WILLIAM DRIES

Corporate Board Profile

Tech Score: 0/100

← Back to All Directors

NN INC

Filing Date Source Excerpt
2015-04-02 William Dries has been a member of the Board since 2014. Mr. Dries previously served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of EnPro Industries, Inc., a publicly held engineered industrial products manufacturer, prior to his retirement in 2011. Directors who are not employees of the Company are paid an annual retainer of $35,000 and a fee of $1,500 for each Board meeting attended, $1,000 for each committee meeting attended, and $500 for each teleconference meeting attended. The table below provides information about the compensation our non-employee directors received during 2014. William Dries received total compensation of $143,180.
2016-04-01 William Dries has been a member of the Board since 2014. Mr. Dries previously served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of EnPro Industries, Inc., a publicly held engineered industrial products manufacturer, prior to his retirement in 2011. ... A certified public accountant, Mr. Dries was an audit principal for Ernst & Young in New York for eleven years before joining United Dominion. ... Mr. Dries brings to the Board financial acumen and extensive experience working with public companies in the precision manufacturing and industrial sectors. ... Directors who are not employees of the Company are paid an annual retainer of $140,000, consisting of $70,000 of cash and $70,000 of shares of restricted stock, which vests one year from the date of grant. ... The table below provides information about the compensation our non-employee directors received during 2015. ... Mr. Dries: $72,600 Fees Earned or Paid in Cash, $102,150 Stock Awards, Total $174,750. ... The Audit Committee consists of William Dries who serves as Chairman, and Messrs. Morris, Pugh and Werner. ... The Compensation Committee consists of Steven T. Warshaw, who serves as Chairman, and Messrs. Brunner, Dries and Pugh.
2016-11-10 Directors who are not employees of the Company are paid an annual retainer of $140,000, consisting of $70,000 of cash and $70,000 of shares of restricted stock, which vests one year from the date of grant. Our Non-Executive Chairman receives an additional retainer of $30,000, each Chairman of the Audit Committee and the Compensation Committee receives an additional retainer of $10,000 and the Chairman of the Governance Committee receives an additional retainer of $6,000. Mr. Holder, our President and Chief Executive Officer, is our only director who is also an employee of the Company. Mr. Holder does not receive any compensation for his service as a director. Directors may elect to defer some or all of the compensation they receive. We reimburse all directors for out-of-pocket expenses incurred in attending Board and committee meetings. Director compensation is reviewed and approved by the Compensation Committee. The table below provides information about the compensation our non-employee directors received during 2015. Director Compensation Table For 2015 Name Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($) Stock Awards ($) Option Awards ($) Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings ($) Total ($) Mr. Dries 72,600 102,150 174,750
2017-04-07 William Dries has been a member of the Board since 2014. Mr. Dries previously served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of EnPro Industries, Inc., a publicly held engineered industrial products manufacturer, prior to his retirement in 2011. Before assuming his role at EnPro in June 2002, Mr. Dries was affiliated with EnPro and Goodrich Corporation, the former parent company of EnPro, from September 2001. From 1985 until 2001, Mr. Dries was employed by United Dominion Industries Limited, a machine and instrument manufacturer, where he was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, having previously served as Manager of Accounting and Senior Vice President of Finance and Controller. Mr. Dries was an audit principal for Ernst & Young in New York for eleven years before joining United Dominion. Mr. Dries is a director of TransDigm Group, Inc., a producer of aircraft components. Mr. Dries brings to the Board financial acumen and extensive experience working with public companies in the precision manufacturing and industrial sectors.
2018-04-06 William Dries has been a member of the Board since 2014. Mr. Dries previously served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of EnPro Industries, Inc., a publicly held engineered industrial products manufacturer, prior to his retirement in 2011. ... Mr. Dries brings to the Board financial acumen and extensive experience working with public companies in the precision manufacturing and industrial sectors. ... Director Compensation Table For 2017: Mr. Dries Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($) 80,000, Stock Awards ($) 99,994, Total ($) 179,994.
2019-04-08 William Dries, 67, Director since 2014, Director, Committees: Chair of Audit Committee, Compensation Committee. Director Compensation Table For 2018 shows Mr. Dries received total compensation of $187,492.

TransDigm Group INC

Filing Date Source Excerpt
2017-01-20 Retired Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of EnPro Industries, Inc., a manufacturer of engineered industrial products (2002-2011). Formerly with United Dominion Industries, Inc. and Ernst & Young. Previously licensed as a certified public accountant.
2018-02-06 Retired Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of EnPro Industries, Inc., a manufacturer of engineered industrial products (2002-2011)
2019-01-29 As a former certified public accountant and the former chief financial officer of two public companies, both engaged in manufacturing highly engineered industrial products, and as director and audit committee member of another public company, Mr. Dries’ finance background and public company experience is valuable to the Company and provides additional financial depth to the audit committee.
2019-08-30 The following table sets forth information regarding the beneficial ownership of Company common stock as of August 16, 2019 with respect to each director and named executive officer of the Company...William Dries 1,259 shares.
2020-02-10 As a former certified public accountant and the former chief financial officer of two public companies, both engaged in manufacturing highly engineered industrial products, and as previous director and audit committee member of other public companies, Mr. Dries’ finance background and public company experience is valuable to the Company and provides additional financial depth to the audit committee.
2020-05-18 As a former certified public accountant and the former chief financial officer of two public companies, both engaged in manufacturing highly engineered industrial products, and as previous director and audit committee member of other public companies, Mr. Dries’ finance background and public company experience is valuable to the Company and provides additional financial depth to the audit committee.

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