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PITTSBURGH, Nov. 04, 2016 -- II-VI Incorporated (Nasdaq:IIVI) announced the results of its Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on Friday, November 4, 2016.
The following proposals submitted to the shareholders were approved:
- Election of Francis J. Kramer, Wendy F. DiCicco, Shaker Sadasivam to the Company’s Board of Directors for a three-year term;
- The non-binding advisory proposal regarding the Company’s executive compensation; and
- Ratification of the Audit Committee’s selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017.
The Company’s Board of Directors reappointed Francis J. Kramer to serve as the Board’s Chairman and
Marc Y.E. Pelaez to serve as the Board’s Lead Independent Director.
The Company’s Board of Directors appointed the following directors to serve as members of the various committees of the Board of Directors:
- Audit Committee
Joseph J. Corasanti, Chair
Wendy F. DiCicco
Shaker Sadasivam
William A. Schromm
Howard H. Xia
- Compensation Committee
Wendy F. DiCicco, Chair
Joseph J. Corasanti
Marc Y.E. Pelaez
William A. Schromm
- Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee
Marc Y.E. Pelaez, Chair
Joseph J. Corasanti
Shaker Sadasivam
Howard H. Xia
- Subsidiary Committee
Howard H. Xia, Chair
Joseph J. Corasanti
Francis J. Kramer
Marc Y.E. Pelaez
The Company’s Board of Directors also elected the following individuals as executive officers of the Company:
| Vincent D. Mattera, Jr. | President and Chief Executive Officer | |
| Giovanni Barbarossa | Chief Technology Officer and President, Laser Solutions Segment | |
| Walter R. Bashaw II | Interim General Counsel and Secretary | |
| Gary A. Kapusta | Chief Operating Officer | |
| Mary Jane Raymond | Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary | |
| David G. Wagner | Vice President, Human Resources |
About II-VI Incorporated
II-VI Incorporated, a global leader in engineered materials and opto-electronic components is a vertically integrated manufacturing company that develops innovative products for diversified applications in the industrial, optical communications, military, life sciences, semiconductor equipment, and consumer markets. Headquartered in Saxonburg, Pennsylvania, with research and development, manufacturing, sales, service and distribution facilities worldwide, the Company produces a wide variety of application-specific photonic and electronic materials and components, and deploys them in various forms including integrated with advanced software to enable our customers’ success.
CONTACT: II-VI Incorporated Mary Jane Raymond, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary (724) 352-4455 [email protected]
