RAMANI NARAYAN, PH.D. - Corporate Board Profile

NORTHERN TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL CORP

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2008-12-12	Ramani Narayan, Ph.D. has been a director of NTIC since November 2004. He is a Distinguished Professor at Michigan State University in the Department of Chemical Engineering & Materials Science. ... DIRECTOR COMPENSATIONFISCAL 2008 ... Ramani Narayan, Ph.D. ... Total ($) ... $121,801 ... The amounts reflected for Dr. Narayan reflect consulting fees paid during the fiscal year ended August 31, 2008 as described in more detail below under the heading Consulting Arrangement.
2009-12-10	Ramani Narayan, Ph.D. 60 Distinguished Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering & Materials Science at Michigan State University 2004 ... DIRECTOR COMPENSATIONFISCAL 2009 ... Ramani Narayan, Ph.D. 15,750 10,781 102,510 129,041
2010-12-06	Ramani Narayan, Ph.D. has been a director of NTIC since November 2004. He is a Distinguished Professor at Michigan State University in the Department of Chemical Engineering & Materials Science. ... The following table provides summary information concerning the compensation of each individual who served as a director of our company during the fiscal year ended August 31, 2010, other than G. Patrick Lynch, our President and Chief Executive Officer, who was not compensated separately for serving on the Board of Directors during fiscal 2010. ... DIRECTOR COMPENSATIONFiscal 2010 ... Ramani Narayan, Ph.D. ... 15,550 ... 12,290 ... 102,668 ... 130,508
2011-12-19	Ramani Narayan, Ph.D. has been a director of NTIC since November 2004. He is a Distinguished Professor at Michigan State University in the Department of Chemical Engineering & Materials Science. ... The following table provides summary information concerning the compensation of each individual who served as a director of our company during the fiscal year ended August 31, 2011. DIRECTOR COMPENSATION 2011: Ramani Narayan, Ph.D. $18,000 Fees Earned or Paid in Cash, $14,400 Option Awards, $105,624 All Other Compensation, Total $138,024. Consulting fees paid to Bioplastic Polymers LLC owned by Dr. Narayan.
2012-12-05	Ramani Narayan, Ph.D. has been a director of NTIC since November 2004. He is a Distinguished Professor at Michigan State University in the Department of Chemical Engineering & Materials Science. ... The amounts reflected for Dr. Narayan reflects consulting fees and royalties paid during the fiscal year ended August 31, 2012. DIRECTOR COMPENSATION 2012: Ramani Narayan, Ph.D. total $150,305.
2013-12-10	Ramani Narayan, Ph.D. has been a director of NTIC since November 2004. He is a Distinguished Professor at Michigan State University. ... The Director Compensation table shows Ramani Narayan total compensation as $145,444, which includes consulting fees and royalties.
2014-12-03	Ramani Narayan, Ph.D. has been a director of NTIC since November 2004. He is a Distinguished Professor at Michigan State University in the Department of Chemical Engineering & Materials Science, where he has 105 refereed publications in leading journals to his credit, 18 patents, edited three books and one expert dossier in the area of bio-based polymeric materials. His research encompasses design and engineering of sustainable, biobased products, biodegradable plastics and polymers, biofiber reinforced composites, reactive extrusion polymerization and processing, studies in plastic end-of-life options like biodegradation and composting. He conducts carbon footprint calculations for plastics and products. He also performs LCA (Life Cycle Assessment) for reporting a product’s environmental footprint. He serves as Scientific Chair and board member of the Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI), North America. He serves on the Technical Advisory Board of Tate & Lyle. He served on the Board of Directors of ASTM International, an international standards setting organization and currently chairs the committee on Environmentally Degradable Plastics and Biobased Products (D20.96) and the Plastics Terminology Committee D20.92. He is also the technical expert for the United States on ISO (International Standards Organization) TC 61 on Plastics – specifically for Terminology, and Biodegradable Plastics. He has won numerous awards, including the Named MSU University Distinguished Professor in 2007; the Governors University Award for commercialization excellence; Michigan State University Distinguished Faculty Award, 2006, 2005 Withrow Distinguished Scholar award, Fulbright Distinguished Lectureship Chair in Science & Technology Management & Commercialization (University of Lisbon; Portugal); First recipient of the William N. Findley Award, The James Hammer Memorial Lifetime Achievement Award, and Research and Commercialization Award sponsored by ICI Americas, Inc. & the National Corn Growers Association. We believe Dr. Narayan’s qualifications to sit on the Board of Directors include his significant technical expertise in the bioplastics area which has been helpful to NTIC’s management in assessing and operating NTIC’s Natur-Tec® bioplastics business.
