SUSAN S. LANIGAN - Corporate Board Profile

KIRKLAND'S, INC

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2016-04-29	Susan S. Lanigan, Principal Occupation: Retired Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Dollar General Corporation. Age: 53. New Nominee Standing for Election. Ms. Lanigan currently serves as the Chair of the Tennessee Education Lottery Corporation, a position to which she was appointed by the Governor of the State of Tennessee in 2014.
2017-04-28	Susan S. Lanigan - Principal Occupation: Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Chico's FAS, Inc. Age: 54. Director Since: 2016. Members: Ms. Lanigan serves on the Compensation Committee and Governance and Nominating Committee. Director Compensation Table shows Susan S. Lanigan total compensation of $90,270.
2018-04-30	Ms. Lanigan currently serves as Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Chico’s FAS, Inc., a publicly traded clothing retailer, a position to which she was named in May of 2016. She also serves as the Chair of the Tennessee Education Lottery Corporation, a position to which she was appointed by the Governor of the State of Tennessee in 2014. Ms. Lanigan joined Dollar General Corporation in 2002 as Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, and in 2005 she was promoted to Executive Vice President. She retired from Dollar General in 2013. Prior to joining Dollar General, Ms. Lanigan served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary at Zale Corporation, a specialty retailer of fine jewelry. Prior to her time at Zale, Ms. Lanigan held legal positions with Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a media conglomerate and division of Time Warner that manages cable networks and properties, and the law firm of Troutman Sanders LLP. Ms. Lanigan is a director of Simmons First National Corporation, a publicly traded bank holding company. Ms. Lanigan is a retail industry executive who brings to the board years of public-company management and legal experience. Her experience as General Counsel and as a senior executive officer of three different public companies in the retail industry assists the Company with corporate governance issues as well as strategy and operational issues. Compensation Committee Members: Ms. Lanigan (Chair), Mr. Owen, Mr. Collins and Mr. Shimojima. Governance and Nominating Committee Members: Mr. Orr (Chair), Mr. Collins, Ms. Lanigan and Mr. M. Kirkland. Director Compensation Table: Susan S. Lanigan $94,670.
2019-05-06	Susan S. Lanigan PrincipalOccupation: Former Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Chico’s FAS, Inc. Age: 56 DirectorSince: 2016 Ms. Lanigan most recently served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Chico’s FAS, Inc., a publicly traded clothing retailer, a position she held from May of 2016 until July of 2018. She currently serves as the Chair of the Tennessee Education Lottery Commission, a position to which she was appointed by the Governor of the State of Tennessee in 2014, and as a director of Simmons First National Corporation. Ms. Lanigan joined Dollar General Corporation in 2002 as Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, and in 2005 she was promoted to Executive Vice President. She retired from Dollar General in 2013. Prior to joining Dollar General, Ms. Lanigan served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary at Zale Corporation, a specialty retailer of fine jewelry. Prior to her time at Zale, Ms. Lanigan held legal positions with Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., and the law firm of Troutman Sanders LLP. Ms. Lanigan is a director of Simmons First National Corporation, a publicly traded bank holding company. Ms. Lanigan is a former retail industry executive who brings to the board years of public-company management and legal experience. Her experience as General Counsel of three different public companies in the retail industry assists the Company with corporate governance issues. ... Members: Ms. Lanigan (Chair), Mr. Owen, Mr. Collins and Mr. Shimojima. All of the members of the Compensation Committee are “independent” as defined by the applicable rules and regulations of Nasdaq and the SEC. ... Director Compensation Table The following table provides information about all compensation earned in fiscal 2018 by the non-employee directors who served on our Board of Directors: Name Fees Earned or Paid in Cash($) Stock Awards($) Total($) Susan S. Lanigan 62,500 50,160 112,660 ... Members: Mr. Orr (Chair), Mr. Collins, Ms. Lanigan and Mr. Kirkland. All of the members of the Governance and Nominating Committee are “independent” as defined by the applicable rules and regulations of Nasdaq and the SEC.
