FRANK LEVINSON - Corporate Board Profile

INTERLINK ELECTRONICS INC

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2016-04-27	Frank Levinson. Dr. Levinson has served as a member of our board of directors since July 2014. Presently he is a General Partner with Phoenix Venture Partners, a venture capital firm focused on advanced materials innovations, and a Managing Director of the Small World Group (SWG) Incubator, a technology incubator focusing on clean tech, optical systems and advanced material technologies active in both Singapore and the United States. Dr. Levinson has an exceptional 30-year track record of starting and building companies. Most notably, Dr. Levinson was the founder, Chief Technology Officer, and Chairman of Finisar Corporation (NASDAQ:FNSR),which he built into a multibillion dollar optical components and subsystems supplier and grew revenue from zero to over $500 million in annual sales. During his tenure at Finisar, Dr. Levinson built the company’s manufacturing operations in Asia and oversaw the implementation of more than 12 corporate partnerships, including those with Honeywell, Sensors Unlimited, and Infineon. He is currently on the board of directors of Fabrinet (NYSE:FN). Dr. Levinson earned his Ph.D. in Astronomy from the University of Virginia and his Bachelor of Science in physics and mathematics from Butler University. Dr. Levinson was selected to serve on our board of directors because of his extensive experience in growing technology companies, including companies with substantial operations in Asia where a significant amount of our operations occur.
2017-03-28	At the Annual Meeting, stockholders will be asked to elect four directors, Mr. Steven Bronson, Mr. Mark Bailey, Ms. Angela Blatteis, and Mr. Frank Levinson, to serve until the 2018 annual meeting of stockholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified. The following table sets forth the names and certain other information as of March 28, 2017 for each of the nominees for election as a director, all of whom currently serve on the board of directors. Nominee Age Company Position Frank Levinson(1)(2)(3) 64 Director (1)Member of the audit committee (2)Member of the compensation committee (3)Member of the nominating and governance committee Frank Levinson. Dr. Levinson has served as a member of our board of directors since July 2014. Presently he is a General Partner with Phoenix Venture Partners, a venture capital firm focused on advanced materials innovations, and a Managing Director of the Small World Group (SWG) Incubator, a technology incubator focusing on clean tech, optical systems and advanced material technologies active in both Singapore and the United States. Dr. Levinson has an exceptional 30-year track record of starting and building companies. Most notably, Dr. Levinson was the founder, Chief Technology Officer, and Chairman of Finisar Corporation (NASDAQ:FNSR),which he built into a multibillion dollar optical components and subsystems supplier and grew revenue from zero to over $500 million in annual sales. During his tenure at Finisar, Dr. Levinson built the company’s manufacturing operations in Asia and oversaw the implementation of more than 12 corporate partnerships, including those with Honeywell, Sensors Unlimited, and Infineon. He is currently on the board of directors of Fabrinet (NYSE:FN). Dr. Levinson earned his Ph.D. in Astronomy from the University of Virginia and his Bachelor of Science in physics and mathematics from Butler University. Dr. Levinson was selected to serve on our board of directors because of his extensive experience in growing technology companies, including companies with substantial operations in Asia where a significant amount of our operations occur. Frank Levinson(2)
2018-04-27	Frank Levinson Age: 65 Role: Lead Independent Director Gender: male (referred to as Dr. Levinson) Committees: Audit Committee, Compensation Committee (Chair), Nominating and Governance Committee Compensation: $10,000 cash + $5,000 stock awards = $15,000 total in 2017.