Biographies
MANAGEMENT
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Terry E. Sanford
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer -
Terry E. Sanford Mr. Sanford is the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Carriage. Having joined the Company in 1997 as the Financial Controller, Mr. Sanford was promoted in 2000 to Vice President and Corporate Controller and in 2006 to Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer and in September 2008 to his current position. Mr. Sanford's work history prior to joining Carriage included senior financial positions in manufacturing, financial services and consumer products companies and public accounting. Mr. Sanford is a CPA and possesses a BBA in Accounting and an MBA in finance.
Holdings: 217,034 shares
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Date Type Shares Traded Price Range Dec 19, 2011 Disposition (Non Open Market) 8,113 5.88 Dec 19, 2011 Option Execute 10,000 4.77 May 18, 2011 Disposition (Non Open Market) 1,494 5.95 Feb 28, 2011 Acquisition (Non Open Market) 17,456 n/a May 18, 2010 Acquisition (Non Open Market) 16,946 n/a Nov 12, 2009 Acquisition (Non Open Market) 12,000 n/a Jan 29, 2009 Acquisition (Non Open Market) 25,000 n/a Sep 12, 2008 Acquisition (Non Open Market) 15,000 3.80 Aug 27, 2008 Option Execute 19,388 2.88 Aug 13, 2008 Option Execute 15,000 1.19 Mar 14, 2008 Disposition (Non Open Market) 1,224 7.50 Feb 7, 2008 Buy 5,312 7.53 Feb 13, 2007 Buy 15,000 6.40 -
George Klug
Senior Vice President of Information Systems and Chief Information Officer -
George Klug has been Senior Vice President of Information Systems and Chief Information Officer since May 2002. Before joining Carriage, Mr. Klug served from 1997 to 2000 as Vice President of Information Technology at Allright Corporation, an owner operator of parking facilities both national and international. Prior to Allright, Mr. Klug served as Vice President of Information Technology for various retail companies including Oshmans, Sportstown, and Zaks.
Holdings: 162,852 shares
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Date Type Shares Traded Price Range Dec 19, 2011 Disposition (Non Open Market) 16,225 5.88 Dec 19, 2011 Option Execute 20,000 4.77 Nov 14, 2011 Disposition (Non Open Market) 1,055 5.80 May 18, 2011 Disposition (Non Open Market) 886 5.95 Feb 28, 2011 Acquisition (Non Open Market) 12,807 n/a Feb 14, 2011 Disposition (Non Open Market) 1,150 5.66 Nov 12, 2010 Disposition (Non Open Market) 1,058 5.09 May 18, 2010 Acquisition (Non Open Market) 10,042 n/a Nov 12, 2009 Acquisition (Non Open Market) 12,000 n/a Jan 29, 2009 Acquisition (Non Open Market) 17,500 n/a Feb 7, 2008 Buy 9,296 7.53 Dec 26, 2007 Buy 5,000 9.47 Feb 13, 2007 Buy 15,000 6.40
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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Melvin C. Payne
* Chairman, Chief Executive Officer -
Melvin C. Payne Mr. Payne is a management founder of Carriage, has been Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer since December 1996, prior to which he had been a director and Chief Executive Officer since Carriage's inception in 1991. Prior to co-founding Carriage, Mr. Payne spent ten years in the private company turnaround business involving numerous industries including refining, chemicals, trucking, hotel, offshore petroleum supply boat and rent-to own retail industries. Prior to his turnaround career, Mr. Payne spent ten years in the corporate lending business, initially with Prudential Insurance Company and later with Texas Commerce Bank in Houston.
