JOSEPH A. FIORITA, JR. - Corporate Board Profile

PHOTRONICS INC

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2011-02-25	Joseph A. Fiorita, Jr., CPA, has been a partner since 1973 at Fiorita, Kornhaas & Company, P.C., an independent certified public accounting firm located in Danbury, Connecticut. ... Mr. Fiorita is Chairman of the Audit Committee, Vice Chairman of the Compensation Committee, a member of the Nominating Committee and a member of the Executive Committee of the Company. ... Directors who are not employees of the Company received an annual retainer of $25,000, in addition to a fee of $2,500 for each director’s meeting attended in fiscal 2010. ... For fiscal 2010, the Chairman of the Audit Committee received an additional annual retainer of $40,000; the Vice Chairman of the Compensation Committee receives an additional annual retainer of $5,000; and members of the Executive Committee (excluding the Chief Executive Officer) received an additional retainer of $30,000 each. ... Director Compensation Table shows Joseph A. Fiorita total compensation as $216,450.
2012-02-23	Joseph A. Fiorita, Jr., CPA, has been a partner since 1973 at Fiorita, Kornhaas & Company, P.C., an independent certified public accounting firm located in Danbury, Connecticut. He is a member of the Connecticut Society of Certified Public Accountants (CSCPA) and American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). He serves as an advisory board member of various closely-held companies and charitable organizations. He is also a Corporator for Newtown Savings Bank. Mr. Fiorita is Chairman of the Audit Committee and Vice Chairman of the Compensation Committee. Mr. Fiorita qualifies as an audit committee financial expert under applicable Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") audit committee rules. Mr. Fiorita brings to the Board of Directors broad experience in corporate finance, and is highly qualified in the fields of accounting and internal controls, both of which contribute to effective service on the Board of Directors. Through his service on the board of directors of other companies, he has gained additional experience in risk management and corporate governance.
2013-02-22	Joseph A. Fiorita, Jr., CPA, has been a partner since 1973 at Fiorita, Kornhaas & Company, P.C., an independent certified public accounting firm with offices located in Danbury and Southbury, Connecticut. He is a member of the Connecticut Society of Certified Public Accountants (CSCPA) and American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). He serves as an advisory board member of various closely-held companies and charitable organizations. He is also a Corporator for Newtown Savings Bank. Mr. Fiorita is Chairman of the Audit Committee, Vice Chairman of the Compensation Committee and a member of the Executive Committee. Mr. Fiorita qualifies as an audit committee financial expert under applicable Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) audit committee rules. Mr. Fiorita brings to the Board of Directors broad experience in corporate finance, and is highly qualified in the fields of accounting and internal controls, both of which contribute to effective service on the Board of Directors. Through his service on the board of directors of other companies, he has gained additional experience in risk management and corporate governance. Directors who are not employees of the Company each received an annual retainer of $30,000, in addition to a fee of $4,000 for each director's meeting attended in fiscal 2012. Grants of stock as part of the Directors' annual compensation are generally made on the first Board meeting of the Company's fiscal year. For fiscal 2012 each Director received a stock option award of 12,000 and a restricted stock award of 8,000 shares. The restrictions on the option awards generally lapse quarterly over the one-year service period. In fiscal 2012, the Chairman of the Audit Committee received an additional annual retainer of $40,000 and the Vice Chairman of the Compensation Committee received an additional annual retainer of $10,000. In fiscal 2012, the other member of the Audit Committee received an additional annual retainer of $10,000. Joseph A. Fiorita, Jr.'s total compensation was $207,648.
2014-03-03	Joseph A. Fiorita, Jr., CPA, has been a partner since 1973 at Fiorita, Kornhaas & Company, P.C., an independent certified public accounting firm located in Danbury, Connecticut. He is a member of the Connecticut Society of Certified Public Accountants (CSCPA) and American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). He serves as an advisory board member of various closely-held companies and charitable organizations. He is also a Corporator for Newtown Savings Bank. Mr. Fiorita is Chairman of the Audit Committee, Vice Chairman of the Compensation Committee and a member of the Executive Committee. Mr. Fiorita qualifies as an audit committee financial expert under applicable rules promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). Mr. Fiorita brings to the Board of Directors broad experience in corporate finance, and is highly qualified in the fields of accounting and internal controls, both of which contribute to effective service on the Board of Directors. Through his service on the board of directors of other companies, he has gained additional experience in risk management and corporate governance. Directors who are not employees of the Company each received an annual retainer of $30,000, in addition to a fee of $4,000 for each director's meeting attended in fiscal 2013. Grants of stock as part of the Directors' annual compensation are generally made at the first Board meeting of the Company's fiscal year. For fiscal 2013 each Director received a restricted stock award of 14,000 shares and members of the Executive Committee received an additional 14,000 shares. The restrictions on the awards lapse quarterly over the one-year service period. In fiscal 2013 the Chairman of the Audit Committee received an additional annual retainer of $40,000 and the Vice Chairman received an additional annual retainer of $20,000. In fiscal 2013, the other member of the Audit Committee received an additional annual retainer of $15,000. Members of the Audit Committee receive a per diem payment of $1,250 for travel in connection with the Audit Committee and for Board of Director assignments. The Chairman of the Compensation Committee received an additional annual retainer of $30,000 and the Vice Chairman of the Compensation Committee receives an additional annual retainer of $10,000. For fiscal 2013, the members of the Executive Committee received an additional annual retainer of $30,000.
