W. ED TYLER

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FIRST INDUSTRIAL REALTY TRUST INC

Filing Date Source Excerpt
2008-04-10 Mr. Tyler, 55, has been a director of the Company since March 2000. The Compensation Committee consists of Messrs. Slater, Newman and Tyler. The Investment Committee membership consists of Messrs. Shidler, Brennan, Damone, Tyler and Wilson. Director compensation summary shows W. Ed Tyler total compensation of $201,900.
2009-04-09 Mr. Tyler, 56, has been a director of the Company since March 2000, served as Lead Director from October 2008 to January 2009 and has served as non-executive Chairman of the Board of Directors since January 2009. Mr. Tyler also served as the Company’s interim Chief Executive Officer from October 2008 to January 2009. Mr. Tyler did not receive additional compensation for his service as a director during his tenure as the Company’s interim Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Tyler received total compensation of $1,374,029 in 2008, including director fees and stock appreciation rights.
2010-04-02 Mr. Tyler, 57, has been a director of the Company since March 2000, served as Lead Director from October 2008 to January 2009 and has served as non-executive Chairman of the Board of Directors since January 2009. ... Mr. Tyler is a member of the Compensation Committee and Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee.
2011-04-05 Mr. Tyler, 58, has been a director of the Company since March 2000, served as Lead Director from October 2008 to January 2009 and has served as non-executive Chairman of the Board of Directors since January 2009. Mr. Tyler also served as the Company’s interim Chief Executive Officer from October 2008 to January 2009. Mr. Tyler is a director of Nanophase Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: NANX). Mr. Tyler was appointed CEO of Ideapoint Ventures in 2002. Ideapoint Ventures is an early stage venture fund that focuses on nanotechnologies. Prior to joining Ideapoint Ventures, Mr. Tyler served as Chief Executive Officer and a director of Moore Corporation Limited, a provider of data capture, information design, marketing services, digital communications and print solutions, from 1998 to 2000. Prior to joining Moore Corporation, Mr. Tyler served in various capacities at R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company, most recently as Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, from 1997 to 1998, and as Executive Vice President and Sector President of Donnelley’s Networked Services Sector, from 1995 to 1997. Mr. Tyler’s extensive experience as a senior executive and director of other companies, both private and publicly traded, is extremely valuable to the Board of Directors. Moreover, this experience, coupled with Mr. Tyler’s prior service as interim Chief Executive Officer of the Company, affords Mr. Tyler a unique perspective, and helps him facilitate communications between the Company’s senior executives and the Board of Directors in his role as Chairman of the Board.
2012-04-05 Mr. Tyler, 59, has been a director of the Company since March 2000, ... has served as non-executive Chairman of the Board of Directors since January 2009. ... Upon the completion of the 2012 Annual Meeting, Mr. Tyler is expected to join the Compensation Committee in place of Mr. Slater.
2013-04-11 Mr. Tyler, 60, has been a director of the Company since March 2000, served as Lead Director from October 2008 to January 2009 and has served as non-executive Chairman of the Board of Directors since January 2009. ... Mr. Tyler's extensive experience as a senior executive and director of other companies, both private and publicly traded, is extremely valuable to the Board of Directors. ... The Compensation Committee currently consists of Messrs. Tyler and Sharpe.
2014-04-04 Mr. Tyler, 61, has been a director of the Company since March 2000, served as Lead Director from October 2008 to January 2009 and has served as non-executive Chairman of the Board of Directors since January 2009. ... The Compensation Committee consists of Messrs. Tyler and Sharpe, both of whom are, in the judgment of the Company's Board of Directors, independent as required by the listing standards of the NYSE. ... Mr. Tyler also served as the Company's interim Chief Executive Officer from October 2008 to January 2009.
2015-04-06 Mr. Tyler, 62, has been a director of the Company since March 2000, served as Lead Director from October 2008 to January 2009 and has served as non-executive Chairman of the Board of Directors since January 2009. ... The Compensation Committee consists of Mr. Tyler and Mr. Sharpe, both of whom are independent. ... Compensation for non-employee directors ... W. Ed Tyler ... Total Compensation ($) 206,660.
2016-04-08 Mr. Tyler, 63, has been a director of the Company since March 2000, served as Lead Director from October 2008 to January 2009 and served as non-executive Chairman of the Board of Directors from January 2009 to January 2016. ... The Compensation Committee currently consists of Mr. Tyler and Mr. Sharpe, both of whom are, in the judgment of the Company's Board of Directors, independent as required by the listing standards of the NYSE. ... DIRECTOR COMPENSATION TABLE ... W. Ed Tyler 120,000 69,992 189,992
2017-04-10 Mr. Tyler, 64, has been a director of the Company since March 2000. The Compensation Committee currently consists of Mr. Tyler and Mr. Sharpe.
2018-04-10 Mr. Tyler, 65, has been a director of the Company since March 2000. ... Mr. Tyler's extensive experience as a senior executive and director of other companies, both private and publicly traded, is valuable to the Board of Directors.
2019-04-09 Mr. Tyler, 66, has been a director since March 2000. He serves on the Compensation Committee. Director compensation table shows total compensation of $147,500.

