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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TABLE OF CONTENTS DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS Stephen H. Deckoff Age: 59 Director Stephen H. Deckoff has served as one of our directors since June 2023. Mr. Deckoff has been the managing principal of Black Diamond Capital Management, L.L.C. (“Black Diamond”), a privately held alternative asset management firm, since its founding in 1995. In that capacity, he is responsible for all portfolio management and business operations. Prior to 1995, Mr. Deckoff was a senior vice president of Kidder, Peabody & Co. Inc. (“Kidder”) and head of its Structured Finance Group. Prior to joining Kidder, Mr. Deckoff was a managing director in the Structured Finance Group at Bear Stearns & Co., Inc. (“Bear Stearns”). Before joining Bear Stearns, Mr. Deckoff worked in the Structured Finance Department of Chemical Securities, Inc. and the Fixed Income Research Department at Drexel Burnham Lambert. Mr. Deckoff has held or currently holds board seats for a number of Black Diamond portfolio companies, including Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc., ION Media, Werner Ladder, White Birch, and Bayou Steel, among others, and he has held a board seat at Pacific National Bank, N.A., a privately chartered bank headquartered in Miami, since 2014. Our nominating and corporate governance committee determined that Mr. Deckoff should serve as a director because of his extensive financial experience and expertise. Director serving a term expiring at the 2027 annual meeting (Class I director): David B. Kagan Age: 63 Director Committee Memberships: ➤ Audit Committee Chair ➤ Compensation Committee Member ➤ Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Member Mr. Kagan has served as one of our directors since June 2022. In August 2022, Mr. Kagan became a member of the audit committee. In July 2024, he became the chairman of the audit committee, a member of the compensation committee, and a member of the nominating and corporate governance committee. From September 2023 to December 2023, he served as the advisor to the CEO of Globalstar, Inc. Prior to that, Mr. Kagan served as chief executive officer of Globalstar, Inc. (NYSE: GSAT), a leading provider of satellite solutions, from September 2018 until August 2023. He also served as president and chief operating officer of Global