Bobby Griffin
About Bobby Griffin
Bobby Griffin, age 58, is an independent director of CSW Industrials (CSWI) serving since December 2021. He is Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer at Rockwell Automation (since February 2021) and brings notable expertise in corporate culture, organizational health, diversity & inclusion, talent management, leadership development, and compensation/benefits. At CSWI, he serves on the Compensation & Talent Development Committee and the Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee, contributing human capital and governance insights aligned to CSWI’s employee-centric culture and growth strategy .
Past Roles
| Organization | Role | Tenure | Committees/Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rockwell Automation | Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer | Feb 2021–present | Corporate culture, D&I, talent leadership |
| CBRE Group | Vice President of Diversity & Inclusion | 2017–2021 | D&I program leadership |
| Flowserve Corporation | Global Director of Diversity & Inclusion | Dates not disclosed (prior to 2017) | Global D&I leadership |
| Coca-Cola Enterprises; Merck & Co. | Various HR and business partner leadership roles | Dates not disclosed | HR, compensation/benefits exposure |
External Roles
No other public company directorships are disclosed for Bobby Griffin in CSWI’s 2025 proxy .
Board Governance
- Independence: CSWI’s standing committees are composed entirely of independent directors; Bobby Griffin is designated independent .
- Committees: Compensation & Talent Development (member); Nominating & Corporate Governance (member). In fiscal 2025, Compensation met 6 times; N&CG met 3 times, signaling active oversight cadence .
- Attendance: The Board held 7 meetings in fiscal 2025, and each director attended at least 75% of Board and applicable committee meetings; all directors attended the 2024 annual meeting .
- Executive sessions: Independent directors generally hold executive sessions at each regularly scheduled meeting; the lead independent director presides. With Robert Swartz retiring after the 2025 annual meeting, Linda Livingstone is anticipated to become lead independent director .
- Conflicts and related-party transactions: N&CG oversees conflicts; the committee was not requested to and did not approve any related-party transactions requiring disclosure in fiscal 2025 .
- Limits on outside boards: Directors may not serve on more than three other public company boards; Audit members may not serve on more than two audit committees .
Fixed Compensation
| Item | Amount/Detail |
|---|---|
| Cash retainer (annual) | $75,000 |
| Committee member retainers | Audit $10,000; Compensation & Talent Development $8,000; Nominating & Corporate Governance $8,000 |
| Chair retainers (if applicable) | Audit Chair $20,000; Comp & Talent Dev Chair $15,000; N&CG Chair $10,000 (Griffin is not a chair) |
| Lead Independent Director retainer | $25,000 (for the LID; not applicable to Griffin) |
| Bobby Griffin – Fees earned (FY2025) | $91,000 |
| Bobby Griffin – Total compensation (FY2025) | $203,792 (Cash $91,000; Stock Awards $112,792) |
Notes:
- Director fees remained unchanged in fiscal 2025 following fiscal 2024 benchmarking with an independent compensation consultant .
Performance Compensation
Directors receive time-based restricted stock rather than performance-based equity.
| Grant Detail | Terms |
|---|---|
| Annual director equity grant | 360 shares of restricted stock granted Aug 15, 2024; grant-date fair value $112,792 using $313.31 per share (Nasdaq close) |
| Vesting | Fully vests on earliest of reelection, one year from grant, termination due to death or disability, or change in control; full voting rights and eligible for dividends from grant date |
| Options | No stock option awards outstanding for non-employee directors at March 31, 2025 |
Other Directorships & Interlocks
| Category | Disclosure |
|---|---|
| Other public company boards (current) | None disclosed for Griffin |
| Compensation Committee interlocks | During FY2025 the Compensation Committee included independent directors (including Griffin); no interlocks or insider participation disclosed. No committee member was a CSWI officer/employee in FY2025, and no reciprocal board/committee relationships with CSWI executives were disclosed . |
Expertise & Qualifications
- Corporate culture and organizational health; D&I leadership; talent management and leadership development; compensation and benefits .
- Governance: Service on N&CG overseeing board independence, conflicts, ESG, and self-evaluation processes .
Equity Ownership
| Measure | Amount |
|---|---|
| Beneficial ownership (as of June 30, 2025) | 2,448 shares; <1% of shares outstanding |
| Unvested restricted stock outstanding (3/31/2025) | 360 shares (standard annual director grant) |
| Stock ownership guidelines (directors) | ≥5x annual cash retainer ($375,000) by 5th anniversary of board service; all non-employee directors in compliance as of 3/31/2025 |
| Pledging/hedging | Prohibited under CSWI’s Insider Trading Policy (no pledging, margin accounts, hedging, short sales, or sales “against the box”) |
Governance Assessment
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Positives and signals supporting investor confidence:
- Independent status; active participation across two key committees (Compensation & Talent Development; N&CG) .
- Director equity is time-based and aligned with robust ownership requirements; all non-employee directors in compliance with 5x retainer guideline .
- No related-party transactions requiring disclosure in FY2025; formal conflict oversight framework under N&CG .
- Board engagement processes include frequent executive sessions, annual self-evaluations, continuing education, and structured shareholder engagement; 2024 Say-on-Pay approval was 97.6%, reflecting strong support for compensation governance .
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Risk indicators and potential red flags:
- No pledging/hedging permitted, mitigating alignment risks .
- No disclosed other public company directorships that could create interlocks or conflicts; Compensation Committee confirms no interlocks/insider participation .
- Attendance disclosure is at least 75% for each director, not individual-level detail; however, committee meeting frequency indicates active governance cadence (Compensation 6; N&CG 3) .