RONALD D. BROWN

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LSI INDUSTRIES INC

Filing Date Source Excerpt
2018-09-28 Mr. Brown’s experience as the chief executive officer and chairman of a publicly held company provides valuable insight as to the issues and opportunities facing the Company. Further, he has international and manufacturing experience with The Armor Group and in his previous position at Milacron. In addition, Mr. Brown has experience as a chief financial officer and a corporate attorney.
2019-09-25 Mr. Brown served as Interim Chief Executive Officer of the Company from April 23, 2018 to November 1, 2018. Mr. Brown served from March 2017 to 2018 as Vice Chairman of The Armor Group, Inc.... Mr. Brown also has experience as a chief financial officer and a corporate attorney.
2020-09-23 Mr. Brown currently serves as Interim President & CEO of Cincinnati Incorporated since July of 2020. Cincinnati Incorporated is a privately owned machine tool company. He served from March 2017 to 2018 as Vice Chairman of The Armor Group, Inc....
2021-09-15 Mr. Brown has experience as a chief financial officer and a corporate attorney. The Board also believes that his legal background makes him well-suited to address legal and governance requirements of the SEC and NASDAQ.
2022-09-14 Mr. Brown served as Interim Chief Executive Officer of the Company from April 23, 2018 to November 1, 2018. Mr. Brown served as Interim President & CEO of Cincinnati Incorporated from July 2020 to December 2020. Cincinnati Incorporated is a privately owned machine tool company. He served from March 2017 to 2018 as Vice Chairman of The Armor Group, Inc. which he joined in 2013 as chief operating officer. The Armor Group, Inc. is a certified woman-owned corporation that manufactures equipment and products and provides related services to a variety of industrial markets. Mr. Brown was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Milacron Inc. (NYSE) from 2001 to 2008 and President and Chief Operating Officer of Milacron Inc. from 1999 through 2001. Milacron is a supplier of plastic processing and metalworking fluid technologies. Mr. Brown has served as a director of A. O. Smith Corporation (NYSE) since 2001 and is the chairperson of its Personnel and Compensation Committee and a member of its Nominating and Governance Committee. A. O. Smith manufactures and markets comprehensive lines of water heaters and water treatment products. He also joined the James Advantage Funds Trust in 2014 as an independent trustee and serves on its Audit and Governance and Compensation Committees. The Board believes that Mr. Brown’s experience as the chief executive officer and chairman of a publicly held company provides valuable insight as to the issues and opportunities facing the Company. Further, he has international and manufacturing experience with The Armor Group and in his previous positions at Milacron. In addition, Mr. Brown has experience as a chief financial officer and a corporate attorney. The Board also believes that his legal background makes him well-suited to address legal and governance requirements of the SEC and NASDAQ.
2023-09-14 Mr. Brown was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Milacron Inc. (NYSE) from 2001 to 2008 and President and Chief Operating Officer of Milacron Inc. from 1999 through 2001. Milacron is a supplier of plastic processing and metalworking fluid technologies.
2024-09-16 Mr. Brown has experience as a chief financial officer and a corporate attorney. The Board also believes that his legal background makes him well-suited to address legal and governance requirements of the SEC and NASDAQ.

