Company: AWRE
Filing Date: 2025-04-25
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000950170-25-058702
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Company: AWARE INC /MA/
Filing Date: 2025-04-25
Form: DEF 14A
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encor, Inc. Mr. Stafford has also made investments in over 40 private companies and has served as a board member on several of these companies. Our board benefits from Mr. Stafford’s investing experience, his experience as a member of other boards of directors, and the fact that, as one of our significant stockholders, his and our stockholders’ interests in the success of Aware are aligned.

David K. Traverse.has served as chief financial officer since June 2024. Mr. Traverse, previously served as the interim chief executive officer from January 2025 to February 2025, principal financial officer from October 2023 to June 2024 and as the Company’s Corporate Controller from April 2020 to October 2023. Mr. Traverse has an extensive background in Finance and Public Accounting. Most recently, prior to joining the Company, Mr. Traverse was Vice President and Corporate Controller at SeaChange International from November 2018 through April 2020 and Vice President Finance and Chief Financial Officer at Artel Video Systems from October 2015 to October 2018. Mr. Traverse has also worked as a Certified Public Accountant at several public accounting firms. Mr. Traverse received a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the University of Massachusetts Lowell.

The board of directors is divided into three classes, referred to as Class I, Class II and Class III, each consisting of approximately one-third of the directors. One class is elected each year at the annual meeting of stockholders to hold office for a term of three years and until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified. The number of directors has been fixed at seven. The current terms of Mr. Connolly and Mr. Evee, our Class I directors, will expire at our 2027 annual meeting. The current terms of Messrs. Johnstone and Stafford, III, our Class II directors, will expire at our 2025 annual meeting. The current terms of Messrs. Almani and Faubert, our Class III directors, will expire at our 2026 annual meeting.

Executive officers are elected annually by the board of directors and serve at the discretion of the board or until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified. There are currently no family relationships among any of our directors and executive officers.

We require that each nominee for director be an individual of the highest character and integrity, have substantial experience that is of particular relevance to Aware, have sufficient time available to devote to our affairs, and represent the best interests of all our stakeholders, including