DANIEL LIAO - Corporate Board Profile

PHOTRONICS INC

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2021-02-19	Daniel Liao is currently serving as Senior Advisor of Asia Pacific for Lam Research Corporation. He was previously Chairman of Asia Pacific from 2017 until his retirement from that role in February 2020 as Chairman Mr. Liao was responsible for operations in the rapidly growing region. Prior to that, he served as Group Vice President of Asia Pacific Operations from 1997 until 2000 at which time 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. Prior to joining Lam, Mr. Liao held various engineering management roles at Integrated Device Technology, Inc. (acquired by Renesas Electronics Corporation in 2019) and Intel Corporation. In addition to his extensive experience working in the semiconductor industry, Mr.Liao 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. Mr. Liao brings a wealth of industry experience, especially in international operations and technology development, that will complement our current Board structure and expertise. Photronics has made a significant commitment to the semiconductor industry in Asia and Mr. Liao’s background and experience will be beneficial to us as we continue to grow and invest in the region.
2022-02-10	Daniel Liao is currently serving as Senior Advisor of Asia Pacific for Lam Research Corporation. ... Mr. Liao is also a member of the board of directors for Amkor Technology, Inc. and WU International. ... Mr. Liao brings a wealth of industry experience, especially in international operations and technology development, that will complement our current Board structure and expertise. ... Mr. Liao is Chairman of the Cyber Security Committee. ... Directors who are not employees of the Company each received an annual retainer of $40,000 in addition to a fee of $4,000 for each Board meeting attended in fiscal 2021. ... Daniel Liao: Represents $40,000 annual retainer and $16,000 in Board fees (4 meetings at $4,000 per meeting). Total: $189,920.
2023-02-21	Mr. Daniel Liao ... Mr. Liao serves as a member of the Compensation Committee and the Nominating Committee.
2024-02-28	Mr. Daniel Liao is a Co-Founder of Eunodata Co., Ltd in Taiwan, an integrated data service provider for the semiconductor manufacturing industry. Mr. Liao served as Senior Advisor of Asia Pacific Regions for Lam Research Corporation ("Lam"), a leading semiconductor process equipment company, from March 2020 to February 2022, after his retirement from Lam in 2020. Mr. Liao joined Lam in 1993, and had served in a range of senior executive roles, including Chairman of Lam Asia Pacific Operations (Taiwan, China and Southeast Asia) from May 2017 to February 2020, President and General Manager of Lam Asia Pacific Operations from August 1993 to April 2017. During his career at Lam, he was a major contributor to the global product development, strategic planning, and growth of Lam’s Asia Pacific business. Mr. Liao became a member of Photronics Board of Directors in September 2020; and is currently a member of the board of directors of Amkor Technology. He is also an International Corporate Board of WU Vienna University of Economics and Business. Mr. Liao serves as a member of the Compensation Committee and the Nominating Committee.
2025-02-14	Mr. Daniel Liao... Mr. Liao serves as a member of the Compensation Committee and the Nominating Committee.