GREGORY P. JOSEFOWICZ - Corporate Board Profile

UNITED STATES CELLULAR CORP

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2010-04-16	Gregory P. Josefowicz has been a director of U.S. Cellular since the May 2009 annual meeting of shareholders. ... Mr. Josefowicz served as a non-exclusive, senior level consultant to Borders Group, Inc. ... Mr. Josefowicz is currently a member of the board of directors of PetSmart, Inc. and Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc.
2011-04-14	Gregory P. Josefowicz has been a director of U.S. Cellular since the May 2009 Annual Meeting of shareholders. The following provides information on the background of Mr. Josefowicz, including the specific factors that led to the conclusion that he should serve as a director of U.S. Cellular. Gregory P. Josefowicz is currently a private investor. He previously served as a non-exclusive, senior level consultant to Borders Group, Inc. (NYSE: BGP), a global retailer of books, music and movies, between 2006 and 2008. From 1999 until his retirement in 2006, Mr. Josefowicz served as a director and president and chief executive officer, and was named chairman of the board in 2002, of Borders Group which, at the time, had over 14,000 employees worldwide. Prior to that time, he was chief executive officer of the Jewel-Osco division of American Stores Company, which operated food and drug stores in the greater Chicago, Illinois and Milwaukee, Wisconsin areas, from 1997 until June 1999 when American Stores merged into Albertson's Inc., a national retail food-drug chain. At that time, Mr. Josefowicz became president of Albertson's Midwest region. Mr. Josefowicz joined Jewel in 1974, and was elected senior vice president of marketing and advertising in 1993. Mr. Josefowicz is currently a member of the board of directors of PetSmart, Inc. (Nasdaq: PETM), a leading pet supply and services retailer, and Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. (Nasdaq: WINN), one of the nation's largest food retailers. He is also a member and the chairperson of the nomination and governance committee of PetSmart and a member and an "audit committee financial expert" of the audit committee of Winn-Dixie Stores. He is also the "lead director" of each of PetSmart and Winn-Dixie Stores. He was formerly a director of Ryerson (formerly NYSE: RYI), a leading distributor and processor of metals in North America prior to its acquisition by Rhombus, and of Spartan Stores (Nasdaq: SPTN), the nation's tenth largest grocery distributor in the U.S. Mr. Josefowicz had been a member and the chairperson of the audit committee of Ryerson and a member of the compensation committee of Spartan Stores. Mr. Josefowicz had been a director of TDS between 2007 and May 2009. As a result of the settlement of a proxy contest by TDS in 2009, Mr. Josefowicz ceased to be a director of TDS at its 2009 Annual Meeting of shareholders. However, because TDS believed that Mr. Josefowicz was an outstanding director, TDS requested that the U.S. Cellular board of directors consider nominating Mr. Josefowicz to the U.S. Cellular board in 2009 in order to permit U.S. Cellular to benefit from his experience and insights. After consideration of the background and experience of Mr. Josefowicz, the U.S. Cellular board of directors nominated him for election as a director at the 2009 Annual Meeting of U.S. Cellular. At such meeting, Mr. Josefowicz was elected as a director of U.S. Cellular for a term expiring in 2012. Mr. Josefowicz has an MBA from Northwestern University's J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management. Mr. Josefowicz brings to the U.S. Cellular board of directors substantial experience, expertise and qualifications in retail marketing and management. He has over 20 years of management experience, including senior management experience leading large retail organizations. Because of the retail nature of the U.S. Cellular business, the U.S. Cellular board believes that it is highly desirable to have a director with significant knowledge and experience in retail marketing and management of retail businesses.
2012-04-16	Gregory P. Josefowicz has been a director of U.S. Cellular since 2009. Mr. Josefowicz is a member of the U.S. Cellular Audit Committee. ... The current members of the Audit Committee are J. Samuel Crowley (chairperson), Paul-Henri Denuit, Harry J. Harczak, Jr. and Gregory P. Josefowicz. ... Gregory P. Josefowicz Fees Earned or Paid in Cash: $90,500, Stock Awards: $55,000, Total: $145,500.
2013-04-15	Gregory P. Josefowicz has been a director of U.S. Cellular since 2009. Mr. Josefowicz is a member of the U.S. Cellular Audit Committee.
