Company: APT
Filing Date: 2025-04-30
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001437749-25-013635
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Company: ALPHA PRO TECH LTD
Filing Date: 2025-04-30
Form: DEF 14A
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 of the largest telecom and media companies in Canada (“Bell”), where he provides leadership and technical expertise to critical facility operations. From September 2013 until August 2016, Mr. Buchan served as Operations Manager for Bell. Prior to working for Bell, Mr. Buchan worked as a manager for Urbacon, a contractor for Bell, from 2012 until 2013, and as a facility manager for Brookfield Global Integrated Solutions from 2009 until 2012.

The Board believes that Mr. Buchan’s financial, critical infrastructure and managerial experience in one of Canada’s largest telecom companies and his experience in financial management, strategic planning, human resources and labor relationship management, as well as his strong communications background, add a valuable perspective to the Board.

DAVID R. GARCIA(age 76) has been a director of the Company since 2010. Mr. Garcia has been retired since 2009. He was a licensed stockbroker/producing manager with Cantella & Co. from 1983 until his retirement. Prior to entering the financial industry, he was employed by CF&I Steel Corp. in the Labor Relations Department from 1979 to 1983. Mr. Garcia was the Executive Director of the Wyoming Fair Employment Commission, a division of the Wyoming Department of Labor, from 1973 to 1979.

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The Board believes that Mr. Garcia’s years of experience as a stockbroker, specifically his resulting exposure to publicly-held companies and their financial results and his understanding of public company risk assessment, bring a significant amount of perspective and knowledge to the Board.

LLOYD HOFFMAN (age 64) has been employed by the Company since 1991, first in the capacity of accountant, then as Senior Vice President of Finance and Administration from 1999 until 2002, as Chief Financial Officer from 2002 until December 2015, as Chief Executive Officer beginning January 2016, and as President and Chief Executive Officer since December 2017. He has been a director of the Company since January 2016. From 1987 until 1991, Mr. Hoffman was in charge of finance and administration at Software Concepts, Inc., a developer of software for association and magazine publishers.

Mr. Hoffman’s ability to lead the Company in the global marketplace, coupled with his over 30 years of experience in the industry, his financial skills and his strong familiarity with the Company’s business, all provide him with