JOHN L. HARRINGTON - Corporate Board Profile

Service Properties Trust

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2006-03-31	In 2005, each independent trustee received an annual fee of $20,000 for services as a trustee, plus a fee of $500 for each meeting attended. In 2005, the chairpersons of our audit committee, compensation committee and nominating and governance committee received an additional $5,000, $1,000 and $1,000, respectively.
2007-04-13	Mr. Harrington has been one of our trustees since 1995. Mr. Harrington has been Chairman of the Board of the Yawkey Foundations from 2002 to 2003 and from 2007 to the present, served as one of their trustees since 1982 and as Executive Director from 1982 to 2006. He has also been a trustee of the JRY Trust since 1982. Mr. Harrington was the Chief Executive Officer and General Partner of the Boston Red Sox Baseball Club from 1973 to 2001 and has been a principal of Bingham McCutchen Sports Consultancy LLC since 2007. Mr. Harrington was President of Boston Trust Management Corp. from 1981 to 2006. He has served as a director of Five Star Quality Care, Inc., or Five Star, from 2001 until 2004, as a trustee of SNH since 1999, and as a trustee of RMR Real Estate Fund, RMR Hospitality and Real Estate Fund, RMR F.I.R.E. Fund, RMR Preferred Dividend Fund and RMR Asia Pacific Real Estate Fund since 2003, 2004, 2004, 2005 and 2006, respectively. Mr. Harrington is a certified public accountant. Mr. Harrington is a Group I trustee and will serve until our 2008 annual meeting of shareholders. Trustee Compensation for 2006: Fees Earned or Paid in Cash: $42,500; Stock Awards: $30,555; All Other Compensation: $1,110; Total: $74,165.
2008-04-02	Mr. Harrington has been one of our Independent Trustees since 1995. Mr. Harrington is an Independent Trustee in Group I. Our Board has determined that Mr. Harrington is our Audit Committee financial expert and is "independent" as defined by the rules of the SEC and the NYSE. The Audit Committee is comprised of Messrs. Bailey, Harrington and Lamkin. Trustee Compensation for 2007 shows John L. Harrington received $44,500 in fees earned or paid in cash and $33,285 in stock awards, totaling $77,785.
2009-03-30	Mr. Harrington has been one of our Independent Trustees since 1995. Mr. Harrington is an Independent Trustee in Group I. Trustee Compensation for 2008 shows fees earned or paid in cash $42,000 and stock awards $32,090.
2010-02-24	Mr. Harrington has been one of our Independent Trustees since 1995. Mr. Harrington is an Independent Trustee in Group I and his term expires at our 2011 annual meeting of shareholders. Our Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee are currently comprised of Dr. Gans and Messrs. Harrington and Lamkin. Trustee Compensation for 2009 shows John L. Harrington total compensation of $69,360.
2011-02-22	John L. Harrington, Age: 74 Mr. Harrington has been one of our Independent Trustees since 1995. ... Mr. Harrington is an Independent Trustee in Group I and, if elected at the meeting, his term will expire at our 2014 annual meeting of shareholders. ... Our Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and Nominating and Governance Committees are comprised solely of our Independent Trustees ... Our Audit Committee has determined that Mr. Harrington is our Audit Committee financial expert ... TRUSTEE COMPENSATION FOR 2010 ... John L. Harrington Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($): 46,000, Stock Awards ($): 52,000, Total ($): 98,000.
2012-02-29	John L. Harrington, Age: 75 Mr. Harrington has been one of our Independent Trustees since 1995. ... Mr. Harrington is an Independent Trustee in Group I, and his term expires at our 2014 annual meeting of shareholders. ... Our Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee are comprised solely of our Independent Trustees, and an Independent Trustee serves as Chair of each such committee. Each of the above committees is currently comprised of Dr. Gans and Messrs. Harrington and Lamkin. ... TRUSTEE COMPENSATION FOR 2011 John L. Harrington Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($) 59,750 Stock Awards ($) 48,540 All Other Compensation ($) - Total ($) 108,290 ... Our Board concluded that Mr. Harrington is qualified to serve as one of our Independent Trustees based upon, among other things, his demonstrated leadership capability, his work on public company boards and board committees and in key management roles in various enterprises, his professional skills and expertise in accounting, finance and risk management and experience as a chief financial officer, his expertise in compensation and benefits matters, his service with government and experience in public policy matters, his institutional knowledge earned through service on our own Board for 17 years and his qualifying as an Independent Trustee in accordance with the requirements of the NYSE, the SEC, our declaration of trust and our bylaws.
