GARY M. RODKIN

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CONAGRA BRANDS INC.

Filing Date Source Excerpt
2014-08-08 Mr. Rodkin has been our Chief Executive Officer and a member of our Board since October 1, 2005... Executive Committee member... Compensation Discussion and Analysis and Summary Compensation Table - Fiscal 2014 show his compensation as CEO, not as director.

MCCORMICK & CO INC

Filing Date Source Excerpt
2020-02-14 GARY M. RODKIN Age 67 Director since: 2017 INDEPENDENT Committees: Nominating/ Corporate Governance Mr. Rodkin’s qualifications include (i) senior executive experience at a publicly traded multinational company, (ii) consumer marketing experience, (iii) a detailed knowledge of the food industry, (iv) strategic leadership of a large, complex, organization, and (v) experience in mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Rodkin is a seasoned and successful former Chief Executive Officer who has led major consumer products goods businesses and companies. Most recently, Mr. Rodkin served as the Chief Executive Officer of ConAgra Foods, Inc. from 2005 to 2015, where he transformed ConAgra from a holding company into one unified business with a balanced portfolio of consumer, commercial and private-brand businesses and strong operating capabilities. Prior to joining ConAgra, Mr. Rodkin served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Beverages and Food division at PepsiCo, Inc., where he was accountable for two lines of business, PepsiCo Beverages North America and Quaker Foods North America. Previously, Mr. Rodkin spent sixteen years with General Mills, Inc. in a variety of management roles. Mr. Rodkin currently serves on the board of Simon Property Group, Inc., an equity real estate investment trust, as well as on the non-profit boards of Feeding America, a hunger-relief charity, as Chairman, and as the Vice Chairman of the Board of Overseers for Rutgers University. Mr. Rodkin is a Fellow of Executive Education at Harvard Business School, and an Executive in Residence at Rutgers University. Compensation: $250,070.
2021-02-17 Mr. Rodkin’s qualifications include (i) senior executive experience at a publicly traded multinational company, (ii) consumer marketing experience, (iii) a detailed knowledge of the food industry, (iv) strategic leadership of a large, complex, organization, and (v) experience in mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Rodkin is a seasoned and successful former Chief Executive Officer who has led major consumer products goods businesses and companies. Most recently, Mr. Rodkin served as the Chief Executive Officer of ConAgra Foods, Inc. from 2005 to 2015, where he transformed ConAgra from a holding company into one unified business with a balanced portfolio of consumer, commercial and private-brand businesses and strong operating capabilities. Prior to joining ConAgra, Mr. Rodkin served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Beverages and Food division at PepsiCo, Inc., where he was accountable for two lines of business, PepsiCo Beverages North America and Quaker Foods North America. Previously, Mr. Rodkin spent sixteen years with General Mills, Inc. in a variety of management roles. Mr. Rodkin currently serves on the board of Simon Property Group, Inc., an equity real estate investment trust, as well as on the non-profit boards of Feeding America, a hunger-relief charity, as Chairman, and as the Vice Chairman of the Board of Overseers for Rutgers University. Mr. Rodkin is a Fellow of Executive Education at Harvard Business School, and an Executive in Residence at Rutgers University.
2022-02-17 Mr. Rodkin’s qualifications include (i) senior executive experience at a publicly traded multinational company, (ii) consumer marketing experience, (iii) a detailed knowledge of the food industry, (iv) strategic leadership of a large, complex, organization, and (v) experience in mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Rodkin is a seasoned and successful former Chief Executive Officer who has led major consumer products goods businesses and companies. ... The following table sets forth the compensation earned by the non-management directors for services rendered during the fiscal year ended November 30, 2021: Gary M. Rodkin Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($) 90,000 Stock Awards ($) 100,084 Option Awards ($) 60,000 Total ($) 250,084.
2023-02-17 GARY M. RODKIN Age 70 Director since: 2017 INDEPENDENT Committees: Audit ... Mr. Rodkin is a seasoned and successful former Chief Executive Officer who has led major consumer products goods businesses and companies. Compensation of Directors table shows Gary M. Rodkin earned $250,089 in total compensation in 2022.
2024-02-15 Mr. Rodkin’s qualifications include (i) senior executive experience at a publicly traded multinational company, (ii) consumer marketing experience, (iii) a detailed knowledge of the food industry, (iv) strategic leadership of a large, complex, organization, and (v) experience in mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Rodkin is a seasoned and successful former Chief Executive Officer who has led major consumer products goods businesses and companies. ... The McCormick Board of Directors has determined that Mr. Rodkin is an “audit committee financial expert” under the rules of the SEC.
2025-02-13 Mr. Rodkin’s qualifications include (i) senior executive experience at a publicly traded multinational company, (ii) consumer marketing experience, (iii) a detailed knowledge of the food industry.

