Corporate Board Profile
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| 2015-09-25 | Howard T. Slayen has been a director of the Company since 2008. Since June 2001, Mr. Slayen has been providing independent financial consulting services to various organizations and clients. From October 1999 to May 2001, Mr. Slayen served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Quaartz Inc., a web-hosted communications company. From 1971 to September 1999, Mr. Slayen held various positions with PricewaterhouseCoopers/Coopers & Lybrand, including his last position as a Corporate Finance Partner. Mr. Slayen currently serves as a director for several non-profit organizations. Mr. Slayen received a B.A. from Claremont McKenna College and a J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law. As Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of a high-tech company, Corporate Finance Partner for a large international accounting firm and chair of the audit committee of two other public technology companies, Mr. Slayen brings to the Board of Directors senior leadership experience, expertise in accounting and financial reporting, financing and investing activities, and internal control and compliance. Mr. Slayen also brings to the Board of Directors a strong background in advising high-tech companies through his public company board experience. The Audit Committee currently consists of directors Messrs. Slayen, Anderson and Schneider, each of whom is an independent member of the Board of Directors, as defined by the Nasdaq director independence standards, as well as applicable SEC rules, as currently in effect. The following table sets forth the compensation paid by the Company during the fiscal year ended May 31, 2015 to the Company’s non-executive officer directors: Howard T. Slayen 2015 -- $60,931 -- -- $60,931 |
| 2016-09-26 | Howard T. Slayen has been a director of the Company since 2008. Mr. Slayen has been providing independent financial consulting services since 2001. The Audit Committee currently consists of directors Messrs. Slayen, Anderson and Schneider. The following table sets forth the compensation paid by the Company during the fiscal year ended May 31, 2016 to the Company’s non-executive officer directors: Howard T. Slayen 2016 $24,000 fees earned or paid in cash, $31,134 option awards, total $55,134. |
| 2017-09-26 | Howard T. Slayen has been a director of the Company since 2008. Mr. Slayen served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Quaartz Inc. The Audit Committee currently consists of directors Messrs. Anderson, Schneider and Slayen. The following table sets forth the compensation paid by the Company during the fiscal year ended May 31, 2017 to the Company’s non-executive officer directors: Howard T. Slayen 2017 total compensation $74,057. |
| 2018-09-26 | Howard T. Slayen has been a director of the Company since 2008. The Audit Committee currently consists of directors Messrs. Elder, Schneider and Slayen. The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors currently consists of Messrs. Elder and Slayen. The following table sets forth the compensation paid by the Company during the fiscal year ended May 31, 2018 to the Company’s directors other than Mr. Erickson: Howard T. Slayen 2018 Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($) 45,500 Option Awards ($) 19,305 Total ($) 64,805. |
| 2019-09-26 | The Audit Committee currently consists of directors Oliphant, Schneider and Slayen, each of whom is an independent member of the Board of Directors, as defined by the Nasdaq director independence standards, as well as applicable SEC rules, as currently in effect. The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors currently consists of directors Oliphant and Slayen, each of whom is an independent member of the Board of Directors, as defined by the Nasdaq director independence standards, as well as applicable SEC rules, as currently in effect. The Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee of the Board of Directors currently consists of directors Schneider and Slayen, each of whom is an independent member of the Board of Directors, as defined by the Nasdaq director independence standards, as well as applicable SEC rules, as currently in effect. Directors are also eligible to participate in the Company’s Equity Incentive Plans. On October 23, 2018, outside directors William Elder, Mario Rosati, John Schneider and Howard Slayen were each granted options to purchase 10,000 shares at $2.03 per share. The following table sets forth the compensation paid by the Company during the fiscal year ended May 31, 2019 to the Company’s directors other than Mr. Erickson: Director Compensation: Howard T. Slayen 2019 Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($): $60,500 Option Awards ($): $12,124 Non-equity Incentive Plan Compensation ($): -- All Other Compensation ($): -- Total ($): $72,624 |
| 2020-09-24 | Howard T. Slayen has been a director of the Company since 2008. The Audit Committee currently consists of directors Oliphant, Scott and Slayen, each of whom is an independent member of the Board, as defined by the NASDAQ Capital Market (“Nasdaq”), director independence standards, as well as applicable SEC rules, as currently in effect. The Audit Committee Chair is Howard Slayen. The Compensation Committee of the Board currently consists of directors Oliphant and Slayen, each of whom is an independent member of the Board, as defined by the Nasdaq director independence standards, as well as applicable SEC rules, as currently in effect. |
