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Douglas Coltharp

Director at Under ArmourUnder Armour
Board

About Douglas E. Coltharp

Independent director since December 2004 (age 64), Coltharp is Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Encompass Health (since May 2010). Prior roles include Partner at Arlington Capital Advisors/Arlington Investment Partners (2007–2010) and EVP/CFO of Saks Incorporated (1996–2007), giving him deep financial and retail-sector credentials. He serves as Audit Committee Chair and Finance & Capital Planning Committee Chair and is designated an “audit committee financial expert.”

Past Roles

OrganizationRoleTenureCommittees/Impact
Encompass Health CorporationEVP & Chief Financial OfficerMay 2010–presentLarge-cap CFO; financial reporting and controls leadership
Arlington Capital Advisors / Arlington Investment PartnersPartnerMay 2007–Apr 2010M&A and advisory experience
Saks IncorporatedEVP & Chief Financial Officer1996–May 2007Public retail CFO; financial discipline and capital markets exposure

External Roles

Company/InstitutionRolePublic Company Board?Notes
Encompass Health CorporationEVP & CFONo (management, not director)Healthcare sector; non-overlapping with UAA core business
Other public company boardsNone disclosed

Board Governance

  • Independence: Board determined Coltharp is independent under NYSE rules .
  • Committee leadership: Audit (Chair) and Finance & Capital Planning (Chair). Audit met 5 times; Finance met 4 times in FY2025 .
  • Attendance: All directors attended ≥75% of Board and committee meetings (FY2025) . All directors attended the 2024 Annual Meeting .
  • Audit committee financial expert: Coltharp qualifies under SEC/NYSE standards .
  • Board structure: Separate Chair (Mohamed El‑Erian) and CEO (Kevin Plank) maintained per 2024 settlement; regular executive sessions of non-management directors .

Fixed Compensation

ComponentFY2024FY2025Notes
Annual Board Retainer (cash)$90,000 $90,000 Option to defer into DSUs; no meeting fees
Audit Committee Chair Retainer$30,000 $30,000 Chair differential
Finance & Capital Planning Chair Retainer$22,500 $22,500 Chair differential
Committee Member RetainerN/A (Chair roles) N/A (Chair roles) Board Chair retainer not applicable to him
Fees Earned (cash total)$142,500 $142,500 Sum of Board + Chair fees
Cash Deferred into DSUs$142,500; 20,361 DSUs $142,500; 20,588 DSUs Non-Employee Directors DSU Plan

Performance Compensation

Equity ElementGrant ValueVesting/PerformanceSettlement/Other
Annual RSU (Class C)$150,000 in FY2024 ; $150,000 in FY2025 Vests in full at next Annual Meeting (time-based; no performance metrics) Converts to DSUs at vest; delivered 6 months after Board departure (or earlier upon death/disability)
Initial Board RSU (on appointment)$100,000 (policy) Vests in three equal annual installments (time-based) Same DSU conversion/settlement rules
Director DSU/RSU holdings (as of record date)Class A DSUs: 54,820; Class C DSUs: 242,054; Class C RSUs: 18,987 Time-based vesting only; no pay-for-performance metrics for directors Shares delivered 6 months post Board exit

Note: Under Armour’s director equity is solely time-based; performance metrics (revenue, OI, TSR, ESG) apply to executive awards, not non-management directors .

Other Directorships & Interlocks

EntityRelationshipPotential Conflict?Board Independence Impact
Encompass Health (CFO role)External employer (healthcare)None disclosed with UAA; unrelated industry Board affirmed independence
Related party transactionsNone disclosed involving Coltharp
Endeavor (Whitesell) ordinary-course tiesBoard reviewed Endeavor relationships; not material, no independence impact (applies to Whitesell) Not applicable to ColtharpBoard independence intact

Expertise & Qualifications

  • Financial expertise; designated audit committee financial expert .
  • Public company board experience; executive leadership and retail industry experience per Board skills matrix .
  • Extensive CFO background (retail and healthcare), M&A and capital planning capabilities supporting Finance Committee chairwork .

Equity Ownership

Category (as of June 6, 2025 Record Date)Amount% of ClassNotes
Class A & B beneficially owned98,914 shares; less than 1% (*) *Includes trust and UTMA accounts per footnote
Class C beneficially owned99,279 shares; less than 1% (*) *Includes trust and UTMA accounts per footnote
Class A DSUs54,820 units Settle 6 months post Board exit
Class C DSUs242,054 units Same settlement rule
Class C RSUs (unvested)18,987 units Annual director grant
Pledged sharesNone for directors/officers Hedging prohibited; pledging not practiced
Ownership guidelinesDirectors: 5× annual retainer; all in compliance or within 5-year window Aligns interests with shareholders

Governance Assessment

  • Strengths: Independent director with long tenure, dual-chair of Audit and Finance committees, and SEC/NYSE “financial expert” status—signals robust oversight of reporting, controls, capital allocation, and risk (including cyber and compliance) . Time-based equity and DSU deferral of 100% of cash retainer in FY2024–FY2025 demonstrate ownership alignment without short-term performance gaming .
  • Engagement: >75% meeting attendance; active leadership across two critical committees; regular executive sessions and independent Board Chair structure enhance effectiveness .
  • Conflicts/Related-party: No related-party transactions disclosed involving Coltharp; Board charter requires additional independence screening vis‑à‑vis CEO Plank’s relationships—no issues found .
  • Shareholder signals: Prior say-on-pay approval >90% (2024), a positive governance backdrop; Audit Committee report signed by Coltharp indicates direct accountability for audit oversight .
  • Red flags: None disclosed specific to Coltharp (no pledging/hedging, no attendance shortfalls, no related-party ties, no legal or SEC actions noted) .
(*) Less than 1% as presented in the company’s beneficial ownership table.