SMITH A O CORP

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2014-03-07 Mr. Brown, 60, has been a director of our company since 2001. He is the Chairperson of the Personnel and Compensation Committee and a member of the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board. ... Director Compensation Table shows Ronald D. Brown total compensation $203,516.
2015-03-05 Mr. Brown, 61, has been a director of our company since 2001. He is the Chairperson of the Personnel and Compensation Committee and a member of the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board.
2016-03-02 Mr. Brown, 62, has been a director of our company since 2001. He is the Chairperson of the Personnel and Compensation Committee and a member of the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board. ... Mr. Brown's total compensation was $215,049.
2017-03-03 Mr. Brown, 63, has been a director of our company since 2001. He is the Chairperson of the Personnel and Compensation Committee and a member of the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board. ... Mr. Brown's experience as chief executive officer and chairman of a publicly-held company provides valuable insight for us as to the issues and opportunities facing our company. ... The lead director from April 2016 to April 2017 was Ronald D. Brown, the Chairperson of the Personnel and Compensation Committee. ... Director Compensation table shows Ronald D. Brown total compensation as $244,213.
2018-02-28 Mr. Brown, 64, has been a director of our company since 2001. He is the chairperson of the Personnel and Compensation Committee and a member of the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board. ... Mr. Brown's experience as chief executive officer and chairman of a publicly held company provides valuable insight for us as to the issues and opportunities facing our company. ... The legal background makes him well-suited to address legal and governance requirements of the SEC and New York Stock Exchange, both as chairperson of our Personnel and Compensation Committee and as a member of our Nominating and Governance Committee. ... Director Compensation Table: Ronald D. Brown, Total: $227,523.
2019-02-28 Mr. Brown, 65, has been a director of our company since 2001. He is the chairperson of the Personnel and Compensation Committee and a member of the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board.
2020-03-06 Mr. Brown, 66, has been a director of our company since 2001. He is the chairperson of the Personnel and Compensation Committee and a member of the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board.
2021-03-04 Mr. Brown, 67, has been a director of our company since 2001. He is a member of the Audit Committee of the Board.
2022-03-03 Mr. Brown served as interim president and chief executive officer of Cincinnati Incorporated, a privately held U.S.-based machine tool manufacturer, from July 2020 to December 2020and interim chief executive officer of LSI Industries Inc., a U.S.-based manufacturer of lighting and graphics, from April 2018 to October 2018. Mr. Brown served from March 2017 to April 2018 as vice chairman of The Armor Group, Inc., which he joined in 2013 as chief operating officer. The Armor Group, Inc. is a certified woman-owned corporation that manufactures equipment and products for a variety of industrial markets. Mr. Brown was chairman and chief executive officer of Milacron Inc. from 2001 to 2008. Milacron Inc. is a supplier of plastic processing and metalworking fluid technologies. Mr. Brown serves on the board of LSI Industries, Inc., where he is on the Executive and Compensation Committees. Mr. Brown served on the board of Zep Inc., where he was chairman of the Compensation Committee and a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, from 2010 until it was acquired by New Mountain Capital in 2015. In addition, Mr. Brown was appointed by then Governor Kasich to the University of Cincinnati Board of Trustees in 2013 and elected chairman in 2019.
2023-03-02 Ronald D. Brown Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Milacron, Inc. Age: 69 Director since: 2001 Committees: Personnel and Compensation (Chair), Nominating and Governance Director Compensation: $258,511
2024-02-29 Mr. Brown served as interim president and chief executive officer of Cincinnati Incorporated, a privately held U.S.-based machine tool manufacturer, from July 2020 to December 2020and interim chief executive officer of LSI Industries Inc., a U.S.-based manufacturer of lighting and graphics, from April 2018 to October 2018. Mr. Brown served from March 2017 to April 2018 as vice chairman of The Armor Group, Inc., which he joined in 2013 as chief operating officer. Mr. Brown was chairman and chief executive officer of Milacron Inc. from 2001 to 2008. Mr. Brown serves on the board of LSI Industries, Inc., where he is chair of the Compensation Committee and a member of its Executive Committee. Mr. Brown served on the board of Zep Inc., where he was chairman of the Compensation Committee and a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, from 2010 until it was acquired by New Mountain Capital in 2015. Mr. Brown was appointed by then Governor Kasich to the University of Cincinnati Board of Trustees in 2013 and was its chairman from 2019 to 2021.
2025-02-27 Mr. Brown served as interim president and chief executive officer of Cincinnati Incorporated, a privately held U.S.-based machine tool manufacturer.

Data sourced from SEC filings. Last updated: 2025-07-01