| 2021-09-24 | Howard T. Slayen has been a director of the Company since 2008. The Audit Committee currently consists of directors Oliphant, Scott and Slayen. The Audit Committee Chair is Howard Slayen. The Compensation Committee of the Board currently consists of directors Danesh, Oliphant and Slayen. The following table sets forth the compensation paid by the Company during the fiscal year ended May 31, 2021 to the Company’s directors other than Mr. Erickson: Howard T. Slayen 2021 Total $69,002. |
| 2022-09-23 | Howard T. Slayen has been a director of the Company since 2008. Since June 2001, Mr. Slayen has been providing independent financial consulting services to various organizations and clients. From October 1999 to May 2001, Mr. Slayen served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Quaartz Inc., a web-hosted communications company. From 1971 to September 1999, Mr. Slayen held various positions with PricewaterhouseCoopers/Coopers & Lybrand, including his last position as a Corporate Finance Partner. Mr. Slayen currently serves as a director or committee member for several non-profit organizations. Mr. Slayen received a B.A. from Claremont McKenna College and a J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law. As the former Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of a high-tech company, former Corporate Finance Partner for a large international accounting firm, and former chair of the audit committee of two other public technology companies, Mr. Slayen brings to the Board senior leadership experience, expertise in accounting and financial reporting, financing and investing activities, and internal control and compliance. Mr. Slayen also brings to the Board a strong background in advising high-tech companies through his prior public company board experience. The Audit Committee currently consists of directors Oliphant, Scott and Slayen, each of whom is an independent member of the Board, as defined by the NASDAQ Capital Market (“Nasdaq”), director independence standards, as well as applicable SEC rules, as currently in effect. The Audit Committee Chair is Howard Slayen. The Audit Committee held four meetings during fiscal year 2022. The Compensation Committee of the Board currently consists of directors Danesh, Oliphant and Slayen, each of whom is an independent member of the Board, as defined by the Nasdaq director independence standards, as well as applicable SEC rules, as currently in effect. |
| 2023-09-13 | Howard T. Slayen (1)(2) 76 Director 2008 ... Committee members attending a committee meeting not held in conjunction with a regular board meeting received the following amounts: Audit Committee chair - $2,500; Audit Committee member - $2,000; Compensation Committee chair - $2,500; other compensation committee members - $2,000; Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee chair - $2,500; and other Corporate Governance and Nominating committee members - $2,000. ... On July 14, 2022, outside directors Fariba Danesh, Laura Oliphant, Rhea Posedel, Mario Rosati, Geoffrey Scott and Howard Slayen were each granted an award of 5,000 RSUs which vested on October 18, 2022, and another award of 5,000 RSUs, each of which vested at the end of fiscal year 2023 upon the achievement of certain revenue goals in fiscal year 2023. ... The following table sets forth the compensation paid by the Company during the fiscal year ended May 31, 2023 to the Company’s outside directors: ... Howard T. Slayen 2023 60,750 -- 120,000 -- -- 180,750 |
| 2024-09-11 | Howard T. Slayen (1)(2) 77 Director 2008... (1) Member of the Audit Committee (2) Member of the Compensation Committee... The following table sets forth the compensation paid by the Company during the fiscal year ended May 31, 2024 to the Company’s outside directors: Howard T. Slayen 2024 72,250 0 140,000 0 212,250. |
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| 2009-10-08 | Howard T. Slayen has been a member of our Board of Directors since August 2000. From June 2001 to the present, Mr. Slayen has been providing independent financial consulting services to various organizations and clients. From September 1999 to May 2001, Mr. Slayen was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Quaartz Inc., a web-hosted communications business. From 1971 to September 1999, Mr. Slayen held various positions with PricewaterhouseCoopers/Coopers & Lybrand, including his last position as a Corporate Finance Partner. Mr. Slayen currently serves on the board of directors of Aehr Test Systems. He also serves on the boards of directors of the not-for-profit organizations Child Advocates of Silicon Valley and Jewish Family and Children Services of San Francisco. |
| 2010-10-29 | Mr. Slayen was Executive Vice President and CFO of Quaartz Inc., a web-hosted communications business, and held positions at PricewaterhouseCoopers. He is a CPA and licensed member of the State Bar of California. |
| 2011-10-06 | From 1971 to September 1999, Mr. Slayen held various positions with PricewaterhouseCoopers/Coopers & Lybrand, including his last position as a Corporate Finance Partner. His expertise is broad, covering taxation, mergers and acquisitions, compensation, and financing. |
Source material: SEC submissions metadata and DEF 14A proxy filings from EDGAR. Last updated: 2026-03-22