DR. ROBERT ATCHER - Corporate Board Profile

INTERNATIONAL ISOTOPES INC

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2018-04-30	Dr. Robert Atcher, age 66, has served as a director since August 2017. Dr. Atcher retired in 2017 from the Los Alamos National Laboratory, a national nuclear laboratory for the U.S. Department of Energy, where, for over 20 years, he worked on various medical applications for isotopes. Dr. Atcher currently serves as the President of the Education and Research Foundation for the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, a nonprofit foundation to support research and training for professionals in the field, and he is a past president and fellow of the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging. He is also a Fellow of the American Institute of Chemistry. Dr. Atcher graduated from Washington University in St. Louis with a degree in Chemistry, received his Ph.D. from the University of Rochester in Nuclear Chemistry, and his postdoctoral training was done at Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts. He also received an M.B.A. from the University of New Mexico. Dr. Atcher also holds an adjunct faculty appointment in the Radiopharmacy Program at the College of Pharmacy, University of New Mexico. Dr. Atcher is a radiopharmaceutical chemist who has focused his work on the diagnosis and treatment of cancer and heart disease. Dr. Atcher’s significant expertise nuclear medicine provides invaluable expertise to our Board in matters regarding our operations and strategic direction. The Audit Committee is comprised of two members, Christopher Grosso and Dr. Robert Atcher, with Mr. Grosso serving as the chairman. Each of Mr. Grosso and Dr. Atcher is an “independent” director for audit committee service under the NASDAQ listing rules and applicable SEC rules and regulations. The Audit Committee is directly responsible for the appointment, compensation, and oversight of our independent registered public accounting firm, and our independent auditing firm reports directly to the Audit Committee. The responsibility of the Audit Committee includes resolving disagreements between our management and the independent registered public accounting firm related to financial reporting. The Audit Committee is also responsible for establishing procedures for receipt of complaints relating to accounting, internal control, and auditing and confidential, anonymous information submitted by employees relating to questionable accounting or auditing matters. The Audit Committee has the authority to employ independent counsel and other advisors in connection with its duties. The Board has determined that each of Mr. Grosso and Dr. Atcher are “audit committee financial experts” based on their prior experience as disclosed in their respective biographies on page 7 above. The Audit Committee held three meetings in 2017. The Compensation Committee reviews the compensation and benefits of all of our officers annually, makes recommendations to the Board and reviews general policy matters relating to compensation and benefits of our employees, including administration of our equity compensation plans. The Compensation Committee is comprised of two members, Christopher Grosso and Dr. Robert Atcher, with Mr. Grosso serving as the chairman. The Compensation Committee held three meetings in 2017. We do not use any compensation consultants to determine, or recommend, any compensation for our officers or directors. Executive officers have no role in determining their own compensation. The non-employee directors approve the compensation of our Chief Executive Officer. The entire Board approves the compensation of our Chief Financial Officer. The practice of the Board has been to require unanimous approval to approve any action with respect to director compensation. In connection with his appointment in August 2017, we entered into a Board of Directors Compensation Agreement with Dr. Atcher, pursuant to which Dr. Atcher receives compensation at an hourly rate of $250 per hour for the time spent in connection with his Board service, including any research work done at the Company’s request and attendance at Board and Board committee meetings. Dr. Atcher received fees earned or paid in cash of $1,500 and option awards with an aggregate grant date fair value of $11,237 in 2017.
2019-04-30	Dr. Robert Atcher, age 67, has served as a director since August 2017. ... The Audit Committee is comprised of two members, Christopher Grosso and Dr. Robert Atcher, with Mr. Grosso serving as the chairman. ... The Compensation Committee is comprised of two members, Christopher Grosso and Dr. Robert Atcher, with Mr. Grosso serving as the chairman. ... In connection with his appointment in August 2018, we entered into a Board of Directors Compensation Agreement with Dr. Atcher, pursuant to which Dr. Atcher receives compensation at an hourly rate of $250 per hour for the time spent in connection with his Board service, including any research work done at the Company’s request and attendance at Board and Board committee meetings. ... 2018 Director Compensation table shows Dr. Robert Atcher received $2,063 in fees earned or paid in cash and $2,696 in option awards, totaling $4,759.
