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2018 Research Report ADVANCING INCLUSIVE LEADERSHIP 2018 RESEARCH REPORT COMPANIES WITH 3 OR MORE WOMEN DIRECTORS OUTPERFORM THOSE WITH LOWER REPRESENTATION. Source: Catalyst 2018 RESEARCH REPORT KEY FINDINGS DIRECTORS GENDER DIVERSITY: THE POWER OF 3 The percentage of women on the boards This year, we are highlighting companies who have 3 or of Wisconsin’s Top 50 public companies more women directors on their board or executives on increased to 18.9% from 17.6% in 2017. their management team. Why 3? Because according to a study by Catalyst, the global nonprofit that works to 12 of Wisconsin’s Top 50 public companies have build workplaces that work for women, companies with three or more women directors – an increase of 3 or more women directors outperform those with 33% from 2017 lower representation. Over half of the Wisconsin Top 50 public companies, 52% (26/50), now have two or more women board members, compared to only 6% POWER OF 3 2014-2018 (3/50) in 2008 WI COMPANIES WITH 3 OR MORE WOMEN DIRECTORS EXECUTIVES 30% (15/50) of Wisconsin’s Top 50 public 12 companies have 3 or more women executives 9 50% of Wisconsin’s Top 50 public companies (25/50) have 2 or more women executives 6 20% (10/50) of Wisconsin’s Top 50 public 3 companies do not have any women executives 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 COMPANIES WITH 3 OR MORE WOMEN DIRECTORS OUTPERFORM THOSE WITH LOW REPRESENTATION FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE AT COMPANIES WITH THREE OR MORE WOMEN BOARD DIRECTORS (WBD) VS THOSE WITH ZERO Companies with sustained high representation of WBD (three or more WBD in at least four of five years) significantly outperform those with sustained low representation (zero WBD in at least four of five years). Return on Return on Sales Return on Equity Invested Capital 15.3% 14.0% 10.5% 10.4% 7.6% 6.5% +84% +60% +46% Zero WBD 3 or more WBD Zero WBD 3 or more WBD Zero WBD 3 or more WBD Source: Catalyst, The Bottom Line: Corporate Performance and Women Representation on Boards (March 1, 2011) 2 TOTAL DIRECTORS WOMEN DIRECTORS % WOMEN Alliant Energy Corporation 9 5 56% ManpowerGroup Inc. 12 5 42% Bemis Company, Inc. 12 4 33% Kohl’s Corporation 11 4 36% Associated Banc-Corp 13 3 23% WISCONSIN’S Duluth Holdings, Inc. 8 3 38% First Business Financial Services, Inc. 10 3 30% Lands’ End, Inc. 8 3 38% MGE Energy, Inc. 10 3 30% 50 Rockwell Automation, Inc. 12 3 25% LARGEST Sensient Technologies Corporation 10 3 30% WEC Energy Group, Inc. 14 3 21% PUBLIC A.O. Smith Corporation 10 2 20% COMPANIES Brady Corporation 8 2 25% Fiserv, Inc. 10 2 20% DIRECTORS Harley-Davidson, Inc. 10 2 20% Johnson Outdoors Inc. 8 2 25% Marcus Corporation, The 10 2 20% MGIC Investment Corporation 11 2 18% Modine Manufacturing Company 9 2 22% Oshkosh Corporation 12 2 17% Plexus Corp. 11 2 18% Regal Beloit Corporation 11 2 18% Philip B. Flynn Schneider National, Inc. 9 2 22% President and CEO Snap-on, Inc. 10 2 20% Associated Banc-Corp Waterstone Financial, Inc. 7 2 29% “The women on Actuant Corporation 9 1 11% Associated Bank’s Artisan Partners Asset Management, Inc. 7 1 14% Board of Directors Badger Meter, Inc. 8 1 13% play a significant Briggs & Stratton Corporation 9 1 11% role in ensuring we are candid with Douglas Dynamics, Inc. 6 1 17% each other, and Exact Sciences Corporation 11 1 9% our actions reflect Generac Holdings, Inc. 10 1 10% the diverse needs Manitowoc Company, Inc., The 7 1 14% of our colleagues National Presto Industries, Inc. 5 1 20% and customers. Their perception is Nicolet Bankshares, Inc. 15 1 7% integral in helping Orion Energy Systems, Inc. 6 1 17% us identify and Physicians Realty Trust 8 1 13% generate solutions Quad/Graphics, Inc. 9 1 11% that encourage Rexnord Corporation 10 1 10% creativity, innovation and positive Twin Disc, Inc. 8 1 13% change within our Weyco Group, Inc. 7 1 14% organization.” Connecture, Inc. 5 0 0% Gardner Denver Holdings, Inc. 9 0 0% Jason Industries, Inc. 9 0 0% Source: Wisconsin’s Marten Transport, Ltd. 7 0 0% 50 largest public companies based on REV Group, Inc. 9 0 0% revenues as reported School Specialty, Inc. 5 0 0% in The Milwaukee Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. 