2013-03-01	Mr. Harrington has been one of our Independent Trustees since 1995. ... Mr. Harrington is an Independent Trustee in Group I, and his term expires at our 2014 annual meeting of shareholders. ... Our Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee, each of which has a written charter. Each of the above committees is currently comprised of Dr. Gans and Messrs. Harrington and Lamkin, who are independent under applicable NYSE listing standards, each committee's respective charter and, in the case of our Audit Committee, the applicable independence requirements of the SEC. ... TRUSTEE COMPENSATION FOR 2012 (2012 compensation; all share grants to Trustees vest at the time of grant) ... John L. Harrington $55,000 fees earned or paid in cash, $51,160 stock awards, total $106,160.
2014-04-28	John L. Harrington Independent Trustee since 1995 Class/Term: Group I with a term expiring at the 2014 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. If elected at the meeting, his term will expire at the 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Age: 77 Board Committees: Audit; Compensation (Chair); Nominating and Governance Other Public Company Boards: Senior Housing Properties Trust (since 1999); RMR Real Estate Income Fund (and its predecessor funds) (since 2002); Government Properties Income Trust (since 2009) Mr. Harrington has been Chairman of the Board of the Yawkey Foundation (a charitable foundation) since 2007 and prior to that from 2002 to 2003. He served as one of the trustees of the Yawkey Foundation since 1982 and as Executive Director from 1982 to 2006. He was also a Trustee of the JRY Trust from 1982 through 2009. Mr. Harrington was Chief Executive Officer and General Partner of the Boston Red Sox Baseball Club from 1986 to 2002 and served as that organization's Vice President and Chief Financial Officer prior to that time. He was President of Boston Trust Management Corp. from 1981 to 2006 and a principal of Bingham McCutchen Sports Consulting LLC from 2007 to 2008. Mr. Harrington represented the Boston Red Sox majority interest in co-founding The New England Sports Network, or NESN, managing NESN from 1981 to 2002. Mr. Harrington served as a Director of Fleet Bank from 1995 to 1999 and of Shawmut Bank of Boston from 1986 to 1995, a Member of the Major League Baseball Executive Council from 1998 to 2001, Assistant Secretary of Administration and Finance for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in 1980, Treasurer of the American League of Professional Baseball Clubs from 1970 to 1972, Assistant Professor and Director of Admissions, Carroll Graduate School of Management at Boston College from 1967 through 1970 and as Supervisory Auditor for the U.S. General Accounting Office from 1961 through 1966. He was an Independent Trustee of RMR Funds Series Trust from shortly after its formation in 2007 until its dissolution in 2009 (RMR Real Estate Income Fund, its predecessor funds and RMR Funds Series Trust are collectively referred to herein as the "RMR Funds"). Mr. Harrington has held many civic leadership positions and received numerous leadership awards and honorary doctorate degrees. Mr. Harrington holds a Massachusetts license as a certified public accountant. Specific Qualifications, Attributes, Skills and Experience: - demonstrated leadership capability; - work on public company boards and board committees and in key management roles in various enterprises; - service on the boards of several private and charitable organizations; - professional skills and expertise in accounting, finance and risk management and experience as a chief financial officer; - service with government and experience in public policy matters; - institutional knowledge gained through service on the Board for nineteen years; - qualifying as an Independent Trustee in accordance with the requirements of the NYSE and the SEC, and the Company's Declaration of Trust and Bylaws. 2013 Annual Compensation: $129,880.
