BRIAN R. BACHMAN - Corporate Board Profile

KULICKE & SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2014-01-07	Mr. Bachman is a private investor and has served as the Managing Partner of River Farm LLC. The board of directors has determined that Mr. Bachman is independent. He serves on the Management Development and Compensation Committee (Chair) and the Nominating and Governance Committee. Director compensation table shows Mr. Bachman received $71,000 in fees and $119,973 in stock awards for a total of $190,973 in fiscal 2013.
2014-12-19	Brian R. Bachman Mr. Bachman is a private investor and has served as the Managing Partner of River Farm LLC, which provides advisory services, since 2004. From 2000 to 2002, Mr. Bachman served as Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chairman of Axcelis Technologies, Inc., which produces equipment used in the fabrication of semiconductors. Mr. Bachman formerly served as a director of Trident Microsystems Inc. from 2009 to 2014, Ultra Clean Technologies from 2004 to 2009, and Keithley Instruments, Inc. from 1996 to 2010. The following table presents all compensation paid to the Company’s directors in fiscal 2014. Mr. Guilmart is not paid any additional compensation for serving as a director: Brian R. Bachman $72,500 fees earned or paid in cash, $119,961 stock awards, total $192,461.
2016-01-04	During fiscal 2015, directors who are not officers of the Company received annual retainers of $50,000. The chairman of the board of directors also received an additional annual retainer of $50,000. The Chairmen of the Audit Committee, Management Development and Compensation Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee each received additional annual retainers of $25,000, $15,000 and $10,000 respectively. Members of the Audit Committee, Management Development and Compensation Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee received additional annual retainers of $11,250, $7,500 and $5,000 respectively. Board and committee members did not receive any fees for board or committee meetings held during fiscal 2015. Annual retainers were paid in four equal installments. The 2009 Equity Plan provides for the grant of common shares to each non-employee director upon initial election to the board of directors and on the first business day of each calendar quarter while serving on the board of directors. In fiscal 2015, each non-employee director was granted a number of common shares closest in value to $30,000 on the first business day of each calendar quarter while serving on the board of directors. The following table presents all compensation paid to the Company’s directors in fiscal 2015. Mr. Guilmart was not paid any additional compensation for serving as a director: Brian R. Bachman $92,812 Fees Earned or Paid in Cash, $149,967 Stock Awards, Total $242,779.
2017-01-20	Mr. Bachman is a private investor. ... The board of directors has determined that directors Brian R. Bachman, Peter T. Kong, Chin Hu Lim, Gregory F. Milzcik, Garrett E. Pierce and Mui Sung Yeo are each “independent" ... Committees of the Board of Directors ... Audit Committee: Gregory F. Milzcik (Chair), Brian R. Bachman, Garrett E. Pierce, Mui Sung Yeo ... Nominating and Governance Committee: Brian R. Bachman (Chair), Peter T. Kong, Chin Hu Lim, Garrett E. Pierce ... Director Compensation for Fiscal 2016 ... Brian R. Bachman Fees Earned or Paid in Cash $53,438, Stock Awards $89,975, Total $143,413.
2018-01-19	Brian R. Bachman (73) ... The board of directors has determined that directors Brian R. Bachman ... are each “independent” ... Committee Members ... Audit Committee: Brian R. Bachman ... Nominating and Governance Committee: Brian R. Bachman ... DIRECTOR COMPENSATION FOR FISCAL 2017 ... Brian R. Bachman Fees Earned or Paid in Cash $71,250 Stock Awards $124,958 Total $196,208.
2019-01-18	Brian R. Bachman (74) Mr. Bachman is a private investor. The board of directors has determined that Brian R. Bachman is independent. Committee memberships: Audit Committee, Nominating and Governance Committee (Chair). Director compensation total: $201,196.
2020-01-03	Brian R. Bachman (75) ... Mr. Bachman is a private investor ... Director Compensation for Fiscal 2019 ... Brian R. Bachman $80,000 fees earned or paid in cash, $138,960 stock awards, total $218,960 ... Audit Committee, Nominating and Governance Committee member
2021-01-13	The following table presents all compensation paid to the Company’s directors in fiscal 2020. Dr. Chen was not paid any additional compensation for serving as a director: Brian R. Bachman (5) $38,125 Fees Earned or Paid in Cash, $73,969 Stock Awards, $112,094 Total * Mr. Bachman retired in February 2020 and amounts reported cover services through his retirement date. Audit Committee, Management Development and Compensation Committee, and Nominating and Governance Committee memberships listed in the committee members table.