Company: LASR
Filing Date: 2025-04-25
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001124796-25-000043
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Company: NLIGHT, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-04-25
Form: DEF 14A
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4, Mr. Locke served as the United States Ambassador to China. Mr. Locke was the United States Secretary of Commerce from 2009 to 2011. Prior to that, Mr. Locke served two consecutive terms as Governor of the State of Washington from 1997 to 2005. Mr. Locke currently serves on the board of directors of AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., an American movie theater chain, and served on the board of directors of Port Blakely Tree Farms, a family-owned timber company from August 2019 to June 2022. Mr. Locke served on the board of directors of Fortinet, Inc., a provider of unified threat management solutions, from September 2015 to June 2020. Mr. Locke received a B.A. in political science from Yale University and a J.D. from Boston University. Mr. Locke served as the interim President of Bellevue College in Bellevue, Washington from June 2020 to July 2023. 
 We believe Mr. Locke’s extensive leadership, executive experience and global business perspective from his roles as the Governor of Washington, Secretary of Commerce and United States Ambassador to China, coupled with his experience as a director of other public companies, qualifies him to serve on our board.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |     | 2017 |
| Geoffrey Moorehas served as a member of our board of directors since September 2012, as chairperson of our nominating and corporate governance committee since October 2023, as a  member  of  our  audit  committee  since  April  2019,  and  as  a  member  of  our  compensation  committee  from  December 2012 until February 2025. Since 1992, Dr. Moore has served as managing director of  Geoffrey Moore Consulting. He is an author, strategic advisor, market development consultant,  and organizational design specialist. He also serves as chairman emeritus of TCG Advisors LLC, where he was a managing director from May 2003 until June 2011, as well as Chasm Institute and Chasm Group, management consulting firms he co-founded, since 2011. Dr. Moore was a venture partner at Mohr Davidow Ventures from February 1998 through December 2023 and served as an advisor to many of its portfolio companies. Dr. Moore is currently a venture partner at Wildcat Venture Partners. From October 2006 until May 2015, Dr. Moore served on