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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e has been a director of Aware since February 2021 and has served as chairman since April 2025. Since January 2018, Mr. Evee has served as chief executive officer of Evee Consulting Group, a technology and digital transformation advisory services partner that assists clients in reducing risk by taking control of their security and accelerating business growth through digital transformation. From June 2015 to January 2017 he was Director of Worldwide Mobile Security and Director, IBM Security Worldwide Customer Success and Sales Operations from September 1995 to January 2017. He has over 25 years of information technology experience. Over his 22-year career at IBM, Mr. Evee established a proven leadership track record of managing and scaling, new enterprises globally. He has been a technology and cybersecurity advisor to a number of institutions of higher learning and was responsible for holding the first Cybersecurity and Technology Diversity Conference in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. He holds a B.A. in Political Science from Hampton University and is a current member of the board of trustees for a number of organizations including Dedham Savings Bank and Mass Insight. Our board benefits from Mr. Evee’s deep experience in the cybersecurity field.

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Brent P. Johnstonehas been a director of Aware since May 2012 and served as chairman from March 2019 to March 2025. Since January 2025, Mr. Johnstone has served as Managing Director at All American Commerce, a company supporting all facets of e-commerce offerings. He also serves as managing partner at Bram Capital Partners, a private investment firm which he co-founded in 2022. Additionally, he continues as managing director for Quarry Capital Management LLC, a private investment firm which he co-founded in 2005 and Manager of BPS Distribution Growth Holdings, a firm founded in 2019 to invest in companies that offer analytics software, services, and training. Mr. Johnstone also is an advisor to ActVantage, L.P., an analytics software and advisory firm which he co-founded in 2019. Mr. Johnstone served as CEO of Royal Pet Supplies, a portfolio company of Quarry Capital Management, from June 2010 to June 2012. Mr. Johnstone has also served as a board member of Royal Pet Supplies, Inc. since March 2009. Prior to Quarry Capital Management LLC, Mr. Johnstone served as a vice president in the investment management division at Thomson Financial from 2003 to 2005. From 2002 to