CLIFFORD PRESS

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ACACIA RESEARCH CORP

Filing Date Source Excerpt
2019-06-14 Clifford Press has served as a director since June 2018. ... Mr. Press was appointed to the Investment Committee. ... Due to exigent circumstances in connection with the departure of the Company's previous management team, Mr. Press received $337,500 in total compensation for services rendered above and beyond their duties as directors of the Company. Total compensation was $385,724.
2020-01-17 Clifford Press is Chief Executive Officer and a director. He serves on the Strategic Committee.
2020-04-10 Clifford Press has served as our Chief Executive Officer since September 2019 and as a director since June 2018. ... Mr. Press currently serves on the Boards of Directors of Drive Shack, Inc. ... The Strategic Committee was established on November 14, 2019 ... The members of the Strategic Committee are Clifford Press, Alfred V. Tobia, Jr. and Jonathan Sagal. Mr. Press currently serves as the Chairman of the Strategic Committee. ... 2019 Director Compensation Table ... Clifford Press ... Total ($) 617,378.
2021-04-16 Clifford Press has served as a director since June 2018. ... Mr. Press currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Acacia Research Corporation. ... The Strategic Committee members are Clifford Press, Alfred V. Tobia, Jr. and Jonathan Sagal. Mr. Press currently serves as the Chairman of the Strategic Committee. ... 2020 DIRECTOR COMPENSATION TABLE ... Clifford Press is not listed in the director compensation table, indicating no separate director compensation.
2022-04-20 Clifford Press has served as a director since June 2018 and as our Chief Executive Officer since September 2019. ... Mr. Press received his M.A. degree from Oxford University and an M.B.A. degree from Harvard Business School. We believe that Mr. Press’s financial expertise and over 25 years of experience investing in a broad range of public and private companies, together with his extensive governance oriented public company board experience, makes him well qualified to serve on the Board.

Drive Shack Inc.

Filing Date Source Excerpt
2016-04-08 Mr. Press has been a Managing Member of Oliver Press Partners, LLC, an investment advisory firm, and served on boards of companies including a laser-based photonic products manufacturer.
2017-04-13 Mr. Press has been a Managing Member of Oliver Press Partners, LLC, an investment advisory firm, since March 2005. From 1986 to March 2003, Mr. Press served as a General Partner of Hyde Park Holdings, Inc., a private equity investment firm. From March 2008 to November 2009, Mr. Press served as a director and member of the Governance & Nominating Committee of Coherent Inc. (NASDAQ: COHR), a manufacturer of laser based photonic products.
2018-04-13 Mr. Press has been a member of our Board of Directors and a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of our Board of Directors since February 2016. Mr. Press has been a Managing Member of OPP, LLC and its predecessor firm, Oliver Press Partners, LLC, an investment advisory firm, since March 2005. From 1986 to March 2003, Mr. Press served as a General Partner of Hyde Park Holdings, Inc., a private equity investment firm. From March 2008 to November 2009, Mr. Press served as a director and member of the Governance & Nominating Committee of Coherent Inc. (NASDAQ: COHR), a manufacturer of laser based photonic products. From December 2011 to February 2013, Mr. Press served as a director of SeaBright Holdings, Inc. (formerly NYSE:SBX), a specialty provider of multi-jurisdictional workers’ compensation insurance. From 2001 to June 2011, Mr. Press served as a director of GM Network Ltd., a private holding company providing Internet-based digital currency services. Mr. Press received his MA degree from Oxford University and an MBA degree from Harvard Business School. Mr. Press was appointed pursuant to an agreement with BLR Partners LP and its affiliates. Mr. Press’s knowledge, skill, expertise and experience as described above led our Board of Directors to conclude that Mr. Press should be elected to serve as a director.
2019-04-18 From 2001 to June 2011, Mr. Press served as a director of GM Network Ltd., a private holding company providing Internet-based digital currency services.
2020-11-06 Mr. Press has been a member of our Board of Directors and a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee since February 2016. Mr. Press has been a Managing Member of OPP, LLC and its predecessor firm, Oliver Press Partners, LLC, an investment advisory firm, since March 2005. In September 2019, Mr. Press was named CEO of Acacia Research Corporation. From 1986 to March 2003, Mr. Press served as a General Partner of Hyde Park Holdings, Inc., a private equity investment firm. From March 2008 to November 2009, Mr. Press served as a director and member of the Governance & Nominating Committee of Coherent Inc., a manufacturer of laser based photonic products. From December 2011 to February 2013, Mr. Press served as a director of SeaBright Holdings, Inc., a specialty provider of multi-jurisdictional workers’ compensation insurance. From 2001 to June 2011, Mr. Press served as a director of GM Network Ltd., a private holding company providing Internet-based digital currency services. Mr. Press received his MA degree from Oxford University and an MBA degree from Harvard Business School.

QUANTUM CORP /DE/

Filing Date Source Excerpt
2017-06-22 Mr. Press joined the Board in 2016. He serves as a member of Quantum’s Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee. Compensation paid to the non-employee directors during Fiscal 2017 includes $55,625 in cash and $102,000 in stock awards for Mr. Press.

STEWART INFORMATION SERVICES CORP

Filing Date Source Excerpt
2017-03-29 Clifford Press, 63, Director The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee currently consists of Clifford Press (Chair), Thomas Apel, and James Chadwick. Director Compensation Table: Clifford Press Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($) 34,000, Bonus ($) 32,400, Stock Awards ($) 1,000, Total ($) 67,400.
2018-04-23 Clifford Press, 64, Director

Data sourced from SEC filings. Last updated: 2026-02-03