Corporate Governance
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Photronics, Inc. is committed to sound corporate governance principles.Board of Directors
George C. Macricostas
Director
George C. Macricostas
Director
George Macricostas is an investor and entrepreneur. He was Founder, Chairman and CEO of RagingWire Data Centers, Inc. a provider of mission critical data center colocation facilities, which is where the “Cloud” lives. Mr. Macricostas guided the company through an 80% sale to NTT of Japan in 2014 and completed the sale in 2018. Mr. Macricostas has 29 years of technical and business management experience in business operations and information technology. From 2006, Mr. Macricostas has served as a director of the Jane Goodall Institute, a nonprofit organization. Previously, he was a senior vice president at Photronics, Inc., where he was responsible for all aspects of the company’s IT infrastructure. Mr. Macricostas also serves as a Board Member of the Macricostas Family Foundation, a non-profit organization that funds philanthropic, educational and environmental causes. Mr. Macricostas brings industry, risk management, leadership and business experience to the Board. Mr. Macricostas is Chairman of the Cyber Security Committee.
Constantine (Deno) S. Macricostas
Chairman
Constantine (Deno) S. Macricostas
Chairman
Constantine S. Macricostas is Chairman of the Board and founder of the Company. Mr. Macricostas was Executive Chairman of the Company until January 20, 2018. Mr. Macricostas previously served as Chief Executive Officer of the Company on three different occasions from 1974 until August 1997, from February 2004 to June 2005, and from April 2009 until May 2015. Mr. Macricostas is a former director of RagingWire Data Centers, Inc., (“RagingWire”). Mr. Macricostas is the father of George Macricostas. Mr. Macricostas’ knowledge of the Company and its operations, as well as, the industry is invaluable to the Board of Directors in evaluating and directing the Company’s future. Through his long service to the Company and experience in the photomask industry, he has developed extensive knowledge in the areas of leadership, safety, risk oversight, management, and corporate governance, each of which provides great value to the Board of Directors. Mr. Macricostas is a member of the Cyber Security Committee of the Board.
Walter M. Fiederowicz
Director
Walter M. Fiederowicz
Director
Walter M. Fiederowicz has been a private investor and consultant since August 1997. Mr. Fiederowicz is Chairman of the Compensation Committee, Vice Chairman of the Audit Committee and Vice Chairman of the Nominating Committee. Mr. Fiederowicz brings to the Board of Directors substantial experience in analyzing and forecasting economic conditions both domestically and internationally. Through his service on the boards of other companies, he has gained extensive experience in leadership, risk management, and corporate governance matters. Mr. Fiederowicz brings leadership and extensive business and financial experience to the Board.
David Garcia
Director
David Garcia
Director
David Garcia joined the Photronics Board of Directors in December 2024. Garcia is a strategic advisor who spent 30 years practicing law, mostly recently with Holland & Hart. He started his career at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati and Venture Capital Law Group. His extensive experience spans M&A, venture capital financing transactions, and securities offerings. He has counseled both publicly and privately held companies in their corporate and governance affairs and has additional experience in structuring corporate partnering transactions and technology development, distribution and licensing arrangements.
David earned his A.B. in Sociology with a concentration in organizational behavior from Stanford University, and a J.D., cum laude, from Harvard Law School.
Frank Lee
Director
Frank Lee
Director
Because of his long and successful track record, Frank Lee was elected to the Board of Directors in May 2022. At the same time, he was also promoted to Chief Executive Officer. As Photronics continues to invest in growth globally, particularly in Asia, Dr. Lee’s industry expertise will lead the company forward. Prior to assuming the CEO position in May, he was appointed President in March 2022. Before joining Photronics in 2006, Dr. Lee was CEO of NSMC. His career also included roles at Fairchild Semiconductor, Intel and Soliconix. As Vice President of Operations at Texas Instruments-Acer (a TI/Acer joint venture) in Taiwan, Frank has also held leadership positions at TSMC-Acer and UMCboth in Taiwan. His ability to lead the organization through its next phase of growth is based on his proven track record in all the positions he has successfully held. Dr. Lee holds a BS in Nuclear Engineering from Tsinghua University and a M.S. and Ph.D. in Materials Science from the University of Cincinnati.
