RICHARD C. KIM

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Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2001-01-08	Richard C. Kim, Ph.D. Richard Kim, Ph.D. was the founder and has been the President of OHost Corporation since September 1999. He is also currently a Director and CEO of its parent, KoreaStation Corporation. From 1994 to 1999, he was Executive Vice President of Engineering (and Interim President) of Technical Systems Integrators, Inc. ("TSI"). As a founder of TSI, he was responsible for all technologies and products developed by TSI including laser marking systems, vision inspection systems and various automated part-handling systems. From 1991 to 1994, Dr. Kim was a Director of Research and Development at General Scientific Corp. He was responsible for the research and development of optical, electro-optical and instrumentation technology. Dr. Kim has also held key positions as the applied holography group leader for Physical Optics Corporation, 1990-1991; as a technical staff member for Rockwell International 27s Advanced Optical Systems Department, 1998-1990; as a technical founder of CyberOptics Corporation, 1984-1988. At CyberOptics, Dr. Kim developed laser range sensors and systems for 3-D vision, non-contact metrology and profiling applications for semiconductor and electronics manufacturing. Prior to being a founding principal of CyberOptics, he began his distinguished career with the Ampex Corporation in 1981. Dr. Kim received his Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the University of California at Berkley, and his Master of Science Electrical Engineering and Doctorate degrees from the University of Minnesota. At September 30, 2000 there were no committees of the Board. In December 2000, the audit committee (the "Audit Committee") was appointed, whose membership now consists of Dr. Richard C. Kim, Mr. Charles E. Martin and Mr. Michael A. Grollman. NSC believes that Dr. Kim and Mr. Martin are "independent" as that term is used in Sections 303.01(B)(2)(a) and (3) of the New York Stock Exchange Listing Standards, but that Mr. Grollman is not "independent" as that term is used in those standards. 1 Directors of NSC who are not employees of NSC are compensated at a rate of $2,000 per month and $100 per Board meeting. In addition, Board members are granted 5,000 restricted Common Shares upon their election to the Board, and are to receive an additional 5,000 options, which vest in 12 months from the date of grant, to purchase Common Shares at the current market value in NSC at the end of each complete year serving as a Director. The options granted under the 2000 Plan to directors who are not employees of the Company are intended to be "nonqualified options" under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). 2 These standards of Board compensation were formally established in December, 2000. Prior to this formal policy, 20,000 restricted Common Shares were issued by NSC to Dr. Richard Kim in consideration of his services as a Director of NSC. Dr. Kim's compensation for service as a Director will follow the policy guidelines described above prospectively.

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Source Excerpt

2001-01-08

Richard C. Kim, Ph.D. Richard Kim, Ph.D. was the founder and has been the President of OHost Corporation since September 1999. He is also currently a Director and CEO of its parent, KoreaStation Corporation. From 1994 to 1999, he was Executive Vice President of Engineering (and Interim President) of Technical Systems Integrators, Inc. ("TSI"). As a founder of TSI, he was responsible for all technologies and products developed by TSI including laser marking systems, vision inspection systems and various automated part-handling systems. From 1991 to 1994, Dr. Kim was a Director of Research and Development at General Scientific Corp. He was responsible for the research and development of optical, electro-optical and instrumentation technology. Dr. Kim has also held key positions as the applied holography group leader for Physical Optics Corporation, 1990-1991; as a technical staff member for Rockwell International 27s Advanced Optical Systems Department, 1998-1990; as a technical founder of CyberOptics Corporation, 1984-1988. At CyberOptics, Dr. Kim developed laser range sensors and systems for 3-D vision, non-contact metrology and profiling applications for semiconductor and electronics manufacturing. Prior to being a founding principal of CyberOptics, he began his distinguished career with the Ampex Corporation in 1981. Dr. Kim received his Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the University of California at Berkley, and his Master of Science Electrical Engineering and Doctorate degrees from the University of Minnesota. At September 30, 2000 there were no committees of the Board. In December 2000, the audit committee (the "Audit Committee") was appointed, whose membership now consists of Dr. Richard C. Kim, Mr. Charles E. Martin and Mr. Michael A. Grollman. NSC believes that Dr. Kim and Mr. Martin are "independent" as that term is used in Sections 303.01(B)(2)(a) and (3) of the New York Stock Exchange Listing Standards, but that Mr. Grollman is not "independent" as that term is used in those standards. ** 1 Directors of NSC who are not employees of NSC are compensated at a rate of $2,000 per month and $100 per Board meeting. In addition, Board members are granted 5,000 restricted Common Shares upon their election to the Board, and are to receive an additional 5,000 options, which vest in 12 months from the date of grant, to purchase Common Shares at the current market value in NSC at the end of each complete year serving as a Director. The options granted under the 2000 Plan to directors who are not employees of the Company are intended to be "nonqualified options" under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). ** 2 These standards of Board compensation were formally established in December, 2000. Prior to this formal policy, 20,000 restricted Common Shares were issued by NSC to Dr. Richard Kim in consideration of his services as a Director of NSC. Dr. Kim's compensation for service as a Director will follow the policy guidelines described above prospectively.

Data sourced from SEC filings. Last updated: 2026-03-05