IRA S. KAPLAN - Corporate Board Profile

COMTECH TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP /DE/

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2014-11-26	Mr. Kaplan meets the independence guidelines established by the Board of Directors and the applicable NASDAQ listing standards, and currently is a member of the following Committees of the Board of Directors: Audit Committee; and Executive Compensation Committee (Chairman)
2015-11-23	Mr. Kaplan meets the independence guidelines established by the Board of Directors and the applicable NASDAQ listing standards, and currently is a member of the following Committees of the Board of Directors: Audit Committee; and Executive Compensation Committee (Chairman). Table of Director Compensation for Fiscal 2015 shows total compensation of $130,425.
2016-11-21	Mr. Kaplan meets the independence guidelines established by the Board of Directors and the applicable NASDAQ listing standards, and currently is a member of the following Committees of the Board of Directors: Audit Committee; Executive Compensation Committee (Chairman); and Nominating and Governance Committee. In fiscal 2016, each non-employee director received an annualized cash retainer of $50,000. Mr. Kaplan, as the Chairman of the Executive Compensation Committee, received an additional annual retainer of $10,000. Each director serving at fiscal year-end also received an equity award, granted shortly after fiscal year-end, valued at approximately $120,000.
2017-11-16	Mr. Kaplan meets the independence guidelines established by the Board of Directors and the applicable NASDAQ listing standards, and currently is a member of the following Committees of the Board of Directors: Executive Compensation Committee (Chairman); Nominating and Governance Committee; and Science and Technology Committee
2018-11-16	Mr. Kaplan meets the independence guidelines established by the Board of Directors and the applicable NASDAQ Stock Market ("NASDAQ") listing standards, and currently is a member of the following Committees of the Board of Directors: Executive Compensation Committee (Chairman); Nominating and Governance Committee; and Science and Technology Committee.
2019-11-15	Mr. Kaplan meets the independence guidelines established by the Board of Directors and the applicable NASDAQ Stock Market ("NASDAQ") listing standards, and currently is a member of the following Committees of the Board of Directors: Executive Compensation Committee (Chairman); Nominating and Governance Committee; and Science and Technology Committee. In fiscal 2019, each non-employee director received an equity award valued at approximately $120,000. In addition, each non-employee director received an annual cash retainer of $50,000. Non-employee directors received additional compensation as follows: (ii) Mr. Kaplan, as the Chairman of the Executive Compensation Committee, received an additional fee of $15,000, as a member of the Nominating and Governance Committee, received an additional fee of $2,500 and, as a member of the Science and Technology Committee, received an additional fee of $2,500; ... Total $190,000.
2020-11-18	Mr. Kaplan has been a director of Comtech since 2002 and is currently a private investor. Mr. Kaplan was President and Chief Operating Officer (“COO”) of EDO Corporation from 1998 to 2000 and, following the merger of EDO Corporation with AIL Technologies Inc., Mr. Kaplan served as the Executive Vice President and COO of the combined companies with responsibility to manage the integration of the companies. Mr. Kaplan held that position until his retirement in 2001. EDO Corporation was a supplier of sophisticated, highly engineered products and systems for defense, aerospace and industrial applications. EDO was purchased by ITT, and the operations that Mr. Kaplan oversaw were spun-off as part of a publicly-traded company that was called Exelis, which was subsequently purchased by Harris Corporation. Mr. Kaplan meets the independence guidelines established by the Board of Directors and the applicable NASDAQ Stock Market ("NASDAQ") listing standards, and currently is a member of the following Committees of the Board of Directors: Executive Compensation Committee (Chairman); Nominating and Governance Committee; and Science and Technology Committee.