SOLESENCE, INC.

Filing Date Source Excerpt
2011-06-21 Mr. Tyler joined Nanophase as a director in January 2011. ... No specific compensation mentioned for Mr. Tyler in 2010.
2012-10-01 Mr. Tyler joined Nanophase as a director in January 2011. ... The Board of Directors has determined that the following directors are independent as that term is defined by the rules and regulations of the SEC and The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC: Mr. McClung, Mr. Henderson, Mr. Pearlman, Dr. Siegel, Mr. Vincent and Mr. Tyler. ... In 2011, the Company paid $4,000 each as quarterly compensation, which amounts to an annual total of $16,000 per each other Outside Director. ... The Company paid $16,000 in fees and $8,421 in stock option awards in 2011, totaling $24,421.
2013-06-28 Mr. Tyler joined Nanophase as a director in January 2011. In 2012, all other Outside Directors were paid $4,000 each as quarterly compensation, which amounts to an annual total of $16,000 per each other Outside Director. During the third quarter of 2012, each of our other Outside Directors received stock options to purchase 10,000 shares of our common stock. The 2012 Outside Director Compensation table shows Mr. Tyler's total compensation as $18,252. The members of the Compensation Committee are Mr. Tyler (Chairman), Mr. Henderson and Mr. Vincent. The members of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee are Mr. Henderson (Chairman), Mr. McClung, Dr. Siegel, Mr. Vincent, Mr. Tyler and Ms. Whitmore.
2014-07-07 W. Ed Tyler Director 61 2011 Mr. Tyler joined Nanophase as a director in January 2011. The members of the Compensation Committee are Mr. Tyler (Chairman), Mr. Henderson, and Mr. Vincent. The members of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee are Mr. Henderson (Chairman), Mr. McClung, Dr. Siegel, Mr. Vincent, Mr. Tyler and Ms. Whitmore. 2013 Outside Director Compensation W. Ed Tyler $18,000 Fees Earned or Paid in Cash $3,924 Option Awards $0 Stock Appreciation Rights $21,924 Total
2015-07-13 Mr. Tyler joined Nanophase as a director in January 2011... The members of the Compensation Committee are Mr. Tyler (Chairman), Mr. Henderson, and Mr. Vincent. The members of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee are Mr. Henderson (Chairman), Mr. McClung, Dr. Siegel, Mr. Vincent, Mr. Tyler and Ms. Whitmore... 2014 Outside Director Compensation ... W. Ed Tyler $15,750 Fees Earned or Paid in Cash, $5,030 Option Awards, Total $20,780.
2016-07-15 Mr. Tyler joined Nanophase as a director in January 2011. ... 2015 Outside Director Compensation ... W. Ed Tyler $18,000 Fees Earned or Paid in Cash, $3,857 Option Awards, Total $21,857 ... The members of the Compensation Committee are Mr. Tyler (Chairman), Mr. Henderson, and Mr. Vincent. ... The members of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee are Mr. Henderson (Chairman), Mr. McClung, Dr. Siegel, Mr. Vincent, Mr. Tyler and Ms. Whitmore.
2017-07-14 W. Ed Tyler Director Age 64 Member of Compensation Committee 2016 compensation total $21,275.
2018-07-13 Mr. Tyler joined Nanophase as a director in January 2011. ... The members of the Compensation Committee are Mr. Tyler (Chairman), Mr. Henderson, and Mr. Vincent. ... The members of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee are Mr. Henderson (Chairman), Mr. McClung, Dr. Siegel, Mr. Vincent, Mr. Tyler and Ms. Whitmore. ... 2017 Outside Director Compensation ... W. Ed Tyler $18,000 Fees Earned or Paid in Cash, $6,554 Option Awards, Total $24,554.
2019-10-17 Mr. Tyler joined Nanophase as a director in January 2011. Mr. Tyler is Chairman of the Board of First Industrial Realty Trust, where he has served as a director since 2000. He has also served in recent leadership positions at Ideapoint Ventures, an early stage venture fund that focuses on nanotechnologies, and Industrial Nanotech, Inc., an entity which develops and sells nanomaterial solutions. Previously, Mr. Tyler served as President and CEO of Moore Corporation Limited, a provider of data capture, information design, marketing services, digital communications and print solutions. Mr. Tyler also worked for 24 years with R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company in Chicago, beginning his career as an electronics engineer and ultimately serving as Executive Vice President, Sector President, and Chief Technology Officer. He also was responsible for 77 Capital, an early stage venture capital subsidiary of Donnelley, where he was directly responsible for investment decisions and worked closely with the portfolio companies while participating on many of their boards. Mr. Tyler is a former Chairman of the American Red Cross (Mid-America Chapter) and Campaign Chairman of the United Way of Lake County, and serves as a director for several small, private companies. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Lake Forest Graduate School of Management, where he is also an adjunct faculty member. We believe that Mr. Tyler’s extensive and diverse background in corporate leadership in technology-based companies, operations experience, and business acumen makes him a valuable member of our Board of Directors.

Data sourced from SEC filings. Last updated: 2026-02-03