Company: KVHI
Filing Date: 2025-04-28
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001104659-25-040173
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Company: KVH INDUSTRIES INC \DE\
Filing Date: 2025-04-28
Form: DEF 14A
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 ​ | ​ | PROPOSAL 3 – RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM​ | ​ | ​ |

Proposal 3 concerns the ratification of the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2025. In accordance with its charter, the audit committee has selected the firm of Grant Thornton LLP, a registered public accounting firm, to be our independent auditor for the year ending December 31, 2025, and, with the endorsement of the board of directors, recommends that stockholders ratify such appointment. Grant Thornton LLP has served in this capacity since June 6, 2014. We expect that representatives of Grant Thornton LLP will participate in the annual meeting. They will have an opportunity to make a statement if they wish to do so and, if present, will be available to respond to appropriate questions. A majority of the votes properly cast at the annual meeting will be necessary to ratify the selection by the audit committee of our board of directors of Grant Thornton LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2025.

KVH Industries, Inc. 2025 Proxy Statement 12

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| ​ | ​ | DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS​ | ​ | ​ |

Our executive officers are appointed by, and serve at the discretion of, our board of directors. Information regarding Brent C. Bruun, our Class II director being nominated for re-election and Joseph Spytek, our new candidate for election as a director at the annual meeting, is presented above under the heading “Proposal 1 – Election of Directors.” The terms of each of Brent C. Bruun and Charles R. Trimble, our current Class II directors, will expire at the annual meeting. Our other directors and executive officers are as follows: Directors serving a term expiring at the 2026 annual meeting (Class III directors): David M. Tolley Age: 58 Chairman of the Board of Directors Committee Memberships: ➤ Audit Committee Member ➤ Compensation Committee Member ➤ Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Member Mr. Tolley has served as one of our directors since June 2022 and was named Chairman of the Board in July 2023. In August 2022, Mr. Tolley became a member of the audit committee. In July 2024, he became the chairman of the nominating and corporate