2015-12-03	Ramani Narayan, Ph.D. has been a director of NTIC since November 2004. He is a Distinguished Professor at Michigan State University in the Department of Chemical Engineering & Materials Science, where he has 105 refereed publications in leading journals to his credit, 18 patents, edited three books and one expert dossier in the area of bio-based polymeric materials. His research encompasses design and engineering of sustainable, biobased products, biodegradable plastics and polymers, biofiber reinforced composites, reactive extrusion polymerization and processing, studies in plastic end-of-life options like biodegradation and composting. He conducts carbon footprint calculations for plastics and products. He also performs LCA (Life Cycle Assessment) for reporting a product’s environmental footprint. He serves as Scientific Chair and board member of the Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI), North America. He serves on the Technical Advisory Board of Tate & Lyle. He served on the Board of Directors of ASTM International, an international standards setting organization and currently chairs the committee on Environmentally Degradable Plastics and Biobased Products (D20.96) and the Plastics Terminology Committee (D20.92). Dr. Narayan is also the technical expert for the United States on ISO (International Standards Organization) TC 61 on Plastics—specifically for Terminology, and Biodegradable Plastics. He has won numerous awards, including the Named MSU University Distinguished Professor in 2007; the Governors University Award for commercialization excellence; Michigan State University Distinguished Faculty Award, 2006, 2005 Withrow Distinguished Scholar award, Fulbright Distinguished Lectureship Chair in Science & Technology Management & Commercialization (University of Lisbon; Portugal); First recipient of the William N. Findley Award, The James Hammer Memorial Lifetime Achievement Award, and Research and Commercialization Award sponsored by ICI Americas, Inc. & the National Corn Growers Association. We believe Dr. Narayan’s qualifications to sit on the Board of Directors include his significant technical expertise in the bioplastics area which has been helpful to NTIC’s management in assessing and operating NTIC’s Natur-Tec® bioplastics business.
2016-11-28	Ramani Narayan, Ph.D. has been a director of NTIC since November 2004. He is a Distinguished Professor at Michigan State University in the Department of Chemical Engineering & Materials Science. The Director Compensation Table shows total compensation of $186,383 for fiscal 2016, which includes consulting fees and royalties paid during the fiscal year.
2017-11-27	Ramani Narayan, Ph.D. has been a director of NTIC since November 2004. He is a Distinguished Professor at Michigan State University in the Department of Chemical Engineering & Materials Science, where he has 105 refereed publications in leading journals to his credit, 18 patents, edited three books and one expert dossier in the area of bio-based polymeric materials. ... DIRECTOR COMPENSATION – FISCAL 2017: Ramani Narayan, Ph.D. Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($) 19,000 Option Awards ($) 30,760 All Other Compensation ($) 147,829 Total ($) 197,589
2018-11-30	Ramani Narayan, Ph.D. has been a director of NTIC since November 2004. He is a Distinguished Professor at Michigan State University in the Department of Chemical Engineering & Materials Science... We believe Dr. Narayan’s qualifications to sit on the Board of Directors include his significant technical expertise in the bioplastics area which has been helpful to NTIC’s management in assessing and operating NTIC’s Natur-Tec® bioplastics business.
