DAWNE S. HICKTON

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JACOBS SOLUTIONS INC.

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2015-12-16 Dawne S. Hickton, Ms. Hickton, age 58, was Vice Chair, President and Chief Executive Officer of RTI International Metals, Inc. ... Ms. Hickton provides a wealth of proven business leadership experience with a CEO’s perspective, and advanced strengths in project management and engineering expertise. ... The table below sets forth the compensation paid (or credited) to each of the Company’s non-management directors during fiscal 2015. Dawne S. Hickton 22,000 — 50,624 72,624
2016-12-09 Dawne S. Hickton, Director. Ms. Hickton, age 59, was Vice Chair, President and CEO of RTI International Metals. Ms. Hickton, who has been a Director of the Company since 2015, provides a wealth of proven business leadership experience. The Audit Committee members are Mr. Bronson (Chair), Ms. Hickton and Mr. Thompson. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee members are Mr. Davidson (Chair), Ms. Hickton and Mr. Suárez. The Compensation Committee members are Mr. Robertson (Chair), Mr. Coyne, and General Eberhart. Compensation paid to Ms. Hickton was $229,977.
2017-12-07 Dawne S. Hickton is an Independent Director serving on the Human Resource and Compensation and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees. Compensation for fiscal 2017 was $240,046.
2018-12-04 Independent Director Since 2015 Age 61 Board Committees: Audit Nominating and Corporate Governance Dawne S. Hickton Former Director, Vice Chair, President and Chief Executive Officer of RTI International Metals, Inc. Ms. Hickton provides a wealth of proven business leadership experience with a CEO's perspective, and advanced strengths in project management and engineering expertise.

