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Paula C. Tolliver

Director at InvescoInvesco
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About Paula C. Tolliver

Independent non-executive director at Invesco Ltd. since 2021 (tenure: 4 years); age 60. Former Corporate Vice President & CIO at Intel (2016–2019) and Corporate Vice President, Business Services & CIO at Dow Chemical (2012–2016), with 20+ years at Dow; founder and principal of TechEdge, an IT strategy consulting firm, since 2020. BS in Business Information Systems, Ohio University. Qualifications cited by IVZ include executive leadership/technology expertise spanning digital transformation, advanced analytics, cybersecurity, and operational excellence.

Past Roles

OrganizationRoleTenureCommittees/Impact
Intel CorporationCorporate Vice President & Chief Information Officer2016–2019Enterprise CIO leadership, technology and cybersecurity oversight
The Dow Chemical Company (Dow, Inc. subsidiary)Corporate Vice President, Business Services & Chief Information Officer; led a services business and other roles over 20+ years2012–2016 (CIO/Business Services); 20+ years totalLed business services and IT; digital transformation and operational excellence

External Roles

OrganizationRoleTenureCommittees
TechEdgeFounder & Principal2020–presentIT strategy advisory to executive leadership
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.Director2018–presentAudit; Capital Allocation committees

Board Governance

  • Committee assignments: Audit; Compensation; Nomination & Corporate Governance. Not a committee chair.
  • Independence: Board determined Ms. Tolliver is independent under NYSE rules; all three board committees are fully independent.
  • Audit Committee literacy: Each audit member is independent and financially literate; audit committee met 10 times in 2024.
  • Compensation Committee met 6 times in 2024; Nomination & Corporate Governance Committee met 3 times.
  • Board-level attendance and engagement: Board held 12 meetings in 2024; each then-serving director attended at least 75% of aggregate board and committee meetings; all directors attended the 2024 AGM; non-executive directors meet in executive session at least quarterly.
  • Board composition/time commitments: None of IVZ’s directors serves on more than four public company boards.

Fixed Compensation (Non-Executive Director Pay)

ComponentDetails2024 Amount
Annual cash retainerStandard NED cash fee$120,000 (Tolliver)
Committee chair feesAudit Chair $50,000; Comp Chair $20,000; N&G Chair $20,000Not applicable to Tolliver (not a chair)
Board Chair feeAdditional $230,000 (applies only to Chair)N/A for Tolliver
Meeting feesNoneN/A
Expense reimbursementTravel expenses reimbursedPolicy disclosed

The compensation committee kept NED pay levels unchanged for 2025.

Performance Compensation (Equity-Based Director Pay)

Equity ElementGrant Mechanics2024 GrantVesting
Annual equity grant (time-based)“Basic shares fee” in advance for service$194,986 grant-date fair value (11,955 common shares) (Tolliver) One-year vesting requirement

NED stock ownership policy: must achieve/maintain ownership equal to 4x basic cash fee within five years; retain 50% of shares granted until compliant.

Other Directorships & Interlocks

CompanyRolePotential Interlock/Conflict Notes
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.Director; Audit and Capital Allocation committeesNo related-person transactions or compensation committee interlocks disclosed involving Ms. Tolliver at IVZ in 2024.

Expertise & Qualifications

  • Executive leadership and technology: experience driving digital transformation, advanced analytics, cybersecurity, and operational excellence at Intel and Dow; public company executive experience.
  • Strategy and international experience: executive strategy/execution and international exposure cited in IVZ skills/biography.

Equity Ownership

As-of DateCommon Shares Beneficially OwnedDeferred Share AwardsPledgedSource
Feb 18, 202545,433No shares are pledged (company-wide statement applies)
Dec 31, 2024 (NED policy table)33,272 (shares held)N/AN/A

NED ownership policy requires 4x cash retainer within five years of appointment or policy effective date; status by individual not explicitly stated in the text extraction.

Governance Assessment

  • Strengths for board effectiveness:
    • Triple-committee service (Audit, Compensation, Nominating & Governance) leverages her technology/cyber and transformation background across financial reporting, pay design, and board refreshment processes.
    • Independence and audit financial literacy, with regular executive sessions and robust meeting cadence, support oversight quality.
    • Meaningful equity component in NED compensation with holding requirements aligns director interests with shareholders.
  • Alignment and ownership: Holds 45,433 IVZ shares beneficially (as of Feb 18, 2025); no pledging disclosed.
  • Conflicts/interlocks and related-party exposure: No related-person transactions involving Ms. Tolliver disclosed; no compensation committee interlocks.
  • Workload and time commitments: Serves on all three IVZ committees and one additional public company board (CHRW); IVZ states no director serves on more than four public public-company boards.

Director Compensation (2024 Detail)

ItemCash ($)Stock Awards ($)Total ($)
Paula C. Tolliver (2024)120,000 194,986 314,986

Board Governance (Committee Structure – Reference)

CommitteeIndependence/RequirementsMeetings in 2024
AuditAll members independent and financially literate; SEC-defined financial experts identified10
CompensationAll members independent; oversees NEO and director pay and succession planning6
Nomination & Corporate GovernanceAll members independent; oversees director recruitment and governance guidelines3

Attendance & Engagement (Board-Level)

  • 12 board meetings in 2024; each then-serving director attended at least 75% of board and committee meetings; all directors attended the 2024 AGM; non-executive directors hold executive sessions at least quarterly.