PERRY W. PREMDAS - Corporate Board Profile

BALCHEM CORP

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2008-04-25	Perry W. Premdas, age 55, was appointed as a Director of the Company in January 2008. He is currently retired. ... Mr. Premdas was recommended to the Company as a director candidate through a third party search firm. ... The current members of the Audit Committee are Messrs. Ammidon (Chair), McMillan, Mitchell and Premdas. The Board of Directors of the Company has determined that the Audit Committee Chairman, Mr. Ammidon, qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert”, as defined in Section 407 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and that all members of the Audit Committee are “independent” under the Nasdaq Marketplace Rules applicable to audit committee members. Mr. Premdas will assume the Chairmanship of the Audit Committee upon Mr. Ammidon’s retirement at the Annual Meeting. The Board of Directors of the Company has also determined that Mr. Premdas qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert”, as defined in Section 407 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
2009-04-28	Perry W. Premdas, age 56, was appointed as a Director of the Company in January 2008...The current members of the Audit Committee are Messrs. Premdas (Chair), McMillan and Mitchell...The current members of the Corporate Governance & Nominating Committee are Dr. Wedral (Chair), Messrs. Premdas and Mitchell and Dr. Televantos...The following table discloses the cash, equity awards, and other compensation earned, paid, or awarded, as the case may be, to each of the Company's directors (other than Mr. Rossi, whose compensation is set forth in the Summary Compensation Table above) during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008. Perry Premdas $51,000 Fees Earned or Paid in Cash, $109,863 Stock Awards, Total $160,863.
2010-04-30	Perry W. Premdas,age 57, was appointed as a director of the Company in January 2008. He is currently retired. From 1999 to 2004, Mr. Premdas was Chief Financial Officer of Celanese AG, a chemical and plastics business spun-off by Hoechst AG and listed on the Frankfurt stock exchange and the NYSE. He was Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Centeon LLC from 1997 to 1998. Over his 30 year career, he has led the treasury, finance, audit and investor relations functions in US and international companies and had general manager, executive and director roles in various wholly-owned and joint venture operations. Mr. Premdas holds a BA from Brown University and an MBA from the Harvard University Graduate School of Business. He is currently a member of the Board of Directors of Compass Minerals and Ferro Corporation (both NYSE) and Fresenius Kabi Pharmaceuticals Holding, Inc. (NASDAQ). Mr. Premdas has been our Audit Committee Chairman and the Board of Director27s financial expert since 2008.
2011-04-28	Perry W. Premdas,age 58, was appointed as a director of the Company in January 2008. He is currently retired. Mr. Premdas has been our Audit Committee Chairman and the Board of Director’s Audit Committee financial expert since 2008. The current members of the Audit Committee are Messrs. Premdas (Chair), Coombs, Fischer and McMillan. The current members of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee are Dr. Wedral (Chair), Messrs. Premdas, Coombs and Dr. Televantos. The Company pays each of its directors, other than Mr. Rossi, an annual retainer of $24,000 and $4,000 for each Board meeting attended, plus expenses. The Lead Director, Chairman of the Audit Committee and Chairman of the Compensation Committee are paid an additional $8,000 annual retainer fee. The Chairman of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee is paid an additional $6,000 annual retainer fee. The Company also pays to each of its directors serving on Committees a fee of $1,000, plus expenses, for each Committee meeting attended. The following table discloses the cash, equity awards, and other compensation earned, paid, or awarded, as the case may be, to each of the Company’s directors (other than Mr. Rossi) during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010. Perry Premdas Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($) 59,000 Stock Awards ($) 100,016 All Other Compensation ($) – Total ($) 162,264.
2012-04-27	Perry W. Premdas, age 59, a Class 3 director whose current term expires 2014, was appointed as a director of the Company in January 2008. ... Mr. Premdas has been our Audit Committee Chairman and the Board of Director’s audit committee financial expert since 2008. ... The current members of the Audit Committee are Messrs. Premdas (Chair), Coombs, Fischer and McMillan. ... Perry Premdas: Fees Earned or Paid in Cash $58,000, Stock Awards $100,033, Total $158,033.
