Corporate Board Profile
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| Filing Date | Source Excerpt |
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| 2015-11-23 | William M. Cook Age 6 Director since 2004 Chairman (2005)... Bill Cook brings to the Board his industry experience for the past 34 years at Donaldson Company where he has held a wide range of financial and business positions with global responsibilities... Fiscal 2015 Director Compensation The Fiscal 2015 compensation for our Non-Employee Directors is shown in the following table. William Cook 0 |
| Filing Date | Source Excerpt |
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| 2010-03-05 | Mr. Cook is a member and, beginning April 6, 2010, the Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors. 2009 Director Compensation: William M. Cook $40,000 cash, $13,487 stock awards, $10,395 option awards, total $63,882. |
| 2011-03-04 | Mr. Cook is the Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors. 2010 Director Compensation table shows total compensation of $138,084 for William M. Cook. |
| 2012-03-07 | Mr. Cook is the Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors. 2011 Director Compensation: William M. Cook total $141,613. |
| 2013-02-26 | Mr. Cook is Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors. 2012 Director Compensation: $166,283 total. |
| 2014-03-03 | Mr. Cook is a member of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors. 2013 Director Compensation: William M. Cook total $152,090. |
| 2015-03-02 | Mr. Cook has served as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Donaldson Company, Inc. since prior to 2009. Effective as of April 1, 2015, Mr. Cook will retire as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Donaldson Company, Inc., but will continue to serve as its Chairman of the Board. Mr. Cook is a director of Donaldson Company and Valspar Corporation. Mr. Cook is a member of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors. Effective immediately following the Annual Meeting, Mr. Cook will become Lead Director of the Board of Directors. The following table summarizes the total compensation earned in 2014 for the Company’s directors. Mr. Silvernail receives no additional compensation for his service as a director. 2014 Director Compensation William M. Cook 75,000 110,000 10,000 195,000 |
| 2016-03-02 | Mr. Cook is Lead Director and a member of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors. 2015 Director Compensation table shows total compensation of $221,250. |
| 2017-03-17 | Mr. Cook is our Lead Director. He served as Chairman of the Board of Donaldson Company, Inc. from prior to 2009 to April 2016. Mr. Cook retired as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Donaldson in April 2015, having served since prior to 2009. |
| 2018-03-16 | William M. Cook Age: 64 Director since April 2008 Independent Committees: Audit |
| 2019-03-22 | William M. Cook ... Lead Director ... 2018 Director Compensation ... William M. Cook ... Total ($) 251,500 |
| 2020-03-20 | Mr. Cook is our Lead Director. He served as Chairman of the Board of Donaldson Company, Inc. from prior to 2009 to April 2016. Mr. Cook retired as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Donaldson in April 2015, having served since prior to 2009. Mr. Cook's strong business and organizational leadership skills and his relevant experience in technology industries led to the conclusion that he should serve on the Board of Directors. Throughout his 35-year career at Donaldson, a technology-driven global company that manufactures filtration systems designed to remove contaminants from air and liquids, Mr. Cook served in several senior executive positions, and was elected as a director in 2004. William M. Cook Age: 65 Director since April 2008 Independent Committees: Audit Mr. Cook received a bachelor of science degree in business administration and a master of business administration degree from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Mr. Cook is a director of Neenah, Inc. and Axalta Coating Systems, Ltd. |
| 2021-03-23 | Mr. Cook was appointed Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of the Company in December 2020. Prior to that since April 2015, Mr. Cook served as Lead Director of the Company. He served as Executive Chairman of the Board of Donaldson Company, Inc. from 2015 to 2016. Mr. Cook retired as the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Donaldson in April 2015, having served since 2005; and was President and Chief Executive Officer from 2004 to 2005. Mr. Cook's strong business, financial and organizational leadership skills and his relevant global experience in leading technology industries led to the conclusion that he should serve on the Board of Directors. Throughout his 35-year career at Donaldson, a technology-driven global company that designs and manufactures innovative filtration systems and their replacement parts, Mr. Cook served in several senior executive positions in the U.S. and Europe, including as Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President, International. William M. Cook Age: 67 Director since April 2008 Independent Committees: Audit Mr. Cook received a bachelor of science degree in business management and a master of business administration degree from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Mr. Cook is non-executive chairman of the board of Neenah, Inc. and a director of Axalta Coating Systems, Ltd. Mr. Cook's fees prorated for his service as Lead Director until December 14, 2020 and as Non-Executive Chairman of the Board beginning December 15, 2020. Total compensation: $278,927. |
| 2022-03-23 | William M. Cook Age: 68 Director since April 2008 Non-Executive Chairman Independent Committees: Audit ... 2021 Director Compensation ... William M. Cook 190,000 Fees Earned or Paid in Cash, 195,000 Stock Awards, 10,000 All Other Compensation, 395,000 Total |
| Filing Date | Source Excerpt |
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| 2023-03-17 | President and Chief Executive Officer, Donaldson Company, Inc., 2004 – 2015; Various leadership roles at Donaldson Company, Inc., 1980 – 2004; Director roles at IDEX Corporation, AXALTA Coating Systems, Neenah Inc., Valspar Corporation. |
| 2024-03-14 | Mr. Cook holds a BS in Business Management and an MBA from Virginia Tech, with 35 years in filtration industry and financial expertise. |
| 2025-03-21 | Mr. Cook brings to the Mativ Board his 35 years of filtration industry experience and his operations experience and financial expertise at Donaldson where he held a wide range of financial and business positions with global responsibilities. Mr. Cook is an experienced public company board member having served on the board of Donaldson Company, Inc. from 2004 - 2016 and as an independent Director for IDEX Corporation, Neenah, AXALTA Coating Systems, Ltd., and Valspar Corporation. Mr. Cook also has valuable board experience from his past board service for various private company and charitable organizations. |
Data sourced from SEC filings. Last updated: 2025-10-12