MARK V. KAMINSKI - Corporate Board Profile

RELIANCE, INC.

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2010-04-01	Mark V. Kaminski, 54, Director. Mr. Kaminski serves as a member and Chairman of our Nominating and Governance Committee and as a member of our Compensation and Stock Option Committee and our Audit Committee. The Board of Directors has determined that Mr. Kaminski is an independent director.
2011-04-01	Mark V. Kaminski was appointed a director of Reliance in November 2004. Mr. Kaminski serves as a member and the Chair of our Compensation and Stock Option Committee and a member of our Audit Committee and our Nominating and Governance Committee. The Board of Directors has determined that Mr. Kaminski is an independent director. Director Summary Compensation Table shows Fees Earned or Paid in Cash: $141,250 and Option Awards: $132,540.
2012-04-06	Mark V. Kaminski, 56, Director. Mr. Kaminski serves as a member and the Chair of our Compensation Committee and a member of our Audit Committee and our Nominating and Governance Committee.
2013-04-11	Mark V. Kaminski was appointed a director of Reliance in November 2004. Mr. Kaminski serves as a member and the Chair of our Compensation Committee and a member of our Audit Committee and our Nominating and Governance Committee. The Board of Directors has determined that Mr. Kaminski is an independent director. The following table sets forth certain information regarding fees paid and expense for equity awards under the Directors Equity Plan during 2012: Mark V. Kaminski, Fees Earned or Paid in Cash: $130,000, Stock Awards: $119,987, Total: $249,987.
2014-04-11	Mr. Kaminski serves as the Chair of our Compensation Committee and a member of our Audit Committee and our Nominating and Governance Committee. The Board of Directors has determined that Mr. Kaminski is an independent director.
2015-04-10	Mr. Kaminski serves as a member of our Compensation Committee, Audit Committee and our Nominating and Governance Committee. The Board of Directors has determined that Mr. Kaminski is an independent director. He was elected Lead Director in January 2015.
2016-04-08	Mr. Kaminski also serves as a member of our Compensation Committee, Audit Committee and our Nominating and Governance Committee. From October 2010 to January 2015, Mr. Kaminski was the chairman of the Compensation Committee. The Board of Directors has determined that Mr. Kaminski is an independent director.
2017-04-07	Mr. Kaminski was elected our non-executive Chairman of the Board in July 2016. Mr. Kaminski also serves as a member of our Compensation Committee, Audit Committee and our Nominating and Governance Committee. The Board of Directors has determined that Mr. Kaminski is an independent director. In 2016, each non-employee director was paid an annual retainer of $120,000 and received an award of 1,693 shares of Restricted Stock (approximately $120,000 grant date fair value). In addition, the Company paid the Audit Committee Chair an annual retainer of $20,000, the Compensation Committee Chair an annual retainer of $15,000, the Nominating and Governance Committee Chair an annual retainer of $10,000, and the Lead Director an annual retainer of $25,000.
2018-04-06	Mr. Kaminski was elected our non-executive Chairman of the Board in July 2016. Mr. Kaminski also serves as a member of our Compensation Committee, Audit Committee and our Nominating and Governance Committee. The Board of Directors has determined that Mr. Kaminski is an independent director.
2019-04-05	Mr. Kaminski was elected our non-executive Chairman of the Board in July 2016. He serves as a member of our Audit Committee. The Board of Directors has determined that Mr. Kaminski is an independent director.
2020-04-09	Mark V. Kaminski is a descendant and citizen of The Potawatomi Nation and was first appointed a director of Reliance in November 2004. Mr. Kaminski was elected our non-executive Chairman of the Board in July 2016, after having served as our Lead Director since January 2015. Mr. Kaminski serves as a director, executive chairman and a member of the audit, nominating and governance, and compensation committees of Graniterock, a privately-held company that provides products to the construction industry, and during 2012 served as chief executive officer of Graniterock. Mr. Kaminski was president and chief executive officer and a director of Commonwealth Industries Inc. (now Aleris International, Inc.), a manufacturer of aluminum products, from 1991 until his retirement in June 2004. Mr. Kaminski had served in other capacities with Commonwealth Industries Inc. since 1987. Mr. Kaminski also served as a member of our Compensation Committee and our Nominating and Governance Committee until 2019 and serves as a member of our Audit Committee. The Board of Directors has determined that Mr. Kaminski is an independent director.
2021-04-08	Mark V. Kaminski was first appointed a director of Reliance in November 2004. Mr. Kaminski was elected our non-executive Chairman of the Board in July 2016. Mr. Kaminski serves as a member of our Audit Committee. The Company paid Mr. Kaminski $280,000 in fees and $129,920 in stock awards in 2020, totaling $409,920.