2015-03-31	John L. Harrington Independent Trustee since 1995 Class/Term: Group I with a term expiring at the 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders Age: 78 Board Committees: Audit; Compensation (Chair); Nominating and Governance Other Public Company Boards: Senior Housing Properties Trust (since 1999); RMR Real Estate Income Fund (and its predecessor funds) (since 2002); Government Properties Income Trust (since 2009) Mr. Harrington has been Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Yawkey Foundation since 2007 and prior to that from 2002 to 2003. He served as a Trustee of the Yawkey Foundation since 1982 and as Executive Director from 1982 to 2006. He was also a Trustee of the JRY Trust from 1982 through 2009. Mr. Harrington was Chief Executive Officer and General Partner of the Boston Red Sox Baseball Club from 1986 to 2002 and served as that organization's Vice President and Chief Financial Officer prior to that time. He was President of Boston Trust Management Corp. from 1981 to 2006 and a principal of Bingham McCutchen Sports Consulting LLC from 2007 to 2008. Mr. Harrington represented the Boston Red Sox majority interest in co-founding The New England Sports Network, or NESN, managing NESN from 1981 to 2002. Mr. Harrington served as a Director of Fleet Bank from 1995 to 1999 and of Shawmut Bank of Boston from 1986 to 1995, a Member of the Major League Baseball Executive Council from 1998 to 2001, Assistant Secretary of Administration and Finance for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in 1980, Treasurer of the American League of Professional Baseball Clubs from 1970 to 1972, Assistant Professor and Director of Admissions, Carroll Graduate School of Management at Boston College from 1967 through 1970 and as Supervisory Auditor for the U.S. General Accounting Office from 1961 through 1966. He was an Independent Trustee of RMR Funds Series Trust from shortly after its formation in 2007 until its dissolution in 2009. Mr. Harrington has held many civic leadership positions and received numerous leadership awards and honorary doctorate degrees. Mr. Harrington holds a Massachusetts license as a certified public accountant. Specific Qualifications, Attributes, Skills and Experience: demonstrated leadership capability; work on public company boards and board committees and in key management roles in various enterprises; service on the boards of several private and charitable organizations; professional skills and expertise in accounting, finance and risk management and experience as a chief financial officer; service with government and experience in public policy matters; institutional knowledge earned through prior service on the Board since shortly after the Company's formation; and qualifying as an Independent Trustee in accordance with the requirements of the NYSE and the SEC, and the Company's Declaration of Trust and Bylaws. Trustee Compensation: Each Independent Trustee receives an annual fee of $35,000 for services as a Trustee, plus a fee of $1,000 for each meeting attended. Up to two $1,000 fees are paid if a Board meeting and one or more Board committee meetings are held on the same date. In addition, each Trustee received a grant of 2,500 Common Shares in 2014. Each Independent Trustee who served as a committee chair of the Company's Audit, Compensation and Nominating and Governance Committees received an additional annual fee of $12,500, $7,500 and $7,500, respectively. Trustees are reimbursed for out of pocket costs they incur from attending continuing education programs and for travel expenses incurred in connection with their duties as Trustees. The following table details the total compensation of the Company's Trustees for the year ended December 31, 2014. John L. Harrington Fees Earned or Paid in Cash: $66,500 Stock Awards: $73,200 All Other Compensation: — Total: $139,700.
2016-02-25	Mr. Harrington has been Chairman of the Board of the Yawkey Foundation (a charitable foundation) since 2007 and prior to that from 2002 to 2003. He served as a Trustee of the Yawkey Foundation since 1982 and as Executive Director from 1982 to 2006. He was also a Trustee of the JRY Trust from 1982 through 2009. Mr. Harrington was Chief Executive Officer and General Partner of the Boston Red Sox Baseball Club from 1986 to 2002 and served as that organization's Vice President and Chief Financial Officer prior to that time. He was President of Boston Trust Management Corp. from 1981 to 2006 and a principal of Bingham McCutchen Sports Consulting LLC from 2007 to 2008. Mr. Harrington represented the Boston Red Sox majority interest in co-founding The New England Sports Network ("NESN"), managing NESN from 1981 to 2002. Mr. Harrington served as a Director of Fleet Bank from 1995 to 1999 and of Shawmut Bank of Boston from 1986 to 1995, a Member of the Major League Baseball Executive Council from 1998 to 2001, Assistant Secretary of Administration and Finance for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in 1980, Treasurer of the American League of Professional Baseball Clubs from 1970 to 1972, Assistant Professor and Director of Admissions, Carroll Graduate School of Management at Boston College from 1967 through 1970 and as Supervisory Auditor for the