The Board believes Mr. Benzs knowledge and experience in developing companies and
capital markets strengthen the Boards collective qualifications, skills, and experience.
Steven Rubin
, 58, has served as a
director of the Company since March 2018 and served as a director of Fluent from October 2009 until March 2018. Mr. Rubin has served as the Executive Vice President of OPKO Health, Inc. since May 2007 and a director of OPKO since February 2007.
Mr. Rubin currently serves on the board of directors of Non-Invasive Monitoring Systems, Inc., a medical device company, Cocrystal Pharma, Inc., a publicly traded biotechnology company developing new treatments for viral diseases, Eloxx
Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to treating patients suffering from rare and ultra-rare disease caused by premature termination codon nonsense mutations, Castle Brands, Inc., a developer and marketer of
premium brand spirits, Neovasc, Inc., a company that develops and markets medical specialty vascular devices, and ChromaDex Corp., a science-based, integrated nutraceutical company devoted to improving the way people age. Mr. Rubin
previously served as a director of VBI Vaccines, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company developing next generation vaccines, BioCardia, Inc., clinical-stage regenerative medicine company developing novel therapeutics for cardiovascular diseases, Fluent,
Inc., an information solutions provider focused on the data-fusion market, Kidville, Inc., which operates large, upscale facilities, catering to newborns through five-year-old children and their families and offers a wide range of developmental
classes for newborns to five-year-olds, Dreams, Inc., a vertically integrated sports licensing and products company, and Safestitch Medical, Inc. prior to its merger with TransEnterix, Inc. Mr. Rubin also served as the Senior Vice
President, General Counsel and Secretary of IVAX from August 2001 until September 2006. Mr. Rubin served as the Secretary of Ideation Acquisition Corp., a predecessor entity of Fluent, from June 2007 to October 2009.
The Board believes Mr. Rubins legal experience, managerial experience, and the knowledge and insight he has attained through his
service as a director and officer of several publicly-traded corporations provides valuable business leadership, and management advice to the Board.
Robert Swayman
, 65, has served as a director of the Company since March 2018 and served as a director of Fluent from June 2015 until
the Spin-off. From 1998 to 2014, Mr. Swayman served as President and Chief Executive Officer of National Alarm Systems, Inc., a company he founded in 1998, prior to its sale in January 2014. From January 2014 through February 2015,
Mr. Swayman served as General Manager of ASG Security, which acquired National Alarm Systems. Mr. Swayman served as a director of Healthier Choices Management Corp. (Healthier Choices), a company specializing in providing
consumers with healthier alternatives to everyday lifestyle choices, from March 4, 2015 to April 17, 2015, and as Executive Vice President of Finance of Healthier Choices. since April 17, 2015. Mr. Swayman is a Certified Public
Accountant and holds a B.S. degree in accounting from the State University of New York at Buffalo.
The Board believes
Mr. Swaymans experience as President and Chief Executive Officer of National Alarm Systems, Inc., from 1998 to 2014, as well as his experience as a Certified Public Accountant provides valuable business, leadership, and management advice
to the Board.
Vote Required and Board Recommendation
Nominees are elected by a plurality of votes cast at the Meeting.
The Board unanimously recommends a vote
FOR
each Nominee for director.
Director Compensation
New Board members
receive 12,000 restricted stock units (RSUs) vesting in three equal annual installments beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date when they join the Board. Further, the Compensation Committee is empowered to grant additional
equity awards based on an individual directors contributions to the Company. Board members do not receive any cash compensation for serving on the Board.
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