Corporate Board Profile
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| Filing Date | Source Excerpt |
|---|---|
| 2006-03-23 | Messers. Benarroch, Cherdabayev, Nilson, Smoot and Tolkachev are directors of the Company. |
| 2006-09-11 | Stephen Smoot. During the past five years Mr. Smoot has been self-employed as a consultant in the area of foreign technology development and transfer. Mr. Smoot assisted in forming Caspian Service Group Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of EMPS Corporation (n/k/a/ Caspian Services, Inc.), in December 1999, and served as President of Caspian Services Group Limited from inception until February 2002. Mr. Smoot served as the Interim President of EMPS Corporation from June 2004 until December 2004. Mr. Smoot is not a director or nominee of any other reporting issuer. The audit committee is comprised of three independent directors, Troy Nilson, Stephen Smoot and Valery Tolkachev, with Mr. Nilson acting as chairman. Our board of directors has determined that Mr. Nilson qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert” under the rules of the SEC adopted pursuant to the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Mr. Nilson, Mr. Smoot and Mr. Tolkachev each qualifies as “independent” as defined by the listing standards of the American Stock Exchange. During fiscal 2006 our audit committee met six times. Each member attended at least 83% of the audit committee meetings held during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006. The principal function of the compensation committee is to make recommendations regarding compensation of the Company’s officers. The compensation of our chief executive officer is recommended to the board (in a proceeding in which our chief executive officer does not participate) by the compensation committee. Our compensation committee is comprised of three independent directors, Troy Nilson, Valery Tolkachev and Stephen Smoot. Compensation for all other officers is also recommended to the board for determination, by the compensation committee. During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006 our compensation committee met three times. Each member attended at least 67% of the compensation committee meetings held during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006. |
| 2007-06-25 | The audit committee is comprised of three independent directors, Troy Nilson, Stephen Smoot and Leonard Stillman. The compensation committee is comprised of three directors consisting of Troy Nilson, Valery Tolkachev and Stephen Smoot. The following table sets forth a summary of the compensation we paid to our non-employee directors for services on our board during our 2007 fiscal year. Stephen Smoot: Fees Earned or Paid in Cash $25,000, Stock Awards $70,000, All Other Compensation $1,000, Total $96,000. |
| 2008-06-20 | The audit committee is comprised of three independent directors, Troy Nilson, Stephen Smoot and Jason Kerr with Mr. Nilson acting as chairman. Our compensation committee is comprised of three directors consisting of Troy Nilson, Valery Tolkachev and Stephen Smoot. The corporate governance and nominating committee is staffed by all of the independent members of our board of directors, Jason Kerr, Troy Nilson, Stephen Smoot and Valery Tolkachev. |
| 2009-07-01 | The audit committee has been comprised of three independent directors, Troy Nilson, Stephen Smoot and Jason Kerr. Mr. Nilson has and will continue to act as chairman of the committee. ... During the 2009 fiscal year, we increased the annual stipend paid to the non-employee members of the board of directors from $25,000 to $40,000 per year. We also pay the non-employee members of our board of directors $1,000 for each directors meeting or shareholder meeting attended in person, plus airfare and hotel expenses. |
Source material: SEC submissions metadata and DEF 14A proxy filings from EDGAR. Last updated: 2026-03-22