WALTER M. FIEDEROWICZ - Corporate Board Profile

PHOTRONICS INC

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2011-02-25	Walter M. Fiederowicz has been a private investor and consultant since August 1997. During 2010, he served as Chairman of the Board of Omega Insurance Holding Limited, the holding company of the Lloyd’s insurance underwriter and Mr. Fiederowicz serves as Chairman of the Board of Meacock Capital, plc., a provider of capital to the Lloyd’s market. Mr. Fiederowicz is Chairman of the Compensation Committee, Vice Chairman of the Audit 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 Compensation Committee receives an additional annual retainer of $25,000; the Vice Chairman of the Audit Committee receives an additional annual retainer of $10,000; and members of the Executive Committee (excluding the Chief Executive Officer) received an additional retainer of $30,000 each. ... Director Compensation Table shows Walter M. Fiederowicz total compensation as $206,450.
2012-02-23	Walter M. Fiederowicz has been a private investor and consultant since August 1997. During 2011, he served as Managing Director of Painter Hill Ventures and Painter Hill Venture Fund, entities that invest in financial services and technology companies. Mr. Fiederowicz is Chairman of the Compensation Committee, and Vice Chairman of the Audit Committee. Mr. Fiederowicz brings to the Board of Directors substantial experience in analyzing and forecasting economic conditions both domestically and internationally. Through his service on the boards of other companies, he also gained extensive experience in leadership, risk oversight and corporate governance matters.
2013-02-22	Walter M. Fiederowicz has been a private investor and consultant since August 1997. During 2011, he served as Managing Director of Painter Hill Ventures and Painter Hill Venture Fund, entities that invest in financial services and technology companies. Mr. Fiederowicz is Chairman of the Compensation Committee, Vice Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Executive Committee. Mr. Fiederowicz brings to the Board of Directors substantial experience in analyzing and forecasting economic conditions both domestically and internationally. Through his service on the boards of other companies, he also gained extensive experience in leadership, risk oversight and corporate governance matters. 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 Compensation Committee received an additional annual retainer of $30,000 and the Vice Chairman of the Audit 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. 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. Walter M. Fiederowicz's total compensation was $198,098.
2014-03-03	Walter M. Fiederowicz has been a private investor and consultant since August 1997. During 2011, he served as Managing Director of Painter Hill Ventures and Painter Hill Venture Fund, entities that invest in financial services and technology companies. Mr. Fiederowicz is Chairman of the Compensation Committee, Vice Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Executive Committee. Mr. Fiederowicz brings to the Board of Directors substantial experience in analyzing and forecasting economic conditions both domestically and internationally. Through his service on the boards of other companies, he has gained extensive experience in leadership, risk oversight and corporate governance matters. 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	Walter M. Fiederowicz has been a private investor and consultant since August 1997. Mr. Fiederowicz is Chairman of the Compensation Committee and Vice Chairman of the Audit Committee. Mr. Fiederowicz brings to the Board of Directors substantial experience in analyzing and forecasting economic conditions both domestically and internationally. Through his service on the boards of other companies, he has gained extensive experience in leadership, risk oversight and corporate governance matters. Mr. Fiederowicz brings leadership, extensive business and financial experience to the Board.
2016-02-29	Walter M. Fiederowicz has been a private investor and consultant since August 1997. Mr. Fiederowicz is Chairman of the Compensation Committee and Vice Chairman of the Audit Committee. Mr. Fiederowicz brings to the Board of Directors substantial experience in analyzing and forecasting economic conditions both domestically and internationally. Through his service on the boards of other companies, he has gained extensive experience in leadership, risk management and corporate governance matters. Mr. Fiederowicz brings leadership, and extensive business and financial experience to the Board.
2017-02-13	Walter M. Fiederowicz has been a private investor and consultant since August 1997. Mr. Fiederowicz is Chairman of the Compensation Committee and Vice Chairman of the Audit Committee. Mr. Fiederowicz brings to the Board of Directors substantial experience in analyzing and forecasting economic conditions both domestically and internationally. Through his service on the boards of other companies, he has gained extensive experience in leadership, risk management and corporate governance matters. Mr. Fiederowicz brings leadership, and extensive business and financial experience to the Board. 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 Walter M. Fiederowicz received $116,000 in fees earned or paid in cash and $145,560 in stock awards, totaling $261,560.
