Ted A. Fernandez

Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer at HACKETT GROUP

Board

Since 1997

Tenure

Founded the company in 1997 and has served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer since that time.

Also at HACKETT GROUP

DND

David N. Dungan

Vice Chairman

RAR

Robert A. Ramirez

Executive Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

About

Ted A. Fernandez is the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of The Hackett Group, Inc., a role he has held since founding the company in 1997.

Prior to founding the company, he built an extensive career at KPMG LLP from 1979 to 1994, culminating in his position as National Managing Partner of KPMG’s Strategic Services Consulting Division from May 1994 to January 1997 and serving on the Management Committee from 1995 to 1997.

His professional journey highlights a deep expertise in business consulting and organizational leadership, though details regarding his personal education or background beyond his extensive industry experience are not available in the documents.

$HCKT Performance Under Ted A. Fernandez

Past Roles

Organization	Role	Date Range	Details
KPMG LLP	Member of KPMG’s Management Committee	1995 – 1997	Held concurrently with his role as National Managing Partner
KPMG LLP	National Managing Partner of Strategic Services Consulting Division	May 1994 – January 1997	Culmination of his industry executive career at KPMG
KPMG LLP	Various Industry Executive and Client Service Positions	1979 – 1994	Held multiple roles prior to senior leadership positions

Fixed Compensation

Data from FY 2024

Component Name	Amount	Payment Schedule	Additional Details
Base Salary	$900,000	Annual	Increased from $750,000 in 2023

Performance Compensation

Data from FY 2024

Non-Equity Incentive Compensation

Metric	Detail
Amount	$1,014,511
Performance Targets	Adjusted diluted EPS targets with a Goal of $1.71 and Superior of $1.78 (representing 10% and 15% improvements over prior results)
Thresholds	Commence: 0% of base salary, Goal: 120% of base salary, Superior: 210% of base salary
Payment Schedule	Award granted on February 14, 2025
Vesting	No vesting; compensation paid annually based on performance

Stock Price Awards

Metric	Detail
Number of Units	786,885 restricted stock units
Grant Date	September 16, 2024
Grant Date Fair Value	$12,104,914
Grant Date Stock Price	$25.60
Performance Targets	Stock price hurdles at $30.00, $40.00, and $50.00 per share
Vesting Schedule	33.33% vest upon achieving the $30.00 hurdle, 33.33% upon the $40.00 hurdle, and 33.34% upon the $50.00 hurdle; with time-based vesting on the first, second, and third anniversaries of the grant date
Evaluation Period	September 16, 2024 – December 31, 2028
Actual Performance	$30.00 hurdle achieved in Q4 2024 leading to vesting of 262,295 RSUs

Additional Stock Awards

Metric	Detail
Number of Units	60,998 restricted stock units
Grant Date	February 14, 2025
Grant Date Fair Value	$1,914,111
Vesting Schedule	One-third vest annually on the anniversary of the grant date