JOSEPH BAUTE - Corporate Board Profile

PC CONNECTION INC

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2008-04-10	Joseph Baute, age 80, has served on our Board of Directors since June 2001. From 1979 to 1993, Mr. Baute served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Markem Corporation, an industrial marking and coding solutions provider. Since 1993, Mr. Baute has worked as an independent consultant. Mr. Baute has served on the board of directors of several public companies.
2009-04-30	Joseph Baute, age 81, has served on our Board of Directors since June 2001. From 1979 to 1993, Mr. Baute served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Markem Corporation, an industrial marking and coding solutions provider. Since 1993, Mr. Baute has worked as an independent consultant. Mr. Baute has served on the board of directors of several public and private companies as well as non-profit organizations, including the Federal Reserve in Boston, State Street Bank, and Houghton-Mifflin Company.
2010-04-16	Joseph Baute, age 82, has served on our Board of Directors since June 2001. From 1979 to 1993, Mr. Baute served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Markem Corporation, an industrial marking and coding solutions provider. Since 1993, Mr. Baute has worked as an independent consultant. Mr. Baute has served on the board of directors of several public and private companies as well as non-profit organizations, including the Federal Reserve in Boston, State Street Bank, and Houghton-Mifflin Company.
2011-04-15	Joseph Baute, age 83, has served on our Board of Directors since June 2001. ... The members of our Audit Committee are Ms. Duckett and Messrs. Baute and Weatherson. ... The members of the Compensation Committee are Ms. Duckett and Messrs. Baute and Weatherson. The Compensation Committee has established a subcommittee and delegated to that subcommittee authority to issue equity awards and to determine other qualified performance-based compensation in accordance with the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code. The Subcommittee is comprised of Mr. Baute and Ms. Duckett. ... Director Compensation for Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2010 ... Joseph Baute ... Total ($) 64,500.
2012-04-06	Joseph Baute, age 84, has served on our Board of Directors since June 2001 and has served as Vice Chairman since August 2011. From 1979 to 1993, Mr. Baute served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Markem Corporation, an industrial marking and coding solutions provider. Since 1993, Mr. Baute has worked as an independent consultant. Mr. Baute has served on the board of directors of several public and private companies, including the Federal Reserve in Boston, State Street Bank, and Houghton-Mifflin Company, as well as several non-profit organizations.
2013-04-09	Joseph Baute, age 85, has served on our Board of Directors since June 2001 and has served as Vice Chairman since August 2012. From 1979 to 1993, Mr. Baute served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Markem Corporation, an industrial marking and coding solutions provider. Since 1993, Mr. Baute has worked as an independent consultant. Mr. Baute has served on the board of directors of several public and private companies, including the Federal Reserve in Boston, State Street Bank, and Houghton-Mifflin Company, as well as several non-profit organizations.
2014-04-10	Joseph Baute, age 86, has served on our Board of Directors since June 2001 and has served as Vice Chairman since August 2012. From 1979 to 1993, Mr. Baute served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Markem Corporation, an industrial marking and coding solutions provider. Since 1993, Mr. Baute has worked as an independent consultant. Mr. Baute has served on the board of directors of several public and private companies, including the Federal Reserve in Boston, State Street Bank, and Houghton-Mifflin Company, as well as several non-profit organizations.
2015-04-09	Joseph Baute, age 87, has served on our Board of Directors since June 2001 and has served as Vice Chairman since August 2012. From 1979 to 1993, Mr. Baute served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Markem Corporation, an industrial marking and coding solutions provider. Since 1993, Mr. Baute has worked as an independent consultant. Mr. Baute has served on the board of directors of several public and private companies, including the Federal Reserve in Boston, State Street Bank, and Houghton-Mifflin Company, as well as several non-profit organizations.
2016-04-07	Joseph Baute, age 88, has served on our Board of Directors since June 2001 and has served as Vice Chairman since August 2012. Mr. Baute has served on the boards of directors of several public and private companies, including the Federal Reserve in Boston, State Street Bank, and Houghton-Mifflin Company. The members of our Audit Committee are Ms. Duckett and Messrs. Baute and Weatherson. The Compensation Committee’s members are Ms. Duckett and Messrs. Baute and Weatherson. Mr. Baute received $100,000 in director fees.
2017-03-31	Joseph Baute, age 89, has served on our Board of Directors since June 2001, and as Vice Chair since August 2012. From 1979 to 1993, Mr. Baute served as Chair and Chief Executive Officer of Markem Corporation, an industrial marking and coding solutions provider. Since 1993, Mr. Baute has worked as an independent consultant. Mr. Baute has served on the boards of directors of several public and private companies, including the Federal Reserve in Boston, State Street Bank, and Houghton-Mifflin Company, as well as several non-profit organizations.
2018-04-12	Joseph Baute, age 90, has served on our Board of Directors since June 2001, and as Vice Chair since August 2012. From 1979 to 1993, Mr. Baute served as Chair and Chief Executive Officer of Markem Corporation, an industrial marking and coding solutions provider. Mr. Baute has served on the boards of directors of several public and private companies, including the Federal Reserve in Boston, State Street Bank, and Houghton-Mifflin Company, as well as several non-profit organizations.
2019-04-09	The members of our Audit Committee are Mr. Baute, Ms. Duckett, and Mr. Ferguson. Our Board of Directors has determined that all three members qualify as an “audit committee financial expert” as defined by applicable SEC rules. The Audit Committee met six times during 2018. Mr. Baute will no longer serve as a member of the Audit Committee after the 2019 Annual Meeting as he will not stand for re-election. The Compensation Committee met five times in 2018. The members of the Compensation Committee are Ms. Duckett and Messrs. Baute and Ferguson. The Compensation Committee has established a subcommittee (which we refer to as the 162(m) Subcommittee) and delegated to that subcommittee authority to issue equity awards and to determine certain qualified performance‑based compensation in accordance with the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, which we refer to as the Code. As discussed below under “Compensation Discussion and Analysis–Tax and Accounting Considerations”, the performance-based compensation exception to Section 162(m)’s deduction limit has been repealed, except with respect to certain “grandfathered” compensation arrangements. Accordingly, the Company has retained the 162(m) Subcommittee for any such “grandfathered” arrangements. The 162(m) Subcommittee is comprised of Mr. Baute and Ms. Duckett, who are “outside directors” under IRS regulations. Mr. Baute will no longer serve as a member of the Compensation Committee or any subcommittees after the 2019 Annual Meeting.