U.S. General Accounting Office from 1961 through 1966. He was an Independent Trustee of RMR Funds Series Trust from shortly after its formation in 2007 until its dissolution in 2009. Mr. Harrington has held many civic leadership positions and received numerous leadership awards and honorary doctorate degrees. Mr. Harrington holds a Massachusetts license as a certified public accountant. Specific Qualifications, Attributes, Skills and Experience: demonstrated leadership capability; service on the boards of several private and charitable organizations; professional skills and expertise in accounting, finance and risk management and experience as a chief financial officer; expertise in compensation and benefits matters; service with government and experience in public policy matters; work on public company boards and board committees and in key management roles in various enterprises; institutional knowledge earned through prior service on the Board since shortly after the Company's formation; and qualifying as an Independent Trustee in accordance with the requirements of the NYSE and the SEC, and the Company's Bylaws. 2015 Annual Compensation: Each Independent Trustee received an annual fee of $40,000 for services as a Trustee, plus a fee of $1,000 for each meeting attended. Up to two $1,000 fees are paid if a Board meeting and one or more Board committee meetings are held on the same date. In addition, each Trustee received a grant of 2,500 Common Shares in 2015. Each Independent Trustee who served as a committee chair of the Company's Audit, Compensation or Nominating and Governance Committees received an additional annual fee of $12,500, $7,500 and $7,500, respectively. The committee chair fee for new Trustees is pro rated for the initial year. The lead Independent Trustee received an additional annual cash retainer fee of $10,000 pro rated for serving in this role. Trustees are reimbursed for out of pocket costs they incur from attending continuing education programs and for travel expenses incurred in connection with their duties as Trustees. The following table details the total compensation of the Company's Trustees for the year ended December 31, 2015. John L. Harrington total compensation: $164,242.
2017-04-24	John L. Harrington Independent Trustee since 1995; Lead Independent Trustee since 2015 Class/Term: Class I with a term expiring at the 2017 Annual Meeting Age: 80 Board Committees: Audit; Compensation (Chair); Nominating and Governance 2016 Annual Trustee Compensation John L. Harrington Fees Earned or Paid in Cash: $90,000 Stock Awards: $63,750 Total: $153,750
2018-04-24	John L. Harrington Independent Trustee since 1995; Lead Independent Trustee since 2015 Class/Term: Class I with a term expiring at the 2020 annual meeting of shareholders Age: 81 Board Committees: Audit; Compensation (Chair); Nominating and Governance
2019-04-15	Mr. Harrington has been chairman of the board of trustees of the Yawkey Foundation (a charitable foundation) since 2007 and prior to that from 2002 to 2003. He served as a trustee of the Yawkey Foundation since 1982 and as executive director from 1982 to 2006. He was also a trustee of the JRY Trust from 1982 through 2009. Mr. Harrington was chief executive officer and general partner of the Boston Red Sox Baseball Club from 1986 to 2002 and served as that organization's vice president and chief financial officer prior to that time. He was president of Boston Trust Management Corp. from 1981 to 2006 and a principal of Bingham McCutchen Sports Consulting LLC from 2007 to 2008. Mr. Harrington represented the Boston Red Sox majority interest in co-founding The New England Sports Network, managing it from 1981 to 2002. Mr. Harrington served as a director of Fleet Bank from 1995 to 1999 and of Shawmut Bank of Boston from 1986 to 1995, a member of the Major League Baseball Executive Council from 1998 to 2001, assistant secretary of administration and finance for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in 1980, treasurer of the American League of Professional Baseball Clubs from 1970 to 1972, assistant professor and director of admissions, Carroll Graduate School of Management at Boston College from 1967 through 1970 and as supervisory auditor for the U.S. General Accounting Office from 1961 through 1966. He was an independent trustee of RMR Funds Series Trust from shortly after its formation in 2007 until its dissolution in 2009. Mr. Harrington has held many civic leadership positions and received numerous leadership awards and honorary doctorate degrees. Mr. Harrington holds a Massachusetts license as a certified public accountant. Specific Qualifications, Attributes, Skills and Experience: demonstrated leadership capability; work on public company boards and board committees and in key management roles in various enterprises; service on the boards of several private and charitable organizations; professional skills and expertise in accounting, finance and risk management and experience as a chief financial officer; expertise in compensation and benefits matters; institutional knowledge earned through prior service on the Board; and qualifying as an Independent Trustee in accordance with the requirements of the Nasdaq, the SEC and our governing documents.