2020-05-12	Susan S. Lanigan PrincipalOccupation: Former Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Chico’s FAS, Inc. Age: 57 DirectorSince: 2016 Members: Ms. Lanigan (Chair), Mr. Owen, Mr. Collins and Mr. Shimojima. All of the members of the Compensation Committee are “independent” as defined by the applicable rules and regulations of Nasdaq and the SEC. Members: Mr. Orr (Chair), Mr. Collins, Ms. Lanigan and Mr. Kirkland. All of the members of the Governance and Nominating Committee are “independent” as defined by the applicable rules and regulations of Nasdaq and the SEC. Director Compensation Table Susan S. Lanigan $73,350 Fees Earned or Paid in Cash $69,998 Stock Awards $143,348 Total
2021-05-10	Ms. Lanigan served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Chico’s FAS, Inc. She is Chair of the Tennessee Education Lottery Commission. She is a director of Simmons First National Corporation and Vi-Jon, LLC. She serves as Chair of the Compensation Committee and is a member of the Governance and Nominating Committee. Total compensation for fiscal 2020 was $81,925.
2022-05-06	Susan S. Lanigan Age: 59 DirectorSince: 2016 Ms. Lanigan most recently served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Chico’s FAS, Inc.... The Compensation Committee is comprised entirely of the following independent directors: Susan S. Lanigan (Chair)... Director Compensation Table Susan S. Lanigan $77,500 Fees Earned or Paid in Cash $69,986 Stock Awards $147,486 Total
2023-05-05	Susan S. Lanigan PrincipalOccupation: Former Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Dollar General Corporation. Age: 60 DirectorSince: 2016 ...As of the end of fiscal 2022, members include Ms. Lanigan in Compensation Committee and Governance and Nominating Committee. ...Director Compensation Table shows Susan S. Lanigan total compensation $147,498.
2024-05-10	Susan S. Lanigan PrincipalOccupation: Former Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Dollar General Corporation. Age: 61 DirectorSince: 2016 Ms. Lanigan most recently served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Chico’s FAS, Inc., a publicly traded clothing retailer, a position she held from May of 2016 until July of 2018. Ms. Lanigan joined Dollar General Corporation in 2002 as Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, and in 2005 she was promoted to Executive Vice President. She retired from Dollar General in 2013. Prior to joining Dollar General, Ms. Lanigan served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary at Zale Corporation, a specialty retailer of fine jewelry. Prior to her time at Zale, Ms. Lanigan held legal positions with Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., and the law firm of Troutman Sanders LLP. Ms. Lanigan is also a director of Simmons First National Corporation, a publicly traded bank holding company. Ms. Lanigan is a former retail industry executive who brings to our Board of Directors years of public-company management and legal experience. Her experience as General Counsel of three different public companies in the retail industry assists the Company with corporate governance issues. Board of Directors and Committee Meetings The Board of Directors has three standing committees: an Audit Committee, a Compensation Committee and a Governance and Nominating Committee. The following table lists the three standing committees of the Board of Directors, each of their duties and functions and the number of meetings they held in fiscal 2023: Standing Committees of the Board Duties and Functions Meetings Compensation Committee (2) 4 Review and recommend to the Board the annual salary, bonus, stock compensation and other benefits, direct and indirect, of the Company’s executive officers, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer; Review and provide recommendations regarding compensation and bonus levels of other members of senior management; Review and recommend to the Board new executive compensation programs; Grant awards under our equity incentive plans and establish the terms thereof; Review and recommend to the Board the terms of any employment agreement executed by the Company with an executive officer of the Company, including arrangements that provide for payments to an executive officer at, following, or in connection with the officer's termination, including resignation, severance, or retirement, or a change of control of the Company; Review and recommend to the Board the appropriate structure and amount of compensation for the Directors; Oversee all matters relating to the outcome of shareholder advisory approval of executive compensation ("say-on-pay" votes), including recommending the frequency of such advisory votes to the Board; Oversee the appropriate Committee response to a say-on-pay vote that does not achieve the required vote and, based on such result, determine if any compensation arrangement subject to such advisory voting should be modified; Review and approve material changes in the Company’s employee benefit plans; and Where applicable, employ a compensation consultant that reports directly to the committee to assist in the evaluation of our executive compensation programs. (2)As of the end of fiscal 2023, members include Ms. Lanigan (Chair), Mr. Collins, Mr. Shimojima and Ms. Soltau. Director Compensation Table The following table provides information about all compensation earned by our non-employee directors who served on our Board of Directors during fiscal 2023: Name Fees Earnedor Paid in Cash($) StockAwards($)(1) Total($) Susan S. Lanigan $77,500 $34,998 $112,498
2024-11-08	Susan S. Lanigan, Director 96,563