Academy adds Scott Boatwright to board; declares $0.11 quarterly dividend
Academy Sports and Outdoors appointed Scott Boatwright, Chipotle's Chief Operating Officer, as an independent director, expanding its board to eleven members effective June 6, 2024. The same day, shareholders re-elected four Class I directors, ratified Deloitte & Touche LLP as auditor and approved fiscal 2023 executive pay on an advisory basis, and the board declared a $0.11 per share quarterly cash dividend.
- Scott Boatwright, 51, joined the board as an independent Class III director; his initial term runs to the 2026 annual meeting and he currently serves as Chipotle's COO, a role held since May 2023.
- At the June 6, 2024 annual meeting, Deloitte & Touche LLP was ratified with 67,538,341 votes for and 1,248,145 against.
- Shareholders approved fiscal 2023 executive compensation on a non-binding basis with 62,633,578 votes for and 677,769 against.
- The $0.11 per share dividend is payable July 18, 2024, to holders of record as of the close of business on June 20, 2024.