2020-04-29	Dr. Robert Atcher, age 68, has served as a director since August 2017. ... The Audit Committee is comprised of two members, Christopher Grosso and Dr. Robert Atcher, with Mr. Grosso serving as the chairman. ... The Compensation Committee is comprised of two members, Christopher Grosso and Dr. Robert Atcher, with Mr. Grosso serving as the chairman. ... Our non-employee directors did not receive any compensation from the Company during 2019.
2021-04-30	Dr. Robert Atcher, age 69, has served as a director since August 2017. The Audit Committee is comprised of two members, Christopher Grosso and Dr. Robert Atcher, with Mr. Grosso serving as the chairman. The Compensation Committee is comprised of two members, Christopher Grosso and Dr. Robert Atcher, with Mr. Grosso serving as the chairman. In connection with his appointment in August 2018, we entered into a Board of Directors Compensation Agreement with Dr. Atcher, pursuant to which Dr. Atcher receives compensation at an hourly rate of $250 per hour for the time spent in connection with his Board service.
2022-05-02	Dr. Robert Atcher, age 70, has served as a director since August 2017. ... The Audit Committee is comprised of two members, Christopher Grosso and Dr. Robert Atcher, with Mr. Grosso serving as the chairman. ... The Compensation Committee is comprised of two members, Christopher Grosso and Dr. Robert Atcher, with Mr. Grosso serving as the chairman. ... In connection with his appointment in August 2018, we entered into a Board of Directors Compensation Agreement with Dr. Atcher, pursuant to which Dr. Atcher receives compensation at an hourly rate of $250 per hour for the time spent in connection with his Board service, including any research work done at the Company’s request and attendance at Board and Board committee meetings. ... The following table sets forth information regarding compensation for each of our non-employee directors for the year ended December 31, 2021. ... Dr. Robert Atcher: Fees Earned or Paid in Cash: —, Option Awards: —, All Other Compensation: —, Total: —.
2023-05-24	Dr. Robert Atcher, age 71, has served as a director since August 2017. ... The Audit Committee is comprised of two members, Christopher Grosso and Dr. Robert Atcher, with Mr. Grosso serving as the chairman. ... The Compensation Committee is comprised of two members, Christopher Grosso and Dr. Robert Atcher, with Mr. Grosso serving as the chairman. ... In connection with his appointment in August 2018, we entered into a Board of Directors Compensation Agreement with Dr. Atcher, pursuant to which Dr. Atcher receives compensation at an hourly rate of $250 per hour for the time spent in connection with his Board service, including any research work done at the Company’s request and attendance at Board and Board committee meetings. ... 2022 Director Compensation ... Dr. Robert Atcher ... $108,304.
2024-04-29	Dr. Robert Atcher, age 72, has served as a director since August 2017. The Audit Committee is comprised of two members, Christopher Grosso and Dr. Robert Atcher, with Mr. Grosso serving as the chairman. The Compensation Committee is comprised of two members, Christopher Grosso and Dr. Robert Atcher, with Mr. Grosso serving as the chairman. In connection with his appointment in August 2018, we entered into a Board of Directors Compensation Agreement with Dr. Atcher, pursuant to which Dr. Atcher receives compensation at an hourly rate of $250 per hour for the time spent in connection with his Board service, including any research work done at the Company’s request and attendance at Board and Board committee meetings. The following table sets forth information regarding compensation for each of our non-employee directors for the year ended December 31, 2023. We generally do not pay our non-employee directors retainer fees or other fees for service related to the Board or its committees. Equity awards may be granted to the members of the Board from time to time under our equity compensation plans. We also reimburse our non-employee directors for their costs associated with attending Board and committee meetings.