7 0 0% Business Journal’s Strattec Security Corporation 5 0 0% Annual Book of Lists TOTAL 456 86 18.9% 3 BEST PRACTICES TO IMPROVE GENDER DIVERSITY ON BOARDS Make a visible commitment to Look beyond current CEOs and Expand your network to diversity with sustained action other members of the C-Suite include more women and throughout the organization explicitly ask search firms for Consider candidates with the female candidates Set new principles for decision right expertise, not just those making (eg, include women on with prior board experience Cultivate long-term every candidate slate) relationships with prospective candidates Source: McKinsey Quarterly (January 2017) 2018 NEWLY APPOINTED WOMEN DIRECTORS BEMIS BEMIS KOHL’S LANDS’ END, INC. MGE ENERGY, INC. Katherine C. Doyle Marran Oglivie CORPORATION Maureen Mullen Marsha Anderson CEO, Swanson Corporate and Michelle Gass Co-Founder and Clerk of Courts, U.S. Health Products advisory board CEO, Kohl’s Chief Strategy Bankruptcy Court for member Corporation Officer, L2 Inc. the Western District of Wisconsin and past Major General, U.S. Army SCHNEIDER NATIONAL INC. Mary Deprey MGIC INVESTMENT PHYSICIANS PLEXUS CORP. Philanthropist and CORPORATION REALTY TRUST Karen Rapp non-profit board Melissa Lora Pamela Kessler Executive Vice member President, Taco Executive Vice President, President, Chief Bell International, Chief Financial Officer Financial Officer and recently retired and Secretary of LTC Treasurer, National Properties, Inc. Instruments 4 HOW DO WISCONSIN’S INDUSTRY SECTORS COMPARE Gary J. Wolter IN GENDER DIVERSITY? Chairman MGE Energy, Inc. and PERCENT OF WOMEN DIRECTORS BY Madison Gas and Electric Co. SECTOR, US & REGIONAL, 2018 “We have a long history of outstanding women directors. When I became CEO 20 years ago, one of my mentors was a female director who helped to shape my thinking. When you have good experiences like that, you think ‘where is the next CONSUMER FINANCIAL INDUSTRIALS CYCLICAL SERVICES person with that skill set?’. The pool of potential women directors is growing, but not fast enough. One thing CEOs can do is look at their board membership criteria more broadly and consider US the full range of skill sets that can add value to WI the board, such as customer service, community involvement and organizational capabilities. MN Broader experiences lead to better decision- MI TECHNOLOGY UTILITIES making and better decision-making leads to better IL performance. There’s a straight line between diverse experiences and the bottom line.” Source: 2020 Women on Boards Diversity Index of Fortune 1000 Companies, 2017 WISCONSIN HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS AND 4-YEAR HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS Of the 18 not-for-profit institutions of Of the 13 health care systems, 12 (92%) higher learning in Wisconsin, all (100%) have 3 or more women directors. have 3 or more women directors. For more data on WI Health Care Systems and 4-Year Higher Education Institutions visit: milwaukeewomeninc.org FEMALE DIRECTORS FEMALE EXECUTIVES GENDER DIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN S&P 500 COMPANIES 26.7% 21.2% 17.4% 26.5% COMPARED TO ALL US S&P 500 WI USUS WIWI USUS COMPANIES Source: BizTimes, (May 21, 2011); Catalyst, Pyramid: Women in S&P 500 Companies (June 1, 2018) 5 TOP 50 TOTAL EXECUTIVES WOMEN EXECUTIVES % WOMEN Quad/Graphics, Inc. 26 7 27% Exact Sciences Corporation 25 6 24% Johnson Outdoors Inc. 10 5 50% Lands’ End, Inc. 9 5 56% ManpowerGroup Inc. 14 5 36% WISCONSIN’S Weyco Group, Inc. 24 5 21% Alliant Energy Corporation 13 4 31% WEC Energy Group, Inc. 16 4 25% 50 Badger Meter, Inc. 11 3 27% LARGEST Briggs & Stratton Corporation 13 3 23% Harley-Davidson, Inc. 7 3 43% PUBLIC MGE Energy, Inc. 11 3 27% COMPANIES Physicians Realty Trust 13 3 23% Plexus Corp. 16 3 19% EXECUTIVES Snap-on, Inc. 34 3 9% Associated Banc-Corp 14 2 14% Brady Corporation 7 2 29% Connecture, Inc. 9 2 22% First Business Financial Services, Inc. 10 2 20% Kohl’s Corporation 5 2 40% Modine Manufacturing Company 13 2 15% REV Group, Inc. 4 2 50% Rockwell Automation, Inc. 13 2 15% Joel Quadracci Chairman, Sensient Technologies Corporation 8 2 25% President & CEO Twin Disc, Inc. 7 2 29% Quad/Graphics A. O. Smith Corporation 17 1 6% “Your work population has Artisan Partners Asset Management, Inc. 6 1 17% to look like the population Bemis Company, Inc. 12 1 8% around you. We need a Douglas Dynamics, Inc. 6 1 17% constant funnel of people Duluth Holdings, Inc. 4 1 25% for all types of positions Fiserv, Inc. 10 1 10% in our company so we’re Gardner Denver Holdings, Inc. 7 1 14% always looking at how we can make Quad/Graphics Marcus Corporation, The 7 1 14% a comfortable place for MGIC Investment Corporation 6 1 17% everyone to work. We’ve National Presto Industries, Inc. 5 1 20% designed mechanisms to Nicolet Bankshares, Inc. 3 1 33% listen to our employees’ Oshkosh Corporation 13 1 8% challenges and then we Rexnord Corporation 10 1 10% build layers of support that School Specialty, Inc. 8 1 13% respond to those needs to support diversity and Spectrum Brand Holdings, Inc. 8 1 13% inclusion in all aspects of Actuant Corporation 6 0 0% our business. My mother, Generac Holdings, Inc.
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