Corporate Board Profile
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| Filing Date | Source Excerpt |
|---|---|
| 2016-04-29 | Mr. Ross has been serving on the Board since March 2016. He is President Emeritus of the University of North Carolina ("UNC") having served as President from January 2011 – January 2016. |
| 2017-03-23 | Mr. Ross has been serving on the Board since March 2016 and was appointed our Lead Independent Director in June 2016. The Board has determined that Mr. Ross’s demonstrated leadership in senior management positions, extensive experience with corporate governance responsibilities and complex knowledge of legal, compliance and operational issues qualify him to serve as a member of the Board and the committees on which he sits. |
| 2018-03-21 | Mr. Thomas W. Ross, Sr. North Carolina, USA Age 67 Independent 9,000 Common Shares — $138,600 43,228 RSUs (comprised of 17,822 vested RSUs — $274,459 and 25,406 unvested RSUs — $391,252) No Options Total Equity Value at Risk: $413,059, representing 83% of the Company’s current aggregate amount of $500,000 required under the share ownership guidelines for non-management Directors and 413% of the Director’s annual retainer. Mr. Ross has until March 2021 to achieve the expected minimum equity ownership under the share ownership guidelines. 2017 Meeting Attendance: Board — 8/8; Conduct and Compliance Committee — 4/4; Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee — 6/6. Director Compensation Table: Thomas W. Ross, Sr. Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($): 195,885 Stock Awards ($): 249,995 All Other Compensation ($): — Total ($): 445,880 |
| 2019-03-18 | Mr. Thomas W. Ross, Sr. Age 68 Independent 2018 Meeting Attendance: Board 5/5 Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee 4/4 Conduct and Compliance Committee 4/4 Director Compensation Table: Thomas W. Ross, Sr. Fees Earned or Paid in Cash: 204,760 Stock Awards: 250,000 All Other Compensation: 0 Total: 454,760 |
| 2020-03-16 | Mr. Thomas W. Ross, Sr. Age 69 Independent Lead Independent Director 2019 Meeting Attendance: Board 5/6, Audit and Risk Committee 8/8, Talent and Compensation Committee 4/4. Director Compensation Table: Fees Earned or Paid in Cash $200,000, Stock Awards $250,000, Total $450,000. |
| 2021-03-18 | Thomas W. Ross, Sr. North Carolina, USA Age 70 Independent Stock Ownership: 11,500 Common Shares $365,125 78,779 RSUs (comprised of 67,742 vested RSUs $2,150,809, and 11,037 unvested RSUs $350,425) Total Equity Value at Risk: $2,515,934, representing 503% of the Company’s current aggregate amount of $500,000 required under the share ownership guidelines for non-employee Directors and 2,516% of the annual Board retainer. 2020 Meeting Attendance: Board 9/9 Audit and Risk Committee 9/9 Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee 4/4 Special Transactions Committee 4/4 |
| 2022-05-02 | Mr. Ross has served on the Board since March 2016 and was appointed our Lead Independent Director in June 2016. ... 2021 Meeting Attendance: Board 8/8, Audit and Risk Committee 10/10, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee 10/10, Special Transactions Committee 5/5. |
| 2023-04-06 | Mr. Ross has served on the Board since March 2016. He served as our Lead Independent Director from June 2016 through June 2022. Mr. Ross joined the board of directors of Bausch + Lomb Corporation, a publicly traded eye health company, in May 2022. He served as president of the Volcker Alliance from July 2016 until December 2021. He continues to serve as a Senior Advisor to the Volcker Alliance as well as a director on the Alliance board. He is President Emeritus of the University of North Carolina (“UNC”), having served as President from 2011 to January 2016. Mr. Ross was named the Sanford Distinguished Fellow in Public Policy at the Duke University Sanford School of Public Policy in 2016. Prior to becoming President of the UNC system, Mr. Ross served as President of Davidson College, Executive Director of the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation, director of the North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts, a Superior Court judge, chief of staff to U.S. Congressman Robin Britt, a member of the Greensboro, NC law firm Smith, Patterson, Follin, Curtis, James & Harkavy, and Assistant Professor of Public Law and Government at UNC Chapel Hill’s School of Government. Mr. Ross holds a B.A. in Political Science from Davidson College and a J.D. from University of North Carolina School of Law. Qualifications: The Board has determined that Mr. Ross’s demonstrated leadership in senior management positions, extensive experience with corporate governance responsibilities and complex knowledge of legal, compliance and operational issues qualify him to serve as a member of the Board and the committees on which he serves. |
Data sourced from SEC filings. Last updated: 2026-02-03