Jeanne Beliveau-Dunn - Director | COLUMBUS MCKINNON (CMCO) Executive Profile & Compensation

About Jeanne Beliveau-Dunn

Jeanne Beliveau-Dunn, age 65, is an independent director of Columbus McKinnon, serving since March 2020; she chairs the Human Capital, Compensation & Succession Committee, sits on the Corporate Governance & Nomination Committee, and is lead of the Board’s Cybersecurity Sub-Committee . She is CEO & President of Claridad LLC (since 2018), previously was a Vice President and General Manager at Cisco (multiple leadership roles through April 2018), and holds a BS from the University of Massachusetts with executive programs completed at MIT and Harvard; she has served on the boards of Edison International (since 2019) and Xylem (2017–May 2025) .

Past Roles

Organization	Role	Tenure	Committees/Impact
Claridad LLC	Chief Executive Officer & President	2018–present	Leads a software/services firm focused on automated logistics, cybersecurity and AI
Cisco Systems, Inc.	Vice President & General Manager; founder/leader of Internet Business Solutions Group	Through April 2018 (prior years not specified)	Led Cisco’s most profitable business (Product Marketing, Global Channels & Sales) and strategic solutions group
IoT Talent Consortium (non-profit)	Founder	Not specified	Led industrial-tech partnerships on industrial automation

External Roles

Company/Organization	Role	Tenure	Notes
Edison International (NYSE: EIX)	Director	2019–present	Public company directorship
Xylem Inc. (NYSE: XYL)	Director	2017–May 2025	Public company directorship (ended May 2025)
National Association of Corporate Directors	NACD Fellow	Since 2019	Governance credentials

Board Governance

Committees, leadership and independence:
- Human Capital, Compensation & Succession (HCCS): Chair; FY25 meetings: 4; all committee members independent under Nasdaq rules .
- Corporate Governance & Nomination (CG&N): Member; FY25 meetings: 4; all members independent .
- Cybersecurity Sub-Committee: Lead (committee chair structure refreshed in FY25; she is listed as Chair of the Cyber Sub-Committee) .
Attendance and engagement: Board held six meetings in FY25; each director attended at least 75% of aggregate Board/committee meetings and the 2024 Annual Meeting; agendas include executive sessions for independent directors .
Shareholder engagement: The Board maintains an ongoing engagement program, with feedback integrated into committee evaluations and off-season outreach .

Board Committee	Role	FY25 Meetings	Independence	Mandate Highlights
Human Capital, Compensation & Succession	Chair	4	Independent	Compensation strategy, performance goals, executive targets and payouts, equity grants, compensation risk oversight, CEO/CFO compensation recommendations
Corporate Governance & Nomination	Member	4	Independent	Board composition/skills, director nominations, governance policies, Board/committee evaluations, ESG governance oversight
Cybersecurity Sub-Committee	Lead	n/a disclosed	Independent (Board-level sub-committee)	Cybersecurity oversight (lead role)

Fixed Compensation (Director Pay – FY2025)

Component	Amount/Details
Annual cash retainer	$90,000
Committee chair fee (HCCS)	$20,000
Total cash paid (FY25)	$110,000 (reported as “Fees Earned or Paid in Cash”)
Equity retainer	3,514 shares of common stock; standard program provides immediate vesting; grant-date fair value ~$130,018
Deferral election	Elected to defer 100% of her FY25 equity award (3,514 shares, $130,018) under the Director Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan; distribution within 60 days upon separation, death, disability, or change in control per plan terms
Meeting fees	None (no additional fees for Board/committee meeting attendance)

Directors may defer cash and/or stock compensation under the nonqualified deferred compensation plan; program is unfunded and intended to supplement retirement income .

Performance Compensation (Directors)

Performance-based elements in director pay	Status
Performance-conditioned equity (e.g., PSUs for directors)	None; director equity retainer consists of shares that vest immediately (not performance-conditioned)

Other Directorships & Interlocks

Topic	Detail
Current public boards	Edison International (Director since 2019)
Prior public boards	Xylem Inc. (2017–May 2025)
Committee interlocks (CMCO)	No compensation committee interlocks or insider participation in FY2025; all HCCS members independent; no Item 404 relationships requiring disclosure

Expertise & Qualifications

30+ years as a transformational operator in technology and industrial automation; experience in global business building, infrastructure, cybersecurity, AI, SaaS, and manufacturing .
Senior P&L and go-to-market leadership (Cisco VP/GM over product marketing, channels, and sales), M&A and integration exposure, and extensive investor community engagement .
Governance credentials: NACD Fellow (since 2019), frequent participant in Stanford governance programs; recognized in NACD Directorship 100 (2023), Women Inc. Most Influential Corporate Directors (2018), and Silicon Valley Business Journal Women of Influence (2015) .

Equity Ownership (Alignment)

Item	Amount/Status	As-of Date/Notes
Beneficial ownership (common stock)	2,576 shares; <1% of class	As of May 27, 2025 (SEC table basis)
Deferred stock (not included above)	13,832 shares	Excluded from beneficial count per footnote
Unvested RSUs held	13,534 RSUs	As of March 31, 2025 (director program deferrals)
Ownership guideline	Directors must own 5x annual cash retainer within 5 years	All directors were in compliance as of March 31, 2025
Hedging/pledging policy	Hedging, pledging, short sales, and derivative transactions in Company stock are prohibited	Applies to directors and executives

Governance Assessment

Strengths (investor confidence signals)
- Independent director; chairs HCCS and leads Cybersecurity Sub-Committee—central to pay governance, succession planning, and cyber risk oversight .
- Robust compensation governance framework under her committee: independent consultant (Meridian), formal risk review, clawback policy broader than SEC rules, and double-trigger CoC features for executives .
- Strong director alignment: meaningful equity retainer with ability to defer; ownership guideline at 5x retainer and compliance achieved by all directors as of FY25 .
- Board process quality: regular executive sessions, annual Board/committee self-evaluations, and consistent shareholder engagement cadence .
- Market validation: 2024 Say-on-Pay received over 88% support, indicating broad shareholder acceptance of compensation oversight; HCCS signed off on CD&A (May 18, 2025) .
Potential watch items
- Multiple external roles (EIX directorship, prior XYL through May 2025, and Claridad CEO) can create time demands; however, company reports each director met ≥75% attendance and attended the 2024 Annual Meeting .
- No related-party transactions disclosed for FY2025 (a positive); continue monitoring annual Item 404 disclosures .
Red flags identified: None. Company prohibits hedging/pledging; no compensation committee interlocks; no director meeting fees; and no related-party transactions requiring disclosure in FY2025 .

Appendix: Director Compensation Table (FY2025 – Extract)

Director	Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($)	Stock Awards ($)	Total ($)
Jeanne Beliveau-Dunn	110,000	— (elected to defer 100% of 3,514-share equity award valued at $130,018)	110,000

Program structure: annual cash retainer $90,000; committee chair fee $20,000 (HCCS); equity retainer 3,514 shares (immediate vesting under standard terms); nonqualified deferral available .

Notes on Policy Framework Relevant to Her Committee

Clawback: Applies in the event of a restatement; also allows recovery for specified misconduct including covenant violations and willful fraud causing harm; covers cash and equity incentives (time- and performance-based) .
Prohibited transactions: No hedging, pledging, short sales, or derivative transactions in Company stock .
Ownership guidelines: Directors must achieve 5x annual cash retainer within five years; all directors compliant as of March 31, 2025 .