2013-05-06	Perry W. Premdas,age 60, a Class 3 director whose current term expires in 2014, was appointed as a director of the Company in January 2008. He is currently retired. From 1999 to 2004, Mr. Premdas was Chief Financial Officer of Celanese AG, a chemical and plastics business spun-off by Hoechst AG and listed on the Frankfurt stock exchange and the NYSE.
2014-05-01	Perry W. Premdas,age 61, a Class 3 director whose current term expires in 2014, was appointed as a director of the Company in January 2008. ... Mr. Premdas has been our Audit Committee Chairman and the Board of Director’s audit committee financial expert since 2008. ... The current members of the Audit Committee are Messrs. Premdas (Chair), Coombs, Fischer and McMillan. ... The current members of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee are Messrs. McMillan (Chair), Premdas, and Coombs and Dr. Televantos. ... The Company pays each of its directors, other than Mr. Rossi, an annual retainer of $30,000 and $4,000 for each Board meeting attended, plus expenses. The Lead Director, Chairman is paid an additional $16,000 annual retainer fee. The Chairman of the Audit Committee, the Chairman of the Compensation Committee and the Chairman of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee are paid an additional $8,000 annual retainer fee. ... Perry Premdas $59,000 Fees Earned or Paid in Cash, $110,003 Stock Awards, Total $169,003.
2015-04-27	Perry W. Premdas, age 62, a Class 3 director whose current term expires in 2017, was appointed as a director of the Company in January 2008. Mr. Premdas has been our Audit Committee Chairman and the Board of Director’s audit committee financial expert since 2008. The current members of the Audit Committee are Messrs. Premdas (Chair), Coombs, Fischer and McMillan. The current members of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee are Messrs. McMillan (Chair), Premdas and Coombs and Dr. Televantos. The following table discloses the cash, equity awards, and other compensation earned, paid, or awarded, as the case may be, to each of the Company’s directors (other than Mr. Rossi) during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014. Perry Premdas: $178,040.
2016-04-28	Perry W. Premdas,age 63, a Class 3 director whose current term expires in 2017, was appointed as a director of the Company in January 2008. ... The current members of the Audit Committee are Messrs. Premdas (Chair), Coombs, Fischer and McMillan. ... The current members of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee are Messrs. McMillan (Chair), Premdas and Coombs and Wineinger.
2017-04-27	Perry W. Premdas,age 64, a Class 3 director whose current term expires in 2017, was appointed as a director of the Company in January 2008. ... Mr. Premdas has been our Audit Committee Chairman and the Board of Director’s audit committee financial expert since 2008. ... The current members of the Audit Committee are Messrs. Premdas (Chair), Coombs, Fischer and McMillan. ... The following table discloses the cash, equity awards, and other compensation earned, paid, or awarded, as the case may be, to each of the Company’s directors (other than Mr. Harris, whose compensation is set forth in the Summary Compensation Table above) during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016. ... Perry Premdas $68,000 fees earned or paid in cash, $110,017 stock awards, total $178,017.
2018-05-01	Perry W. Premdas,age 65, a Class 3 director whose current term expires in 2020, was appointed as a director of the Company in January 2008. ... Mr. Premdas has been our Audit Committee Chairman and the Board of Director’s audit committee financial expert since 2008. ... The current members of the Audit Committee are Messrs. Premdas (Chair), Coombs, Fischer, Knutson and McMillan. ... The current members of the Compensation Committee are Dr. Televantos (Chair) and Messrs. Fischer, McMillan and Wineinger. Mr. Premdas will succeed Mr. McMillan as a member of the Compensation Committee upon Mr. McMillan’s retirement.
2019-04-29	Perry W. Premdas, age 66, a Class 3 director whose current term expires in 2020, was appointed as a director of the Company in January 2008. ... Mr. Premdas was our Audit Committee Chairman and the Board of Directors audit committee financial expert from 2008 to 2018. ... The current members of the Audit Committee are Messrs. Knutson (Chair), Coombs and Fischer. ... The current members of the Compensation Committee are Dr. Televantos (Chair) and Messrs. Fischer, Premdas and Wineinger, each of whom is independent, as such term is defined under the NASDAQ Marketplace Rules. ... The current members of the Executive Committee are Dr. Televantos (Chair), Mr. Fischer and Mr. Premdas.