JEROME I. KRANSDORF - Corporate Board Profile

CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2010-04-23	Jerome I. Kransdorf 71 Director 1997 2011 Jerome I. Kransdorf has more than 40 years of investment management experience. He currently serves as President of JaK Direct, a division of Muriel Siebert & Co., Inc. From 1997 to 2001, Mr. Kransdorf served as Senior Vice President of J. & W. Seligman & Co. Incorporated, an investment advisory firm. From 1959 to 1997, he was employed in investment and senior management positions at Wertheim & Co. and its successor companies.
2011-04-21	Jerome I. Kransdorf 72 Director 1997 2011
2012-04-20	Jerome I. Kransdorf 73 Lead Director 1997 2012 Jerome I. Kransdorf has more than 40 years of investment management experience... He currently serves as President of JaK Direct, a division of Muriel Siebert & Co., Inc. Committee membership since our 2011 annual meeting of stockholders was as follows: Jerome I. Kransdorf Member of Compensation Committee Chair of Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee Director Compensation for Fiscal 2011: Jerome I. Kransdorf: $144,000
2013-04-19	Jerome I. Kransdorf has more than 40 years of investment management experience. He currently serves as President of JaK Direct, a division of Muriel Siebert & Co., Inc. From 1997 to 2001, Mr. Kransdorf served as Senior Vice President of J. & W. Seligman & Co. Incorporated, an investment advisory firm. From 1959 to 1997, he was employed in investment and senior management positions at Wertheim & Co. and its successor companies. Committee membership since our 2012 annual meeting of stockholders was as follows: Jerome I. Kransdorf - Compensation Committee (Member), Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee (Chair). The following table sets forth certain information regarding the compensation earned by each Independent Director who served on our Board in fiscal 2012. Jerome I. Kransdorf earned $185,125 in fees for fiscal 2012.
2014-04-17	Jerome I. Kransdorf has more than 45 years of investment management experience. He currently serves as President of JaK Direct, a division of Muriel Siebert & Co., Inc. From 1997 to 2001, Mr. Kransdorf served as Senior Vice President of J. & W. Seligman & Co. Incorporated, an investment advisory firm. From 1959 to 1997, he was employed in investment and senior management positions at Wertheim & Co. and its successor companies. The Board has three standing committees: the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee, and the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee. Committee membership since our 2013 annual meeting of stockholders was as follows: Jerome I. Kransdorf - Member of Compensation Committee, Chair of Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee.
2015-04-17	Jerome I. Kransdorf has more than 45 years of investment management experience. Mr. Kransdorf retired in September 2014 as President of JaK Direct... Committee membership since our 2014 annual meeting of stockholders was as follows: Jerome I. Kransdorf - Compensation Committee Member, Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee Chair... The following table sets forth information regarding the cash compensation arrangements, effective as of January 1, 2014, for Independent Directors who served on our Board in fiscal 2014: Jerome I. Kransdorf $197,500.
2016-04-27	Jerome I. Kransdorf has more than 45 years of investment management experience. Mr. Kransdorf retired in September 2014 as President of JaK Direct, a division of Muriel Siebert & Co., Inc. where he worked from 2001 to 2014. From 1997 to 2001, Mr. Kransdorf served as Senior Vice President of J. & W. Seligman & Co. Incorporated, an investment advisory firm. From 1959 to 1997, he was employed in investment and senior management positions at Wertheim & Co. and its successor companies.
2017-04-25	Jerome I. Kransdorf has more than 45 years of investment management experience. Mr. Kransdorf retired in 2014 as President of JaK Direct, a division of Muriel Siebert & Co., Inc. He serves as Lead Director and is a member of the Audit, Compensation and Governance Committees.
2018-04-19	Jerome I. Kransdorf has more than 45 years of investment management experience. Mr. Kransdorf retired in 2014 as President of JaK Direct. He serves as our Lead Director and is Chair of the Governance Committee, and member of the Audit and Compensation Committees.
2019-04-18	Jerome I. Kransdorf, age 80, has more than 45 years of investment management experience. Mr. Kransdorf retired in 2014 as President of JaK Direct, a division of Muriel Siebert & Co., Inc. where he worked from 2001 to 2014. From 1997 to 2001, Mr. Kransdorf served as Senior Vice President of J. & W. Seligman & Co. Incorporated, an investment advisory firm. From 1959 to 1997, he was employed in investment and senior management positions at Wertheim & Co. and its successor companies. Mr. Kransdorf serves as our Lead Director.
2020-04-16	Jerome I. Kransdorf, age 81, has more than 46 years of investment management experience. He serves as our Lead Director and is Chair of the Governance Committee, and member of the Audit and Compensation Committees. Director compensation for fiscal 2019 was $237,500.
2021-04-15	Jerome I. Kransdorf, age 82, has more than 47 years of investment management experience. Mr. Kransdorf retired in 2014 as President of JaK Direct, a division of Muriel Siebert & Co., Inc. where he worked from 2001 to 2014. From 1997 to 2001, Mr. Kransdorf served as Senior Vice President of J. & W. Seligman & Co. Incorporated, an investment advisory firm. From 1959 to 1997, he was employed in investment and senior management positions at Wertheim & Co. and its successor companies. Mr. Kransdorf serves as our Lead Director. When evaluating Mr. Kransdorf’s qualifications for continuation of his Board service, the Governance Committee and the Board considered Mr. Kransdorf’s more than 47 years’ of investment management experience, his depth of knowledge and experience specific to us, his current service as Lead Director, Chair of the Governance Committee and member of the Audit Committee and Compensation Committee and his current status as an “independent director” under Nasdaq rules.
2022-04-07	Jerome I. Kransdorf, age 83, has more than 48 years of investment management experience. Mr. Kransdorf retired in 2014 as President of JaK Direct, a division of Muriel Siebert & Co., Inc. where he worked from 2001 to 2014. From 1997 to 2001, Mr. Kransdorf served as Senior Vice President of J. & W. Seligman & Co. Incorporated, an investment advisory firm. From 1959 to 1997, he was employed in investment and senior management positions at Wertheim & Co. and its successor companies. Mr. Kransdorf serves as our Lead Director. When evaluating Mr. Kransdorf’s qualifications for continuation of his Board service, the Governance Committee and the Board considered Mr. Kransdorf’s more than 48 years’ of investment management experience, his depth of knowledge and experience specific to us, his current service as Lead Director, Chair of the Governance Committee and member of the Compensation Committee and his current status as an “independent director” under Nasdaq rules.
2023-04-20	Mr. Kransdorf, age 84, has extensive investment management experience. He serves as our Lead Director, Chair of the Governance Committee and member of the Compensation Committee. Director compensation for Mr. Kransdorf was $250,000 in 2022.
2024-04-18	Mr. Kransdorf has extensive investment management experience. Mr. Kransdorf serves as our lead director. Committees: Compensation; Governance (Chairperson). The following table sets forth certain information regarding the compensation earned by each non-employee director who served on our Board in fiscal 2023. Mr. Kransdorf total compensation was $301,437.