2015-03-02	Joseph A. Fiorita, Jr., CPA, has been a partner since 1973 at Fiorita, Kornhaas & Company, P.C., an independent certified public accounting firm with offices located in Danbury and Southbury, Connecticut. He is a member of the Connecticut Society of Certified Public Accountants (CSCPA) and American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). He serves as an advisory board member of various closely-held companies and charitable organizations. He is also a Corporator for Newtown Savings Bank. Mr. Fiorita is Chairman of the Audit Committee and Vice Chairman of the Compensation Committee. Mr. Fiorita qualifies as an audit committee financial expert under applicable Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) audit committee rules. Mr. Fiorita brings to the Board of Directors broad experience in corporate finance and is highly qualified in the fields of accounting and internal controls, both of which contribute to effective service on the Board of Directors. Through his service on the board of directors of other companies, he has gained additional experience in risk management and corporate governance.
2016-02-29	Joseph A. Fiorita, Jr., CPA, has been a partner since 1973 at Fiorita, Kornhaas & Company, P.C., an independent certified public accounting firm with offices located in Danbury and Southbury, Connecticut. He is a member of the Connecticut Society of Certified Public Accountants (CSCPA) and American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). He serves as an advisory board member of various closely-held companies and charitable organizations. He is also a Corporator for Newtown Savings Bank. Mr. Fiorita is Chairman of the Audit Committee and Vice Chairman of the Compensation Committee. Mr. Fiorita qualifies as an audit committee financial expert as defined under Item 407 of Regulations S-K audit committee rules. Mr. Fiorita brings to the Board of Directors broad experience in corporate finance and is highly qualified in the fields of accounting and internal controls, both of which contribute to effective service on the Board of Directors. Through his service on the board of directors of other companies, he has gained additional experience in risk management and corporate governance.
2017-02-13	Joseph A. Fiorita, Jr., CPA, has been a partner since 1973 at Fiorita, Kornhaas & Company, P.C., an independent certified public accounting firm with offices located in Danbury and Southbury, Connecticut. He is a member of the Connecticut Society of Certified Public Accountants (CSCPA) and American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). He serves as an advisory board member of various closely-held companies and charitable organizations. He is also a Corporator for Newtown Savings Bank. Mr. Fiorita is Chairman of the Audit Committee and Vice Chairman of the Compensation Committee. Mr. Fiorita qualifies as an audit committee financial expert as defined under Item 407 of Regulations S-K audit committee rules. Mr. Fiorita brings to the Board of Directors broad experience in corporate finance and is highly qualified in the fields of accounting and internal controls, both of which contribute to his effective service on the Board of Directors. Through his service on the board of directors of other companies, he has gained additional experience in risk management and corporate governance. 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 directors meeting attended in fiscal 2016. Grants of stock as part of the Directors annual compensation are generally made at the first Board meeting of the Companys fiscal year. For fiscal 2016 each Director received a restricted stock award of 12,000 shares. The restrictions on the awards lapse quarterly over the one-year service period. In fiscal 2016 the Chairman of the Audit Committee received an additional annual retainer of $40,000 and the Vice Chairman received an additional annual retainer of $20,000. Members of the Audit Committee receive a per diem payment of $1,250 for travel in connection with the Audit Committee and for Board of Director assignments. The Chairman of the Compensation Committee received an additional annual retainer of $40,000 and the Vice Chairman of the Compensation Committee receives an additional annual retainer of $20,000. The Director Compensation Table shows Joseph A. Fiorita received $116,000 in fees earned or paid in cash and $145,560 in stock awards, totaling $261,560.
2018-02-26	Joseph A. Fiorita, Jr., CPA, has been a partner since 1973 at Fiorita, Kornhaas & Company, P.C., an independent certified public accounting firm ... He is Chairman of the Audit Committee and Vice Chairman of the Compensation Committee of the Board. ... Joseph A. Fiorita received $126,250 in fees and $136,200 in stock awards for a total of $262,450.
2019-02-28	Joseph A. Fiorita, Jr., CPA, has been a partner since 1973 at Fiorita, Kornhaas & Company, P.C. ... He is Chairman of the Audit Committee and Vice Chairman of the Compensation Committee of the Board. ... Director Compensation Table: Joseph A. Fiorita Fees Earned or Paid in Cash $116,000, Stock Awards $103,200, Total $219,200.