ROBERT C. NAKASONE - Corporate Board Profile

HORMEL FOODS CORP /DE/

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2015-12-16	ROBERT C. NAKASONE, age 67, director since 2006. Mr. Nakasone is Chief Executive Officer of NAK Enterprises, a family-owned investment and consulting business he has led since 2000. Mr. Nakasone was Chief Executive Officer, Toys "R" Us, Inc. from 1998 to 1999, President and Chief Operating Officer from 1994 to 1997, Vice Chairman from 1989 to 1993, and President U.S. Toy Stores from 1985 to 1988. Prior to 1985, he served in multiple senior executive capacities with the Jewel Companies, Inc., including Group Vice President and General Manager of the Jewel Food Stores Midwest Region. Mr. Nakasone is a member of the Board of Trustees of Claremont McKenna College, Claremont, California, Cottage Health System, Santa Barbara, California, and the "V" Foundation For Cancer Research, Cary, North Carolina. He was a founding member of the Board of Directors of Staples, Inc., Framingham, Massachusetts and retired from that Board in 2015. Mr. Nakasone brings extensive expertise in retail food product marketing and international business development to the Board, as well as experience as the Chief Executive Officer of a large publicly held company.
2016-12-21	Robert C. Nakasone, age 68, director since 2006. ... Mr. Nakasone brings extensive expertise in retail food product marketing and international business development to the Board, as well as experience as the Chief Executive Officer of a large publicly held company. ... Audit Committee: X, Compensation Committee: X* (Chair). ... DIRECTOR COMPENSATION FOR FISCAL 2016: Fees Earned or Paid in Cash: $89,500, Stock Awards: $160,021, All Other Compensation: $27,316, Total: $276,837.
2017-12-20	ROBERT C. NAKASONE, age 69, director since 2006. Mr. Nakasone is Chief Executive Officer of NAK Enterprises, a family-owned investment and consulting business he has led since 2000. Mr. Nakasone was Chief Executive Officer, Toys "R" Us, Inc. from 1998 to 1999, President and Chief Operating Officer from 1994 to 1997, Vice Chairman from 1989 to 1993, and President U.S. Toy Stores from 1985 to 1988. Prior to 1985, he served in multiple senior executive capacities with the Jewel Companies, Inc., including Group Vice President and General Manager of the Jewel Food Stores Midwest Region. Mr. Nakasone is a member of the Board of Trustees of Claremont McKenna College, Claremont, California, the "V" Foundation For Cancer Research, Cary, North Carolina, and the Santa Barbara Foundation, Santa Barbara, California. He was a founding member of the Board of Directors of Staples, Inc., Framingham, Massachusetts and retired from that Board in 2015. Mr. Nakasone brings extensive expertise in retail food product marketing and international business development to the Board, as well as experience as the Chief Executive Officer of a large publicly held company. Compensation of Directors table shows $281,207 total compensation.
2018-12-19	ROBERT C. NAKASONE, age 70, director since 2006. Mr. Nakasone is Chief Executive Officer of NAK Enterprises, a family-owned investment and consulting business he has led since 2000. ... Mr. Nakasone brings extensive expertise in retail food product marketing and international business development to the Board, as well as experience as the Chief Executive Officer of a large publicly held company. ... The following table shows membership and meeting information for each committee for fiscal 2018. Robert C. Nakasone: Audit Committee, Compensation Committee (Chair). ... DIRECTOR COMPENSATION FOR FISCAL 2018: Robert C. Nakasone Fees Earned or Paid in Cash $93,000, Stock Awards $160,006, All Other Compensation $35,227, Total $288,233.