MICHAEL J. MERRIMAN, JR. - Corporate Board Profile

NORDSON CORP

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2015-01-16	Present Directors Whose Terms Expire in 2017 - Michael J. Merriman, Jr. - Operating advisor of Resilience Capital Partners LLC. Audit Committee and Executive Committee member. Director Compensation Table for Fiscal Year 2014: $209,134 total.
2016-01-29	Michael J. Merriman, Jr., Age: 59, Director Since 2008, Operating Advisor of Resilience Capital Partners LLC, Audit Committee member, Total compensation $224,272.
2017-01-27	Mr. Merriman has been an operating advisor of Resilience Capital Partners LLC since June 2008. Mr. Merriman is also a business consultant for Product Launch Ventures, LLC, a company that he founded in 2004 to pursue consumer product opportunities and provide business advisory services. Mr. Merriman served as president and chief executive officer of Lamson & Sessions Co. from November 2006 to November 2007. Mr. Merriman served as senior vice president and chief financial officer of American Greetings Corporation from September 2005 until November 2006. Mr. Merriman is a director of Invacare Corporation, Regis Corporation, and OMNOVA Solutions Inc. Mr. Merriman was a director of American Greetings from 2006 through August 2013. Mr. Merriman also served as a director from 2004 until its sale in April 2011 for RC2 Corporation. Mr. Merriman's prior experience as a public company chief executive officer and chief financial officer and his current service on the boards of directors of three publicly traded companies, as well as his experience at Resilience Capital Partners LLC, provides him with valuable experience and significant knowledge in the areas of executive management, strategy, corporate governance, acquisitions and divestitures, finance and financial reporting, product development expertise, and investor relations. Mr. Merriman has significant finance, financial reporting and accounting expertise and was formerly a certified public accountant, which provides the Board with valuable expertise and qualifies him as a "financial expert" on the Audit Committee. Director Compensation Table for Fiscal Year 2016 shows total compensation of $229,837.
2018-01-19	Present Directors with Terms Expiring in 2020 Michael J. Merriman, Jr. Age: 61 Director Since 2008 Director Compensation Table for Fiscal Year 2017 Michael J. Merriman, Jr. Fees Earned or Paid in Cash($): 90,000 Stock Awards ($): 125,000 All Other Compensation ($): 37,130 Total: 252,130 The Board has designated Messrs. Jaehnert and Merriman, who are each independent directors under the Nasdaq listing standings and the SEC’s audit committee requirements, as “audit committee financial experts” pursuant to the SEC’s final rules implementing Section 407 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
2019-01-18	Mr. Merriman has served as chair of our Board since February 2018. He is the independent Chair of the Board and serves on the Compensation Committee. Director Compensation Table for Fiscal Year 2018 shows total compensation of $288,006.
2020-01-17	Mr. Merriman has served as Chair of our Board since February 2018. Mr. Merriman is a director of Regis Corporation and OMNOVA Solutions Inc. Mr. Merriman’s prior experience as a public company CEO and CFO provides him with valuable experience. Nordson Committees: Compensation, Executive. Director Compensation Table: Total $332,894.
2021-01-22	Michael J. Merriman, Jr., Director Since: 2008, Age: 64, Independent Director, Chair of the Board, Nordson Committees: Compensation, Executive (Chair), Director Compensation Table: $336,882 total compensation.
2022-01-21	Michael J. Merriman, Jr., Director Since: 2008, Age: 65, Independent Director, Chair of the Board, Compensation Committee member, Executive Committee Chair, Total compensation: $341,055
2023-01-27	Mr. Merriman has served as Chair of our Board since February 2018. He serves on the Compensation and Executive Committees. His 2022 total compensation was $416,801.
2024-01-19	Present Directors with Terms Expiring in 2026: MICHAEL J. MERRIMAN, JR., Director Since: 2008, Age: 67, Committees: Executive (Chair), Compensation, Total Compensation: $466,932
2025-01-17	Mr. Merriman is a business consultant for Product Launch Ventures, LLC, a company that he founded in 2004 to pursue consumer product opportunities and provide business advisory services.