Dior New York. While at Christian Dior New York, Ms. Nicholas led sales growth from $125 million to $425 million. Ms. Nicholas has previously served on the Board of Directors of Oakley, Inc. and The Mills Corporation. Ms. Nicholas currently serves on the Board of Directors of Tandy Brand and Herbalife International. Ms. Nicholas has a B.A. from the University of Dayton, a J.D. from the University of Cincinnati College of Law and an honorary doctorate in business administration from Bryant College of Rhode Island. During 2012, members of the Board of Directors and Committees thereof who were not also employees of the Company (Non-management Directors) were entitled to receive an annual fee of $50,000. In addition, the Non-management Directors and Mr. Lourenso, a non-voting Observer, were entitled to receive a total of $10,000 each as members of the Executive Compensation Committee and $6,000 each as members of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. The chairman of the Audit and Executive Compensation Committees was entitled to receive an additional annual fee of $25,000. The chairman of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee was entitled to receive an additional annual fee of $10,000. |
| 2014-03-24 | Colombe M. Nicholas, age 69, has been a Director of the Company since May 2011. Ms. Nicholas is currently a member of the Executive Compensation and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees. |
| 2015-03-23 | Colombe M. Nicholas has been a Director of the Company since May 2011. Ms. Nicholas is currently a member of the Executive Compensation and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees. 2014 Non-management Director Compensation: $223,744. |
| 2016-03-16 | None |
| 2017-03-15 | None |
| 2018-03-15 | Colombe M. Nicholas has been a Director of the Company since May 2011. Ms. Nicholas is currently a member of the Executive Compensation and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees. From 2002 to January 2018, Ms. Nicholas served as a consultant to Financo Global Consulting, the international consulting division of Financo, Inc., where she focused on identifying expansion opportunities and providing growth advice to companies. Ms. Nicholas’ retail experience includes Bonwit Teller, Bloomingdale’s and R.H. Macy. From the 1980s to 2000, Ms. Nicholas has served as President and CEO of Anne Klein Group, President and CEO of the Orr Felt Company, President and Chief Operating Officer of Giorgio Armani Fashion Corporation and President and CEO of Christian Dior New York. While at Christian Dior New York, Ms. Nicholas led sales growth from $125 million to $425 million. Ms. Nicholas has previously served on the Board of Directors of Oakley, Inc., The Mills Corporation, Tandy Brands and Herbalife International. Ms. Nicholas has a B.A. from the University of Dayton, a J.D. from the University of Cincinnati College of Law and an honorary doctorate in business administration from Bryant College of Rhode Island. During 2017, members of the Board of Directors and Committees thereof who were not also employees of the Company (“non-management directors”) were entitled to receive an annual retainer of $60,000 ($70,000 for the Lead Independent Director). Also, during 2017, the non-management directors were entitled to receive $20,000 each as members of the Audit Committee ($45,000 for the Chair), $10,000 each as members of the Executive Compensation Committee ($35,000 for the Chair) and $6,000 each as members of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee ($16,000 for the Chair). In accordance with the Company’s 2010 Equity Participation Plan, the non-management directors may be granted awards of deferred stock (“Deferred Stock”) in lieu of directors’ fees. Non-management directors also received an annual award of restricted stock with a grant date value of approximately $175,000, which vests in 25% increments over a four-year period from the date of grant. The following table sets forth the compensation of each non-management director earned in the calendar year 2017. Colombe M. Nicholas Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($) 76,000 Stock Awards($) 175,030 Total($) 251,030 |
| 2019-03-20 | Colombe M. Nicholas has been a Director of the Company since May 2011. Ms. Nicholas is currently a member of the Executive Compensation and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees. From 2002 to January 2018, Ms. Nicholas served as a consultant to Financo Global Consulting, the international consulting division of Financo, Inc., where she focused on identifying expansion opportunities and providing growth advice to companies. Ms. Nicholas’ retail experience includes Bonwit Teller, Bloomingdale’s and R.H. Macy. From the 1980s to 2000, Ms. Nicholas has served as President and CEO of Anne Klein Group, President and CEO of the Orr Felt Company, President and COO of Giorgio Armani Fashion Corporation and President and CEO of Christian Dior New York. Ms. Nicholas has previously served on the Board of Directors of Oakley, Inc., The Mills Corporation, Tandy Brands and Herbalife Ltd. Ms. Nicholas holds a B.A. from the University of Dayton, a J.D. from the University of Cincinnati College of Law and an honorary doctorate in business administration from Bryant College of Rhode Island. |
| 2020-03-18 | Colombe M. Nicholas has been a Director of the Company since May 2011. Ms. Nicholas is currently a member of the Executive Compensation and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees. From 2002 to January 2018, Ms. Nicholas served as a consultant to Financo Global Consulting, the international consulting division of Financo, Inc., where she focused on identifying expansion opportunities and providing growth advice to companies. Ms. Nicholas’ retail experience includes Bonwit Teller, Bloomingdale’s and R.H. Macy. From the 1980s to 2000, Ms. Nicholas has served as President and CEO of Anne Klein Group, President and CEO of the Orr Felt Company, President and COO of Giorgio Armani Fashion Corporation and President and CEO of Christian Dior New York. While at Christian Dior New York, Ms. Nicholas led sales growth from $125 million to $425 million. Ms. Nicholas has previously served on the Board of Directors of Oakley, Inc., The Mills Corporation, Tandy Brands and Herbalife Ltd. Ms. Nicholas holds a B.A. from the University of Dayton, a J.D. from the University of Cincinnati College of Law and an honorary doctorate in business administration from Bryant College of Rhode Island. |
Data sourced from SEC filings. Last updated: 2025-12-07