2022-04-08	Mark V. Kaminski was first appointed a director of Reliance in November 2004. Mr. Kaminski was elected our non-executive Chairman of the Board in July 2016, after having served as our Lead Director since January 2015. Mr. Kaminski serves as a director, executive chairman and a member of the audit, nominating and governance, and compensation committees of Graniterock, a privately-held company that provides products and services to the construction industry, and during 2012 served as Chief Executive Officer of Graniterock. Mr. Kaminski was President and Chief Executive Officer and a director of Commonwealth Industries Inc. a then publicly-traded company (now Novelis, Inc.), and manufacturer of aluminum products, from 1991 until his retirement in June 2004. Mr. Kaminski had served in other capacities with Commonwealth Industries Inc. since 1987. Mr. Kaminski also served as a member of our Compensation Committee and our Nominating and Governance Committee until 2019. Mr. Kaminski is an American Indian, descendant and citizen of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation.
2023-04-05	Mark V. Kaminski was first appointed a director of Reliance in November 2004. Mr. Kaminski was elected our non-executive Chairman of the Board in July 2016, after having served as our Lead Director since January 2015. Mr. Kaminski serves as an Executive Advisor at Graniterock, a privately-held company that provides products and services to the construction industry.
2024-04-03	Mark V. Kaminski was first appointed a director of Reliance in November 2004. Mr. Kaminski was elected our non-executive Chair of the Board in July 2016, after having served as our Lead Director since January 2015. Mr. Kaminski serves as an Executive Advisor at Graniterock, a privately-held company that provides products and services to the construction industry. From 2012 until December 2022, Mr. Kaminski served as director, executive chairman and a member of the audit, nominating and governance, and compensation committees of Graniterock, and during 2012 served as Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Kaminski was President and Chief Executive Officer and a director of Commonwealth Industries Inc. a then publicly-traded company (now Novelis, Inc.), and manufacturer of aluminum products, from 1991 until his retirement in June 2004. Mr. Kaminski served various capacities with Commonwealth Industries Inc. from 1987 until his appointment as President and Chief Executive Officer in 1991. Mr. Kaminski is an American Indian, descendant and member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation. Based on his experience as executive chairman of Graniterock and as President and Chief Executive Officer of Commonwealth Industries Inc, Mr. Kaminski offers valuable insight into management of the Company and its growth. During his over 40-year career in the metals industry and as the former chief executive officer of an aluminum producer, he has developed strong contacts with aluminum suppliers and peer companies that are aluminum distributors. Because of his manufacturing background, Mr. Kaminski is also able to provide oversight and guidance on improving and maintaining the Company’s excellent operational efficiency and safety performance. The Audit Committee assists the Board of Directors in fulfilling the Board’s oversight responsibilities over our financial reporting process and systems of internal controls, monitoring the independence, qualifications and performance of our independent registered public accounting firm and the performance of our internal auditors, and maintaining open communication between the Board and the independent registered public accounting firm, the internal auditors, and financial management and has taken a lead role in financial risk assessment. During 2023, the Audit Committee, which is composed entirely of independent, non-employee directors, met nine times. The Audit Committee operates under a written Charter adopted by the Board that outlines its responsibilities and the practices it follows. The Audit Committee reviews and assesses the adequacy of the Charter at least annually and, when appropriate, recommends changes to the Board. In fulfilling its responsibilities under the Charter, the Audit Committee reviewed and discussed our audited financial statements for 2023 with management and the independent registered public accounting firm, including the critical audit matter arising from the current period audit of the Company’s financial statements set forth therein. The Audit Committee has discussed with the independent registered public accounting firm the matters required to be discussed by the applicable requirements of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Audit Committee also reviewed the written disclosures and the letter from the independent registered public accounting firm required by professional standards regarding the independent registered public accounting firm’s communications with the Audit Committee concerning independence, and discussed with the independent registered public accounting firm its independence from management and Reliance. The Audit Committee has also considered the compatibility of non-audit services rendered by our independent registered public accounting firm with its independence. The Audit Committee approved all fees paid to the independent registered public accounting firm for audit and non-audit services. In 2023, each non-employee director was paid an annual cash retainer of $140,000 and received an award of 615 shares of stock awards (approximately $150,000 grant date fair value) which are not subject to vesting criteria. In addition, the Company paid the Audit Committee Chair an annual retainer of $25,000; the Compensation Committee Chair an annual retainer of $20,000; and the Nominating and Governance Committee Chair an annual retainer of $20,000. The Company’s non-executive Chair of the Board also received an annual retainer of $150,000. Directors who are employees of the Company (currently, Mrs. Lewis) receive no additional compensation for service as a director. All directors are reimbursed for expenses incurred in connection with Board meetings, committee meetings, and meetings of the non-management or independent directors.