2018-02-26	Walter M. Fiederowicz has been a private investor and consultant since August 1997. Mr. Fiederowicz is Chairman of the Compensation Committee and Vice Chairman of the Audit Committee. ... The annual retainer for Directors who are not employees for 2018 is $40,000 and a meeting fee of $4,000 per meeting. 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 2017 each Director received a restricted stock award of 12,000 shares in January 2017. The amounts shown for each director represents 12,000 shares of restricted stock granted on January 3, 2017 with a closing stock price of $11.35. The restricted stock vests quarterly over a year. Walter M. Fiederowicz received $126,250 in fees and $136,200 in stock awards for a total of $262,450.
2019-02-28	Walter M. Fiederowicz has been a private investor and consultant since August 1997. Mr. Fiederowicz is Chairman of the Compensation Committee and Vice Chairman of the Audit Committee. ... The annual retainer for Directors who are not employees for 2019 is $40,000 and a meeting fee of $4,000 per meeting. Grants of stock as part of the Directors annual compensation are generally made in January. For fiscal 2019, each Director received a restricted stock award of 12,000 shares in January 2019. ... Director Compensation Table: Walter M. Fiederowicz Fees Earned or Paid in Cash $116,000, Stock Awards $103,200, Total $219,200.
2020-02-25	Walter M. Fiederowicz has been a private investor and consultant since August 1997. Mr. Fiederowicz is Chairman of the Compensation Committee and Vice Chairman of the Audit Committee. ... The annual retainer for Directors who are not employees for 2020 is $40,000 and a meeting fee of $4,000 per meeting. Grants of stock as part of the Directors annual compensation are generally made in January. For fiscal 2020, each Director received a restricted stock award of 12,000 shares in January 2020. ... The Director Compensation Table shows Walter M. Fiederowicz with total compensation of $241,360.
2021-02-19	Walter M. Fiederowicz has been a private investor and consultant since August 1997. Mr. Fiederowicz is Chairman of the Compensation Committee, Vice Chairman of the Audit Committee and Vice Chairman of the Nominating Committee. Mr. Fiederowicz brings to the Board of Directors substantial experience in analyzing and forecasting economic conditions both domestically and internationally. Through his service on the boards of other companies, he has gained extensive experience in leadership, risk management, and corporate governance matters. Mr. Fiederowicz brings leadership and extensive business and financial experience to the Board.
2022-02-10	Walter M. Fiederowicz has been a private investor and consultant since August 1997. Mr. Fiederowicz is Lead Independent Director, Chairman of the Compensation Committee, Vice Chairman of the Audit Committee and Vice Chairman of the Nominating Committee. ... 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 Board meeting attended in fiscal 2021. ... The amounts shown represents 12,000 shares of restricted stock granted on January 2, 2021 with a closing stock price of $11.16. The restricted stock vests quarterly over a year. ... Walter M. Fiederowicz: Represents $40,000 as an annual retainer, $40,000 as Chairman of the Compensation Committee, $20,000 as Vice Chairman of the Audit Committee and $10,000 as Vice Chair of the Nominating Committee and $16,000 for meeting fees (4 meetings at $4,000 per meeting). Total: $259,920.
2023-02-21	Mr. Walter M. Fiederowicz has been a private investor and consultant since August 1997. Mr. Fiederowicz is Lead Independent Director, Chairman of the Compensation Committee, and Vice Chairman of the Audit Committee. ... Mr. Fiederowicz brings leadership and extensive business and financial experience to the Board.
2024-02-28	Mr. Walter M. Fiederowicz has been a private investor and consultant since August 1997. Mr. Fiederowicz is Lead Independent Director, member of the Compensation Committee, and Vice Chairman of the Audit Committee. Mr. Fiederowicz brings to the Board of Directors substantial experience in analyzing and forecasting economic conditions both domestically and internationally. Through his service on the boards of other companies, he has gained extensive experience in leadership, risk management, and corporate governance matters. Mr. Fiederowicz brings leadership and extensive business and financial experience to the Board.