2020-04-20	John L. Harrington Age: 83 Independent Trustee since 1995 Lead Independent Trustee since 2015 Class/Term: Class I with a term expiring at our 2020 Annual Meeting Board Committees: Audit Compensation Nominating and Governance (Chair) 2019 Annual Trustee Compensation: $197,760
2021-04-12	John L. Harrington Age: 84 Independent Trustee since 1995 Lead Independent Trustee since 2015 Term: Term expiring at the 2023 annual meeting of shareholders Board Committees: Audit, Compensation, Nominating and Governance (Chair)
2022-04-11	John L. Harrington Age: 85 Independent Trustee since 1995 Term: Term expiring at our 2023 annual meeting of shareholders Board Committees: Audit Compensation Nominating and Governance ... The following table details the total compensation of the Trustees for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 for services as a Trustee. John L. Harrington Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($): 75,000 Stock Awards ($): 97,580 Total ($): 172,580
2023-03-21	John L. Harrington, 86, Independent Trustee TRUSTEE SINCE 1995 BOARD COMMITTEES Audit Compensation ... Mr. Harrington identifies as Caucasian and as male. Mr. Harrington qualifies as an Independent Trustee in accordance with the requirements of the Nasdaq, the SEC and our governing documents. ... The following table details the total compensation of the Trustees for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 for services as a Trustee. John L. Harrington Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($) 75,000 Stock Awards ($) 39,900 Total ($) 114,900
2024-04-03	John L. Harrington, 87, Independent Trustee TRUSTEE SINCE 1995 BOARD COMMITTEES Audit Compensation PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Chairman of the board of trustees of the Yawkey Foundation (a charitable foundation) since 2007 and from 2002 to 2003. Trustee of the Yawkey Foundation since 1982 and executive director from 1982 to 2006. Trustee of the JRY Trust from 1982 through 2009. Chief executive officer and general partner of the Boston Red Sox Baseball Club from 1986 to 2002 and vice president and chief financial officer prior to 1986. President of Boston Trust Management Corp. from 1981 to 2006. Principal of Bingham McCutchen Sports Consulting LLC from 2007 to 2008. Represented the Boston Red Sox majority interest in co-founding The New England Sports Network, managing it from 1981 to 2002. Director of Fleet Bank from 1995 to 1999. Director of Shawmut Bank of Boston from 1986 to 1995. Member of the Major League Baseball Executive Council from 1998 to 2001. Assistant secretary of administration and finance for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in 1980. Treasurer of the American League of Professional Baseball Clubs from 1970 to 1972. Assistant professor and director of admissions, Carroll Graduate School of Management at Boston College from 1967 through 1970. Supervisory auditor for the U.S. General Accounting Office from 1961 through 1966. Many civic leadership positions. Recipient of numerous leadership awards and honorary doctorate degrees. Licensed as a certified public accountant in Massachusetts. OTHER RMR PUBLIC CLIENT BOARDS (1): Diversified Healthcare Trust (since 1999) Office Properties Income Trust (since 2009) Seven Hills Realty Trust (then known as RMR Mortgage Trust and prior to that as RMR Real Estate Income Fund (and its predecessors)) (from 2003 to 2021) Tremont Mortgage Trust (from 2017 to 2021) OTHER NON-RMR MANAGED PUBLIC COMPANY BOARDS: None QUALIFICATIONS Mr. Harrington brings to our Board extensive professional skills and leadership experience. Mr. Harrington has held key management roles in various enterprises and has worked on public company boards as well as board committees. Mr. Harrington has served on the boards of several private and charitable organizations. Mr. Harrington possesses extensive experience in, and knowledge of, accounting, finance, risk management, compensation and benefits. Mr. Harrington also has experience as a chief executive officer and a chief financial officer. Mr. Harrington has institutional knowledge earned through prior service on our Board. Mr. Harrington identifies as Caucasian and as male. Mr. Harrington qualifies as an Independent Trustee in accordance with the requirements of the Nasdaq, the SEC and our governing documents.