Member of the Executive Committee
Member of the Investment Committee
Holdings: 1,445,238 shares
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Date Type Shares Traded Price Range Jan 30, 2012 Disposition (Non Open Market) 5,503 5.61 Dec 21, 2011 Disposition (Non Open Market) 48,427 5.91 Dec 21, 2011 Option Execute 60,000 4.77 Dec 20, 2011 Sell 1,708 5.74 Dec 19, 2011 Sell 2,000 5.81 Dec 16, 2011 Sell 2,000 5.54 Dec 15, 2011 Sell 2,000 5.31 Dec 14, 2011 Sell 1,000 5.41 Dec 14, 2011 Sell 2,000 5.46 Dec 12, 2011 Sell 529 5.52 Dec 12, 2011 Disposition (Non Open Market) 3,700 5.45 Dec 9, 2011 Disposition (Non Open Market) 1,000 5.54 Dec 9, 2011 Disposition (Non Open Market) 13,670 5.54 Nov 21, 2011 Automatic Sell 9,778 5.71 Nov 18, 2011 Automatic Sell 4,000 5.81 Nov 18, 2011 Automatic Sell 4,000 5.81 Nov 17, 2011 Automatic Sell 6,800 5.83 Nov 16, 2011 Automatic Sell 1,900 5.71 Nov 15, 2011 Automatic Sell 4,600 5.72 Nov 14, 2011 Automatic Sell 2,500 5.77 Nov 14, 2011 Disposition (Non Open Market) 2,906 5.80 Nov 11, 2011 Sell 1,800 5.81 Nov 10, 2011 Automatic Sell 4,100 5.75 Nov 9, 2011 Automatic Sell 1,800 5.77 Nov 8, 2011 Automatic Sell 6,500 5.84 Sep 27, 2011 Sell 5,969 5.74 Sep 21, 2011 Sell 4,200 6.00 Sep 20, 2011 Sell 9,831 6.00 Aug 17, 2011 Automatic Sell 3,750 5.18 Aug 16, 2011 Automatic Sell 4,757 5.29 Aug 15, 2011 Automatic Sell 3,243 5.33 Aug 12, 2011 Automatic Sell 2,900 5.22 Aug 11, 2011 Automatic Sell 2,000 5.19 Aug 10, 2011 Automatic Sell 2,000 5.22 Aug 9, 2011 Automatic Sell 3,000 5.18 Aug 8, 2011 Disposition (Non Open Market) 9,113 5.23 Aug 8, 2011 Automatic Sell 6,400 5.25 Aug 5, 2011 Automatic Sell 4,200 5.45 Aug 4, 2011 Sell 4,400 5.45 Jul 14, 2011 Disposition (Non Open Market) 500 5.66 Jul 5, 2011 Automatic Sell 2,000 5.62 Jul 1, 2011 Automatic Sell 8,500 5.63 Jun 21, 2011 Sell 1,762 5.55 Jun 20, 2011 Sell 3,238 5.56 Jun 17, 2011 Disposition (Non Open Market) 1,000 5.61 Jun 15, 2011 Automatic Sell 2,200 5.63 Jun 14, 2011 Automatic Sell 1,200 5.61 Jun 13, 2011 Automatic Sell 4,900 5.49 Jun 10, 2011 Sell 2,700 5.47 Jun 9, 2011 Automatic Sell 1,500 5.48 -
L. William Heiligbrodt
* Vice Chairman, Executive Vice President & Secretary, Carriage Services, Inc. -
Elected 2011
L. William Heiligbrodt Mr. Heiligbrodt was appointed to serve as a full-time Executive Officer as the Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors on September 1, 2011. From February 2009 until this appointment, Mr. Heiligbrodt was an independent director of the Company who served on the Audit Committee, the Corporate Governance Committee, and was the Chairman of the Compensation Committee and the Executive Committee. Mr. Heiligbrodt also served as the Company's Lead Director. Prior to his recent appointment Mr. Heiligbrodt was a private investor and managing partner in a family business. From February 1999 to February 2003, he served as a consultant to Service Corporation International, a funeral services corporation ("SCI"). Mr. Heiligbrodt was the President and Chief Operating Officer of SCI until February 1999 and he had served in various management positions with SCI since February 1990. Prior to joining SCI, Mr. Heiligbrodt served as President of Provident Services, Inc. from March 1988 to February 1990. Prior to that, he served for five years as Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of WEDGE Group Incorporated. Before Wedge Group Inc., Mr. Heiligbrodt served as Chairman of Texas Commerce Bank, Houston and Vice Chairman of Texas Commerce Bancshares, Inc. and a Director of both companies.