TRIUMPH GROUP INC

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2015-06-05 Dawne S. Hickton is a nominee for Director. Ms. Hickton is Vice Chair, President and Chief Executive Officer of RTI International Metals, Inc. ... The Board has determined that Ms. Hickton is independent as independence is defined in the listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange. ... The following table summarizes compensation we paid to non-employee directors for their service during fiscal 2015. Dawne S. Hickton is a nominee and no compensation is listed.
2016-06-10 Dawne S. Hickton has been a Director of Triumph since 2015. Ms. Hickton is the former Vice Chair, President and Chief Executive Officer of RTI International Metals, Inc., a New York Stock Exchange listed vertically integrated global supplier of advanced titanium and specialty metals products that meet the requirements of technologically sophisticated applications in commercial aerospace, defense, propulsion, medical device, energy and other markets. Ms. Hickton served as CEO from April 2007 until July 2015, when RTI was acquired by Alcoa Inc. ("Alcoa"), and served as a member of RTI's Board of Directors from 2007 until the acquisition by Alcoa. Ms. Hickton is currently doing consulting work for Alcoa. Prior to becoming RTI's CEO, she was Senior Vice President Administration and Principal Financial Officer. Ms. Hickton has over 30 years of diversified metals experience, including more than 15 years in the titanium industry spanning several business cycles. Ms. Hickton serves on the board of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland and as a director of Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. She is President of the International Titanium Association and a member of the Board of Governors for the Aerospace Industries Association. Ms. Hickton was recently appointed to the Board of Directors of Norsk Titanium AS, a supplier of aerospace-grade, additive manufactured, structural titanium components. In addition, she is a member of the University of Pittsburgh's Board of Trustees, serving on the student affairs and property and facilities committees. She is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, and serves on the board of the Wings Club. The Board believes that Ms. Hickton's substantial experience as the CEO of a public company with extensive and diversified manufacturing operations and broad exposure to the aerospace markets contributes significantly to the Board's deliberations on issues of corporate development, leadership and governance. Non-employee directors receive a total annual cash retainer of $60,000 for their service as a Board member. Additional annual cash compensation is provided for committee Chair responsibilities per year. The Chairs of Board committees other than the Audit Committee and the Compensation Committee receive an additional $3,000 per year. The Chair of the Audit Committee, currently Mr. Mansfield, receives an additional $5,000 per year. The Chair of the Compensation Committee, currently Mr. Drosdick, receives an additional $4,000 per year. The non-executive Chairman, currently Gen. Eberhart, receives an additional $65,000 per year for his service in that position. The directors do not receive an additional fee for meeting attendance. The following table summarizes compensation we paid to non-employee directors for their service during fiscal year 2016. Dawne S. Hickton 60,000 324,450 — 384,450
2017-06-09 Dawne S. Hickton has been a Director of Triumph since 2015. ... The Audit Committee, currently consisting of Messrs. Drosdick, Gozon, Ms. Hickton and Messrs. Mansfield (Chair) and Silvestri, met eight times during the last fiscal year. ... The Compensation Committee, currently consisting of Messrs. Bourgon, Drosdick (Chair) and Gozon, Ms. Hickton and Mr. Palmer, met four times during the last fiscal year. ... The Governance Committee, currently consisting of Messrs. Bourgon, Gozon (Chair), Ms. Hickton, Messrs. Mansfield and Silvestri, met four times during the last fiscal year.
2018-05-31 Dawne S. Hickton has been a Director of Triumph since 2015. ... The Audit Committee, currently consisting of Messrs. Drosdick, Garton, Ms. Hickton and Messrs. Mansfield (Chair) and Silvestri, met nine times during the last fiscal year. ... The Compensation Committee, currently consisting of Messrs. Bourgon and Drosdick (Chair), Ms. Hickton and Messrs. Palmer and Spencer, met six times during the last fiscal year. ... The Governance Committee, currently consisting of Messrs. Bourgon, Garton, Ms. Hickton (Chair), Messrs. Mansfield and Silvestri, met five times during the last fiscal year. ... The Executive Committee, currently consisting of Messrs. Crowley, Drosdick and Eberhart (Chair), Ms. Hickton and Messrs. Mansfield and Palmer, exercises the powers and duties of our Board of Directors between Board meetings and while our Board is not in session. ... The following table summarizes compensation we paid to non-employee directors for their service during fiscal year 2018 ... Dawne S. Hickton 92,500 Fees Earned or Paid in Cash, 139,324 Stock Awards, Total 231,824.
2019-06-07 Dawne S. Hickton has been a Director of Triumph since 2015. On June 3, 2019, Ms. Hickton joined Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. ("Jacobs") as the Chief Operating Officer and President of its Aerospace, Technology & Nuclear business. Since 2016, Ms. Hickton has been President and founding partner of Cumberland Highstreet Partners. Ms. Hickton is the former Vice Chair, President and Chief Executive Officer of RTI International Metals, Inc. ("RTI"), a New York Stock Exchange listed vertically integrated global supplier of advanced titanium and specialty metals products that meet the requirements of technologically sophisticated applications in commercial aerospace, defense, propulsion, medical device, energy and other markets. Ms. Hickton served as Chief Executive Officer from April 2007 until July 2015, when RTI was acquired by Alcoa Inc. ("Alcoa"), and served as a member of RTI's Board of Directors from 2007 until the acquisition by Alcoa. Prior to becoming RTI's Chief Executive Officer, she was Senior Vice President Administration and Principal Financial Officer. Ms. Hickton has over 30 years of diversified metals experience, including more than 15 years in the titanium industry spanning several business cycles. Ms. Hickton is the Chair of the Board of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. Ms. Hickton has served as a director of Haynes International, Inc. since July 2017 and served as a director of Jacobs from May 2015 until May 2019. She is the immediate past president of the International Titanium Association. In addition, she is a member of the University of Pittsburgh's Board of Trustees, serving on the student affairs and property and facilities committees. She is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, and serves on the Board of Governors of the Wings Club. The Board believes that Ms. Hickton's substantial experience as the Chief Executive Officer of a public company with extensive and diversified manufacturing operations and broad exposure to the aerospace markets contributes significantly to the Board's deliberations on issues of corporate development, leadership and governance. The Audit Committee, currently consisting of Mr. Garton, Ms. Hickton (Chair), Mr. Mansfield and Mr. Silvestri, met eight times during the last fiscal year. The Governance Committee, currently consisting of Mr. Bourgon, Mr. Garton, Ms. Hickton, Mr. Silvestri and Gen. Spencer (Chair), met four times during the last fiscal year. The Executive Committee, currently consisting of Mr. Crowley, Gen. Eberhart (Chair), Ms. Hickton, Mr. Mansfield, Mr. Palmer, Mr. Silvestri and Gen. Spencer, exercises the powers and duties of our Board of Directors between Board meetings and while our Board is not in session. The Executive Committee did not meet during the last fiscal year. In fiscal year 2019, each of our directors received a cash retainer in the amount of $85,000. In addition, committee chairs received chairperson fees in cash. Each director also received an equity award in the form of restricted stock units. Dawne S. Hickton received $100,000 in fees earned or paid in cash and $140,002 in stock awards, totaling $240,002.

Source material: SEC submissions metadata and DEF 14A proxy filings from EDGAR. Last updated: 2026-03-22