Company: VEEAW
Filing Date: 2025-11-10
Form Type: PRE 14A
Source: 0001213900-25-107934
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Company: VEEA INC.
Filing Date: 2025-11-10
Form: PRE 14A
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 Mr. Antunes speaks at numerous conferences and symposiums around the world every year and has presented to the U.S. Congress, and the parliaments of countries like Norway and Portugal on the topics of technology and innovation. Mr. Antunes has also served as an advisor to the Government of Portugal and the Regional Government of the Azores, counseling on the topics of stimulating high tech development, fostering investment environments, and promoting science & technology education. Mr. Antunes was selected to serve on our Board due to his background in a wide variety of industries with a focus on IT. Gary Cohenserves as a member of the Board. Mr. Cohen is an experienced business leader with a background in global management. Mr. Cohen currently serves on the Board of Trustees for Northwell Health. Mr. Cohen has previously served on the President’s Council for Union College, the Global Advisory Board of Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard, the Global Advisory Council of African Leadership University, US Advisory Council of African Leadership Academy, and Director and Treasurer of Gift of Hope USA. Mr. Cohen has been retired since 2014. Prior to retirement, Mr. Cohen was employed with IBM Corporation from 1978 to 2014 (with an 18-month gap). During his time at IBM Corporation, Mr. Cohen served as General Manager, Global Communications Sector, Chairman of IBM Africa, and Executive Leader of Global Alliances, among other roles. Mr. Cohen led IBM Corporation’s $12 billion business with telecommunications, energy and utilities, and media and entertainment clients worldwide, with particular focus in leading the development in Africa. Prior to that Mr. Cohen served as General Manager of IBM’s Pervasive Computing (IoT) business unit and before that was Vice President of Strategy. Furthermore, Mr. Cohen managed critical partnerships with businesses like SAP, Cisco, and Oracle. Mr. Cohen holds an MBA in Finance from New York University and a Bachelor of Science in Economics and Psychology from Union College. Mr. Cohen was selected to serve on our Board because of his long-time global business experience and leadership experiences. 22 Family Relationships Except for Allen Salmasi, our CEO and chairman, who is the father of, Michael Salmasi, our director and Chief Executive Officer of our subsidiary, Veea Solutions, Inc., there are no family relationships between any of the executive officers or directors of the Company. Director or Officer Involvement in Certain Prior Legal Proceedings Our directors and executive officers were not involved in any legal proceedings as described in Item