Chairman of the Executive Committee
since 2011
Member of the Investment Committee
since 2011
Holdings: 0 shares
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Date Type Shares Traded Price Range Nov 14, 2011 Disposition (Non Open Market) 42,340 n/a Nov 14, 2011 Acquisition (Non Open Market) 42,340 n/a Sep 13, 2011 Acquisition (Non Open Market) 22,500 5.81 Jun 16, 2011 Acquisition (Non Open Market) 6,920 5.78 May 17, 2011 Acquisition (Non Open Market) 6,802 5.88 Jun 8, 2010 Buy 8,260 4.74 - 4.79 Jun 7, 2010 Buy 10,000 4.83 Jun 7, 2010 Buy 10,000 4.83 Jun 4, 2010 Buy 1,320 4.83 Jun 4, 2010 Buy 20,000 4.84 May 28, 2010 Buy 10,691 4.68 May 27, 2010 Buy 17,845 4.77 May 26, 2010 Buy 1,000 4.61 May 25, 2010 Buy 7,500 4.44 May 24, 2010 Buy 12,100 4.61 Mar 22, 2010 Acquisition (Non Open Market) 8,968 4.46 Jan 6, 2010 Buy 1,588 4.01 Oct 5, 2009 Buy 1,675 3.86 Jul 8, 2009 Buy 1,664 3.53 May 19, 2009 Acquisition (Non Open Market) 3,000 3.30 Feb 25, 2009 Statement of Ownership 0 n/a -
Richard W. Scott
Vice President and Chief Investment Officer -
Loews Corporation
Richard W. Scott Mr. Scott is a seasoned financial services executive with over thirty years of capital markets experience. He is currently the Vice President and Chief Investment Officer of Loews Corporation and formerly Chief Investment Officer, Insurance Portfolio Management, with AIG Investments. His career has included extensive executive and professional responsibility for all aspects of fixed income and insurance portfolio management on both domestic and global platforms, as well as extensive experience as a mergers and acquisition and capital markets professional.
Member of the Audit Committee
Member of the Compensation Committee
since 2009
Chairman of the Corporate Governance Committee
since 2009
Chairman of the Investment Committee
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Donald D. Patteson Jr.
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Sovereign Business Forms, Inc. -
Sovereign Business Forms, Inc.
Elected 2011
Donald D. Patteson Jr. Mr. Patteson is the founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Sovereign Business Forms, Inc. a consolidator in the wholesale manufacturing of custom business forms and related products segment of the printing industry. Prior to founding Sovereign in August 1996, he served as Managing Director of Sovereign Capital Partners, an investment firm specializing in leveraged buyouts. Mr. Patteson also previously served as President and Chief Executive Officer of WBC Holdings, Inc., a consolidator in the rent-to-own industry, and was President and Chief Executive Officer of Temple Marine Drilling, Inc./R.C. Chapman Drilling Co., Inc., a consolidation and workout subsidiary of GE Capital in the drilling industry. He was President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Temple Drilling and held various other positions of executive and financial management in the offshore drilling industry. Mr. Patteson began his business career with Arthur Andersen's management consulting practice.
Chairman of the Audit Committee
Member of the Compensation Committee
Member of the Corporate Governance Committee
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David J. DeCarlo
Former Vice Chairman of Matthews International Corporation -
David J. DeCarlo Mr. DeCarlo has more than 23 years of experience in the deathcare industry, having served as an executive officer in various roles for Matthews International, a leading worldwide supplier of deathcare products. Prior to retiring from Matthews as Vice Chairman in 2008, Mr. DeCarlo had previously served as President of the Bronze Division, Group President of the Memorialization Group and a member of the Board of Directors for twenty-two years. Prior to joining Matthews in 1985, Mr. DeCarlo held diverse management and executive roles in finance, manufacturing, operations, sales, marketing, and management information systems at several Fortune 500 companies.
Member of the Audit Committee
Chairman of the Compensation Committee
Member of the Corporate Governance Committee
Member of the Executive Committee
Holdings: 17,306 shares
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Date Type Shares Traded Price Range Nov 16, 2011 Buy 3,571 5.73 Nov 15, 2011 Buy 3,454 5.80 Nov 14, 2011 Buy 3,420 5.84 Nov 11, 2011 Buy 3,424 5.84 Nov 10, 2011 Buy 3,437 5.84 May 17, 2011 Statement of Ownership 0 n/a




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