Corporate Board Profile
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| Filing Date | Source Excerpt |
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| 2018-03-27 | Mr. Malecha joined Compass Minerals in 2013 as our President and Chief Executive Officer with more than 25 years of experience in agribusiness. His responsibilities included global grain merchandising, transportation, operations, commodity risk management and international merger and acquisition activity. |
| Filing Date | Source Excerpt |
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| 2019-08-02 | Francis J. Malecha served as President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of Compass Minerals International, Inc. He has been one of our directors since June 2018. Mr. Malecha brings merchandising, transportation, operations, risk management and international merger and acquisition experience to our Board. He chairs the Special Investigation Committee and serves on Audit, Compensation, and Governance and Nominating Committees. Non-employee director compensation: $206,006. |
| 2020-07-31 | Francis J. Malecha has served as Manager of Hidden Lake Vineyard, LLC since March 2020. He previously served as President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of Compass Minerals International, Inc., a leading provider of essential minerals, from January 2013 to November 2018. Previously, Mr. Malecha was Head of Agricultural Products, North America at Glencore International plc. From 2000 to 2013, Mr. Malecha held a series of increasingly senior roles at global agribusiness company Viterra, Inc, culminating in his tenure Chief Operating Officer of the company’s grain division before Viterra was acquired by Glencore. Earlier in his career, Mr. Malecha spent 15 years in the grain division of General Mills, Inc. He has been one of our directors since June 2018. Mr. Malecha brings merchandising, transportation, operations, risk management and international merger and acquisition experience to our Board. For fiscal 2020, Francis J. Malecha received total compensation of $272,252. |
| 2021-07-30 | Francis J. Malecha has served as Manager of Hidden Lake Vineyard, LLC since March 2020. He previously served as President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of Compass Minerals International, Inc., a leading provider of essential minerals, from January 2013 to November 2018. Previously, Mr. Malecha was Head of Agricultural Products, North America at Glencore International plc. From 2000 to 2013, Mr. Malecha held a series of increasingly senior roles at global agribusiness company Viterra, Inc, culminating in his tenure Chief Operating Officer of the company’s grain division before Viterra was acquired by Glencore. Earlier in his career, Mr. Malecha spent 15 years in the grain division of General Mills, Inc. He has been one of our directors since June 2018. Mr. Malecha brings merchandising, transportation, operations, risk management and international merger and acquisition experience to our Board. The following table shows the current membership of our standing committees and identifies our independent directors: Name Audit Compensation Governance and Nominating Compliance Independent Director Francis J. Malecha X X Non-employee directors receive cash compensation and equity-based compensation for their service on our Board of Directors. For fiscal 2021, non-employee director compensation included an overall Board retainer of $206,000, with $90,000 representing an annual cash retainer and $116,000 issued in the form of restricted stock awards vesting one year from date of grant. Committee member and committee chair annual cash retainers were as follows: $10,000 for each member of the Audit Committee and an additional $20,000 for the chair of the Audit Committee; $5,000 for each member of the Compensation Committee and an additional $15,000 for the chair of the Compensation Committee; a $10,000 cash retainer for the chair of the Governance and Nominating Committee; and $10,000 for each member of the Compliance Committee and an additional $20,000 for the chair of the Compliance Committee. During its existence, each member of our former Finance and Corporate Development Committee received $5,000 and the chair of such committee received an additional $15,000. In addition, the non-executive Chairman of the Board receives an annual cash retainer of $100,000. Non-employee directors may elect to receive shares of common stock in lieu of their director fees otherwise payable in cash. Directors are also reimbursed for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with their service on our Board. |
Data sourced from SEC filings. Last updated: 2026-02-03