Adam Lewis
Director
Adam Lewis
Director
Mr. Lewis has over 20 years of experience in investment banking, executive financial management and private equity. Adam joined DH Capital in 2007 and has advised digital infrastructure companies and investors on over 100 transactions, representing over $30 billion in aggregate transaction value. Prior to joining DH Capital, Mr. Lewis was Vice President of Finance at InfoHighway Communications where he was involved in the structuring and execution of highly strategic transactions that culminated in the successful exit to Broadview Networks in 2007. Mr. Lewis is a graduate of the University of Vermont and currently serves on the boards of SilverSky, Verge, Stackpath, Drive Sally, Kasi Cloud and Lokker.
Daniel Liao
Director
Daniel Liao
Director
Daniel Liao has a wealth of industry experience, especially in international operations and technology development that uniquely complements our Board structure and expertise. In 2022, he retired as a Senior Advisor of Asia Pacific for Lam Research Corporation. Previously he was Chairman of Asia Pacific where he was responsible for operations in the rapidly growing region. Prior to that, he served as Group Vice President of Asia Pacific Operations when he was promoted to President of APAC Operations. He started at the company in 1993 as General Manager of Taiwan, China, and Southeast Asia Operations.
Before joining Lam, Daniel held various engineering roles at Integrated Device Technology, Inc. and Intel Corporation. In addition to his extensive experience working in the semiconductor industry, Daniel is also a member of the Board of Directors for Amkor Technology, Inc. He received a M.S. degree in electrical engineering and applied physics from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, and a B.S. degree from National Cheng Kung University in Taiwan.
Mary Paladino
Director
Mary Paladino
Director
Mary Paladino is a certified public accountant with over thirty years of experience providing accounting, auditing, and advisory services to multi-national companies in a diverse range of industries. Ms. Paladino currently serves as the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (NY Metro) for Quality Medical Management Services USA, LLC, a management service organization that provides non-clinical services to one of the largest specialty medical practices in the United States. Prior to her current position, Ms. Paladino was a partner and the audit and assurance practice leader for the White Plains, NY location of a top 25 public accounting firm located predominantly in the Northeast United States. Prior to joining this firm in 2008, Ms. Paladino held various leadership roles in the auditing group of Deloitte & Touche, LLP and BDO Seidman, LLP. Ms. Paladino’s broad experience in complex financial accounting and reporting matters, combined with her comprehensive understanding of effective corporate governance policies and internal control over financial reporting will contribute to her service on the Board of Directors of the Company.
Mitchell G. Tyson
Director
Mitchell G. Tyson
Director
Mitchell G. Tyson is an independent business strategy and clean energy consultant and serves on multiple industry, government, non-profit and corporate boards of directors. He is also an Adjunct Professor and advisor to the Asper Center for Global Entrepreneurship at the Brandeis International Business School, managing partner at the Clean Energy Venture Group, Venture Partner in the Clean EnergyVenture Fund, co-founder and former chair of the Northeast Clean Energy Council, Chair of Innovation Studio (formerly Venture Café Foundation), Executive-in-Residence and board member at Greentown Labs. He also serves on a number of corporate boards and mentors numerous start-ups. Previously, Mr. Tyson served as the Chief Executive Officer of PRI Automation, a publicly traded corporation that supplied automation systems including hardware, software and services to the semiconductor industry. From 1987 to 2002, he held positions of increasing management responsibility and helped transform PRI Automation from a small robotics manufacturer to the world’s leading supplier of semiconductor fab automation systems. Prior to joining PRI Automation, Mr. Tyson worked at GCA Corporation from 1985 to 1987 as Director of Product Management and served as science advisor and legislative assistant to the late U.S. Senator Paul Tsongas from 1979 to 1985. Mr. Tyson is Chairman of the Nominating Committee and a member of the Audit Committee of the Company. Mr. Tyson brings leadership and extensive business experience as well as finance expertise to the Board.