The estimated Net Worth of Darren R Jackson is at least $25.5 Million dollars as of 23 January 2020. Mr. Jackson owns over 18,000 units of Cree stock worth over $3,839,520 and over the last 21 years he sold CREE stock worth over $21,435,450. In addition, he makes $265,606 as Independent Chairman of the Board at Cree.
Darren has made over 11 trades of the Cree stock since 2008, according to the Form 4 filled with the SEC. Most recently he bought 18,000 units of CREE stock worth $640,260 on 23 January 2020.
The largest trade he's ever made was exercising 232,627 units of Cree stock on 6 March 2012 worth over $6,090,175. On average, Darren trades about 7,669 units every 35 days since 2003. As of 23 January 2020 he still owns at least 48,000 units of Cree stock.
You can see the complete history of Mr. Jackson stock trades at the bottom of the page.
Darren R. Jackson CPA serves as Independent Chairman of the Board of the Company. Mr. Jackson joined the Board of Directors in May 2016, and has served as Chairman of the Board of Cree since October 2018. From July 2004 to January 2016, he served on the Board of Directors of Advance Auto Parts, Inc., and served as its Chief Executive Officer from January 2008 to January 2016. Mr. Jackson also served as President of Advance Auto Parts from January 2008 to January 2009 and from January 2012 to April 2013. Prior to this, Mr. Jackson served in various executive positions with Best Buy Co., Inc., a specialty retailer of consumer electronics, office products, appliances and software, ultimately serving from July 2007 to December 2007 as Executive Vice President of Customer Operating Groups. Mr. Jackson joined Best Buy in 2000 and was appointed as its Executive Vice President-Finance and Chief Financial Officer in February of 2001. Prior to 2000, he served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Nordstrom, Inc., Full-line Stores, a fashion specialty retailer, and held various senior positions, including Chief Financial Officer of Carson Pirie Scott & Company, a regional department store company. Mr. Jackson has also served as a director of Fastenal Company (NASDAQ: FAST), which sells industrial and construction supplies, since July 2012. Mr. Jackson’s qualifications to serve as a director include his years as a Chief Executive Officer, President and Chief Financial Officer of publicly traded companies in the retail and distribution industries, including his operational, logistical and executive management, financial and accounting acumen and experience.
As the Independent Chairman of the Board of Cree, the total compensation of Darren Jackson at Cree is $265,606. There are 2 executives at Cree getting paid more, with Gregg Lowe having the highest compensation of $6,778,360.
Darren Jackson is 55, he's been the Independent Chairman of the Board of Cree since 2018. There are 5 older and 4 younger executives at Cree. The oldest executive at Cree, Inc. is Glenda Dorchak, 66, who is the Independent Director.
Darren's mailing address filed with the SEC is C/O CREE, INC., 4600 SILICON DRIVE, DURHAM, NC, 27703.
Over the last 22 years, insiders at Cree have traded over $98,830,164 worth of Cree stock and bought 151,678 units worth $3,696,534 . The most active insiders traders include Thomas H Werner, Charles M Swoboda, and John W Palmour. On average, Cree executives and independent directors trade stock every 37 days with the average trade being worth of $2,314,671. The most recent stock trade was executed by Duy Loan T Le on 23 August 2021, trading 1,000 units of CREE stock currently worth $84,610.
Cree is an innovator of Wolfspeed® power and radio frequency (RF) semiconductors and lighting class LEDs. Cree's Wolfspeed product families include silicon carbide materials, power-switching devices and RF devices targeted for applications such as electric vehicles, fast charging inverters, power supplies, telecom and military and aerospace. Cree's LED product families include blue and green LED chips, high-brightness LEDs and lighting-class power LEDs targeted for indoor and outdoor lighting, video displays, transportation and specialty lighting applications.
Cree executives and other stock owners filed with the SEC include: