Tyrone Jeffers
Director at ITGR
Board
About Tyrone Jeffers
Alvin (Tyrone) Jeffers, age 51, has served as an independent director of Integer Holdings Corporation since 2021. He is Vice President, Global Manufacturing and Supply Chain at SPX FLOW, Inc. (since April 2018), and previously led supply chain integration for the Baker Hughes–GE merger (2016–2018) and spent 22 years in manufacturing and supply chain roles at GE, including two years in Shanghai. He is a member of the Audit, Corporate Governance & Nominating, and Technology Strategy Committees. The Board has affirmatively determined he is independent under NYSE listing standards .
Past Roles
| Organization | Role | Tenure | Committees/Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPX FLOW, Inc. | Vice President, Global Manufacturing and Supply Chain | Apr 2018–present | Leads global manufacturing sites, operational effectiveness, productivity, commitments, safety |
| Baker Hughes–GE | Vice President, Infrastructure & Supply Chain Integration | 2016–2018 | Delivered >$1 billion in cost synergies via cost efficiency and rationalization |
| General Electric (GE) | Manufacturing and Supply Chain Leadership | 1996–2016 | Ran factories and supply chains in GE Industrial and GE Oil & Gas; lived in Shanghai ~2 years |
External Roles
| Organization | Role | Tenure | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina A&T State University, College of Engineering | Chairman, Engineering Advisory Board | Current (not dated) | Partners university with industry to drive innovation and growth |
Board Governance
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Independence | Independent director under NYSE standards |
| Committee Memberships | Audit; Corporate Governance & Nominating; Technology Strategy |
| Chair Roles | None disclosed for Jeffers (not listed as chair of any committee) |
| Audit Committee Financial Expert designation | Audit Committee experts are Hobby, Hinrichs, Spence; Jeffers not designated as “financial expert” |
| Board meetings held (2024) | 8 meetings; each director attended at least 75% of Board and committee meetings; 100% attendance at 2024 annual meeting |
| Committee meetings (2024) | Audit: 8; Compensation: 6; Corporate Governance & Nominating: 4; Technology Strategy: 4 |
Fixed Compensation
| Component (2024) | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Cash retainer | $80,000 | Standard non‑employee director cash retainer |
| Audit Committee member fee | $10,000 | Applies to Audit Committee members (including Chair) |
| Total cash fees | $90,000 | Jeffers’ cash compensation per director comp table |
| Committee chair fees | $0 | Jeffers not a chair; chair fees: Audit $20k; Comp $15k; CGN $10k; Tech $10k |
Performance Compensation
| Equity Award (2024) | Grant Date | Vehicle | Grant Date Fair Value | Vesting | Performance Metrics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual director equity retainer | May 22, 2024 | RSUs | $179,924 | Four equal installments on 3, 6, 9 months after grant; final on May 20, 2025 | None (time-based RSUs) |
Other Directorships & Interlocks
| Category | Detail |
|---|---|
| Current public company boards | None disclosed in ITGR proxy biography |
| Past public company boards | None disclosed in ITGR proxy biography |
| Potential interlocks with customers/suppliers | None disclosed; Related-person transactions policy reports no related-person transactions in 2024 |
Expertise & Qualifications
- Manufacturing and operations leadership; international/global business; human capital management; health, safety and environment; risk management .
- Audit Committee member with oversight of financial risks, disclosure controls, internal controls, related‑person transactions, and cybersecurity risk (CISO reports at least twice per year) .
Equity Ownership
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Beneficial ownership (as of Mar 24, 2025) | 8,588 shares; less than 1% of outstanding (34,889,876 shares) |
| RSUs vestable/issuable within 60 days (included above) | 6,003 shares |
| Options exercisable within 60 days | None listed for Jeffers (options shown only for certain other directors) |
| Director ownership guidelines | ≥6,000 shares within five years; each director has achieved guidelines |
| Anti‑hedging/pledging | Prohibited for directors and officers |
Insider Trades (Section 16)
| Item | Status |
|---|---|
| Timely Section 16 filings (2024) | Company reports no delinquent filings by directors or officers in 2024 |
| Reported Form 4 transactions (2024) | Not specifically enumerated; no delinquent or late reports flagged |
Say‑on‑Pay & Shareholder Voting Signals
- 2024 annual meeting votes: Jeffers received 31,260,020 “For” and 395,935 “Withheld” (broker non‑votes 861,703), indicating strong shareholder support .
- Say‑on‑pay support: Approximately 98% approval in the prior year; 2024 vote results were For 31,020,611, Against 628,696, Abstained 6,648 (broker non‑votes 861,703) .
Governance Assessment
- Strengths: Independent status; service on Audit and Corporate Governance committees; robust anti‑hedging/pledging policy; director ownership guideline achieved; strong say‑on‑pay support; no related‑person transactions in 2024; Audit Committee oversight of cybersecurity with regular CISO updates .
- Alignment: Director pay is predominantly equity‑based (annual RSUs ~$180k vs $90k cash), with time‑based vesting fostering medium‑term alignment; ownership guidelines and sell‑down restrictions enhance long‑term alignment .
- Attendance/engagement: Board and committee attendance thresholds met; Board held 8 meetings in 2024 and 100% attendance at annual meeting .
- Potential conflicts/RED FLAGS: None disclosed; Jeffers’ executive role at SPX FLOW noted, but the Company reports no related‑person transactions in 2024. Continued monitoring advisable for any future commercial relationships between ITGR and SPX FLOW .
- Compensation governance: Director compensation capped and structured; independent compensation consultant for executive pay (FW Cook) with no conflicts; committees composed entirely of independent directors .