Company: STAA
Filing Date: 2025-04-24
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000950170-25-058174
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Company: STAAR SURGICAL CO
Filing Date: 2025-04-24
Form: DEF 14A
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 re-election as a director at the Annual Meeting. Our Board currently consists of seven directors, and the term of service for each of our directors will expire at the Annual Meeting. All of our current directors, with the exception of Aimee S. Weisner, who has chosen not to stand for re-election, are standing for re-election at the Annual Meeting. As Ms. Weisner is not standing for re-election, our Board has voted to reduce the size of the Board from seven to six directors upon the expiration of Ms. Weisner’s term. In April 2025, in connection with the filing of this Proxy Statement, we announced several changes to our Board. We expanded the size of the Board, and we appointed to the Board Louis E. Silverman, who previously served as a director from 2014 to 2022. Aimee S. Weisner, who has served as a director since 2022, has chosen not to stand for re-election, and our Board voted to reduce the size of the Board from seven to six directors upon the expiration of her term at the Annual Meeting. In addition, Mr. Jiang, who has served as a director since 2024, agreed to serve in a short-term role as a special strategic advisor to our Asia Pacific business. As we are compensating Mr. Jiang for his services, he is no longer independent under Nasdaq rules. See “Review of Related Person Transactions” below for additional information. The Board of Directors nominated for election at the Annual Meeting incumbent directors Arthur C. Butcher, Stephen C. Farrell, Wei Jiang, Elizabeth Yeu, M.D., and Lilian Y. Zhou, and our newly appointed director, Louis E. Silverman. Each of the six director nominees has been nominated by the Board for re-election as a director to serve until STAAR’s 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified, or until his or her earlier death, removal or retirement. Each of our director nominees has indicated his or her willingness to serve and, unless otherwise instructed, the Proxy holders will vote the proxies received by them for those six nominees. If a nominee is unable or unwilling to serve as a director at the time of the Annual Meeting or any continuation, postponement or adjournment of the meeting, the proxy holders will vote the proxies for another nominee, if the current Board of Directors designates a nominee to fill the vacancy. The qualifications of the individual directors upon