COMMERCE BANCSHARES INC (CBSH)
Sector: Financials
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
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Sector: Financials
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
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Director information for CBSH
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CBSH | Retired Chief Executive Officer and President; Chairman of the Board | 65 | ["Retired President & CEO of Evergy, Inc.","Former Chairman of the Board of Great Plains Energy","Experience in finance, strategic development, and utility operations","Regulatory attorney","Active in community service"] | ["Compensation and Human Resources Committee (Chairman)","Committee on Governance/Directors and Executive Committee","Compensation and Human Resources","Governance/Directors"] | 2026 |
Biography sourced from the proxy statement filing.
Prior to his retirement as President & CEO of Evergy, Inc., Mr. Bassham served as Chairman of the Board, President and CEO (since June 2012), of Great Plains Energy, KCP&L, and Greater Missouri Operations. As of January 2021, Mr. Bassham retired from all responsibilities at Evergy. Mr. Bassham originally served as KCP&L Executive Vice President of Finance, Strategic Development and CFO, and subsequently as Executive Vice President of Utility Operations. He graduated from the University of Texas-Arlington and earned a Juris Doctor degree from St. Mary's University Law School in San Antonio, Texas. Mr. Bassham previously practiced as a regulatory attorney and has served as an advisory director of the Company's banking subsidiary in Kansas City. He is active in the Kansas City area community and has served as a board member of the Kansas City Scholars. Mr. Bassham brings to the Board an inside perspective of the energy industry and experience in a highly regulated industry with a publicly traded company.