SIMON PROPERTY GROUP INC /DE/

Filing Date Source Excerpt
2016-04-01 Gary M. Rodkin 64 Retired Chief Executive Officer and Director of ConAgra Foods, Inc. To be determined 2015 INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR COMPENSATION Gary M. Rodkin 44,000 Fees Earned or Paid in Cash 124,566 Stock Awards Total 168,566
2017-03-31 Gary M. Rodkin Age: 64 Director since: 2015 Committees Served: Governance and Nominating Other Public Directorships: McCormick & Company The Company compensates its independent directors through the use of annual retainers. The Company provides each independent director an annual cash retainer of $100,000 and an annual restricted stock award retainer with a grant date value of $150,000. In addition to the annual cash and restricted stock retainers for service as a director described above, each independent director also receives additional annual retainers based on his or her role(s) as a committee chairperson, a committee member or Lead Independent Director. The chairperson of the Audit Committee and the chairperson of the Compensation Committee each are paid an annual retainer of $35,000. The chairperson of the Governance and Nominating Committee is paid an annual retainer of $25,000. Each member of the Audit Committee and Compensation Committee is paid a $15,000 annual retainer. Each member of the Governance and Nominating Committee is paid a $10,000 annual retainer. The annual retainer for the Independent Lead Director is $50,000. These committee chairperson, committee member and Lead Independent Director retainers are paid 50% in cash and 50% in restricted stock. 2016 INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR COMPENSATION Gary M. Rodkin $111,648 $147,959 $259,607
2018-03-28 Gary M. Rodkin Age: 65 Director since: 2015 Committees Served: Governance and Nominating 2017 INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR COMPENSATION Gary M. Rodkin(3) Fees Earned or Paid in Cash: $108,750 Stock Awards: 151,735 Total: $260,485
2019-03-27 Gary M. Rodkin Age: 66 Director since: 2015 Committees Served: Governance and Nominating Other Public Directorships: McCormick & Company, Incorporated Retired Chief Executive Officer and Director of ConAgra Foods, Inc. Mr. Rodkin has extensive experience in the leadership and management of a large packaged food company and expertise in branding and marketing of food and food service operations globally as the former Chief Executive Officer of ConAgra Foods, Inc. Mr. Rodkin serves on our Governance and Nominating Committee. The Company continues to compensate its independent directors through the use of annual retainers. After the independent directors are elected, the Company awards each independent director an annual cash retainer of $110,000, paid quarterly, and makes a restricted stock award with a grant date value of $175,000 that vests on the first anniversary of the grant date. In addition to the annual cash and restricted stock retainers for service as a director described above, each independent director receives additional annual retainers based on his or her role(s) as a committee chairperson, a committee member or Lead Independent Director. The chairperson of the Audit Committee and the chairperson of the Compensation Committee each are paid an annual retainer of $35,000. The chairperson of the Governance and Nominating Committee is paid an annual retainer of $25,000. Each member of the Audit Committee and Compensation Committee is paid a $15,000 annual retainer. Each member of the Governance and Nominating Committee is paid a $10,000 annual retainer. The annual retainer for the Lead Independent Director is $50,000. These committee chairperson, committee member and Lead Independent Director retainers are paid 50% in cash and 50% in restricted stock. The following table sets forth information regarding the compensation we paid to our independent directors for 2018: Gary M. Rodkin $111,411 fees earned or paid in cash, $180,033 stock awards, total $291,444.
2020-04-02 Gary M. Rodkin Age: 67 Director since: 2015 Committees Served: Governance and Nominating Other Public Directorships: McCormick & Company, Incorporated Chief Executive Officer and member of the board of ConAgra Foods, Inc. from 2005 until his retirement in May 2015.
2021-03-26 Gary M. Rodkin Age: 68 Director since: 2015 Committees Served: Governance and Nominating 2020 INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS' COMPENSATION Gary M. Rodkin Fees Earned or Paid in Cash: $115,000 Stock Awards: $167,656 Total: $282,656
2022-03-30 Mr. Rodkin has extensive experience in the leadership and management of a large, packaged food company and expertise in branding and marketing of food and food service operations globally as the former Chief Executive Officer of ConAgra Foods, Inc. Mr. Rodkin serves on our Governance and Nominating Committee.
2023-03-23 Gary M. Rodkin, 70, is a member of the board of directors of Rutgers University ... Director since 2015 ... Governance and Nominating Committee ... 2022 Independent Director Compensation ... Gary M. Rodkin ... $278,525
2024-03-27 Gary M. Rodkin, 71, is a member of the board of directors of Rutgers University ... Governance and Nominating Committee ... 2023 Independent Director Compensation ... Gary M. Rodkin $291,011 total compensation.
2025-04-01 Gary M. Rodkin, Retired Chief Executive Officer of ConAgra Foods, Inc., Director since 2015, Age: 72, Committees: Governance and Nominating. 2024 Independent Director Compensation: $301,269 total.

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