2014-04-07	Gregory P. Josefowicz has significant experience with U.S. Cellular and the wireless industry, having served as a director of U.S. Cellular since 2009 and a member of its Audit Committee since 2009. Mr. Josefowicz was a director of TDS between 2007 and 2009. Mr. Josefowicz is currently a private investor. He previously served as a non-exclusive, senior level consultant to Borders Group, Inc. (NYSE: BGP), a global retailer of books, music and movies, between 2006 and 2008. Mr. Josefowicz was a director and president and chief executive officer, and was named chairman of the board in 2002, of Borders Group.
2014-10-15	At such time, the Board consisted of the following ten directors: Gregory P. Josefowicz ... seven of the ten (or 70%) directors were independent. ... The Board consists of fourteen directors, of which seven are independent and seven are not independent. ... U.S. Cellular is only required to have three independent directors under NYSE listing requirements. With seven independent directors, U.S. Cellular continues to have more than twice as many independent directors as are required.
2015-04-07	Gregory P. Josefowicz has significant experience with U.S. Cellular and the wireless industry, having served as a director of U.S. Cellular since 2009 and a member of its Audit Committee since 2010.
2016-04-12	Gregory P. Josefowicz has significant experience with U.S. Cellular and the wireless industry, having served as a director of U.S. Cellular since 2009 and a member of its Audit Committee from 2010 to 2015 and a member of its Long-Term Incentive Compensation Committee since 2015.
2017-04-11	Gregory P. Josefowicz has significant experience with U.S. Cellular and the wireless industry, having served as a director of U.S. Cellular since 2009 and a member of its Audit Committee from 2010 to 2015 and a member of its LTICC since 2015.
2018-04-10	Gregory P. Josefowicz has significant experience with U.S. Cellular and the wireless industry, having served as a director of U.S. Cellular since 2009, a member of its Audit Committee from 2010 to 2015, and a LTICC member since 2015 and its chairperson since 2017. ... The LTICC members are Gregory P. Josefowicz (chairperson), J. Samuel Crowley, Ronald E. Daly, and Cecelia D. Stewart. ... The following table shows, as to directors who are not executive officers of U.S. Cellular or TDS, certain information regarding director compensation paid for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017. ... Gregory P. Josefowicz Fees Earned or Paid in Cash: $103,500, Stock Awards: $80,000, Total: $183,500.
2019-04-09	Mr. Josefowicz has significant experience with U.S. Cellular and the wireless industry. He has substantial experience, expertise and qualifications in retail marketing, merchandising and general management, along with service as a public company board member. He also has extensive executive leadership experience from leading large retail operations. In addition, he has substantial experience as a result of serving on multiple Audit, Compensation, and Nominating and Governance Committees. Mr. Josefowicz holds a BA in Marketing from Michigan State University and an MBA from Northwestern University's J. L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management. Board Committees: Audit Committee; Long-Term Incentive Compensation Committee, Chairperson; Technology Advisory Group Committee. 2018 Director Compensation: $215,459.
2020-04-09	Gregory P. Josefowicz Independent Director Current Role: Director; Private Investor Board Committees: Audit Committee Long-Term Incentive Compensation Committee, Chairperson Technology Advisory Group 2019 Director Compensation Gregory P. Josefowicz Fees Earned or Paid in Cash: $136,500 Stock Awards: $100,000 Total: $236,500
2021-04-06	Gregory P. Josefowicz, Age: 68, Director of UScellular, Former Chairman, CEO and President of Borders Group, Inc. Director since 2009. Board Committees: Audit Committee; Long-Term Incentive Compensation Committee, Chairperson since 2017; Technology Advisory Group. 2020 Director Compensation: $236,500.
2022-04-05	Gregory P. Josefowicz, Director of UScellular. 2021 Director Compensation: Fees Earned or Paid in Cash $140,000, Stock Awards $100,000, Total $240,000.
2023-04-04	Mr. Josefowicz is a Private Investor. Board Committees: Audit Committee, Long-Term Incentive Compensation Committee (Chairperson since 2017), Technology Advisory Group Committee. 2022 Director Compensation: Fees Earned or Paid in Cash $141,750, Stock Awards $100,021, Total $241,771.
2024-04-09	Gregory P. Josefowicz 222,986 120,850 343,836