2019-12-02	Ramani Narayan, Ph.D. has been a director of NTIC since November 2004. He is a Distinguished Professor at Michigan State University in the Department of Chemical Engineering & Materials Science. ... The amounts reflected for Dr. Narayan reflects consulting fees paid during the fiscal year ended August 31, 2019.
2020-11-30	Ramani Narayan, Ph.D. has been a director of NTIC since November 2004. He is a Distinguished Professor at Michigan State University in the Department of Chemical Engineering & Materials Science. ... The table below provides summary information concerning the compensation of each individual who served as a director of NTIC during the fiscal year ended August 31, 2020, other than G. Patrick Lynch, our President and Chief Executive Officer, who was not compensated separately for serving on the Board of Directors during fiscal 2020. ... DIRECTOR COMPENSATION – FISCAL 2020 ... Ramani Narayan, Ph.D. $29,000 Fees Earned or Paid in Cash, $50,000 Option Awards, $144,000 All Other Compensation, Total $223,000.
2021-12-06	Ramani Narayan, Ph.D. has been a director of NTIC since November 2004. He is a Distinguished Professor at Michigan State University ... We believe Dr. Narayan’s qualifications to sit on the Board of Directors include his significant technical expertise in the bioplastics area ... The table below provides summary information concerning the compensation of each individual who served as a director of NTIC during the fiscal year ended August 31, 2021, other than G. Patrick Lynch, our President and Chief Executive Officer, who was not compensated separately for serving on the Board of Directors during fiscal 2021. ... Ramani Narayan, Ph.D. $31,000 Fees Earned or Paid in Cash, $50,000 Option Awards, $144,000 All Other Compensation (consulting fees), Total $225,000.
2022-12-05	Ramani Narayan, Ph.D. has been a director of NTIC since November 2004. He is a Distinguished Professor at Michigan State University. ... DIRECTOR COMPENSATION – FISCAL 2022 ... Ramani Narayan, Ph.D. $31,000 Fees Earned or Paid in Cash, $50,000 Option Awards, $144,000 All Other Compensation (consulting fees), Total $225,000.
2023-12-04	Ramani Narayan, Ph.D. has been a director of NTIC since November 2004. He is a Distinguished Professor at Michigan State University in the Department of Chemical Engineering & Materials Science. ... We do not provide perquisites or other personal benefits to our directors. The amounts reflected for Dr. Narayan reflects consulting fees paid during the fiscal year ended August 31, 2023 as described in more detail below under “Consulting Agreement.” ... Ramani Narayan, Ph.D. Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($) 32,000, Option Awards ($) 50,000, All Other Compensation ($) 144,000, Total ($) 226,000.
2024-12-02	Ramani Narayan, Ph.D. has been a director of NTIC since November 2004. He is a Distinguished Professor at Michigan State University. ... The table below provides summary information concerning the compensation of each individual who served as a director of NTIC during the fiscal year ended August 31, 2024, other than G. Patrick Lynch, our President and Chief Executive Officer, who was not compensated separately for serving on the Board of Directors during fiscal 2024. ... Ramani Narayan, Ph.D. Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($) $31,000, Option Awards ($) $50,000, All Other Compensation ($) $144,000, Total ($) $225,000. ... We are party to a consulting agreement with Bioplastic Polymers LLC, an entity owned by one of our directors, Ramani Narayan, Ph.D., pursuant to which Dr. Narayan provides certain consulting services to us relating to our Natur-Tec® business and bioplastics program. The agreement sets out terms for clear separation between Dr. Narayan’s work at Michigan State University and any related inventions and his work with us and related inventions. In exchange for the consulting services, we pay Bioplastic Polymers LLC $12,000 per month. We paid Bioplastic Polymers LLC $144,000 in consulting fees during the fiscal year ended August 31, 2024.