On March 25, 2019, John S. Stafford, Jr., Chairman and a director of Aware, Inc., informed Board of Directors that he was resigning from its Board of Directors, effective March 25, 2019. Also on March 25, 2019, the Board of Directors of Aware appointed current director, Brent P Johnstone, to serve as Chairman of the Board. On March 25, 2019, the Board of Directors agreed to reduce the number of directors to be comprised on the Board of Directors from the current number of nine total directors to seven total directors. On March 25, 2019, in order to mitigate the imbalance in the classes of directors caused by Mr. Stafford’s resignation, the Board of Directors reclassified Kevin T. Russell, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, President and General Counsel and a director of Aware, Inc. from his current class as a Class I director to a Class III director. As a Class III director, Mr. Russell’s current term will expire at the annual meeting to be held in 2020. On March 25, 2019, the Board of Directors approved the following committee assignments for the current directors: Audit Committee members: Adrian F. Kruse (Chairman), Brent P. Johnstone, and Brian D. Connolly; Compensation Committee members: John S. Stafford, III (Chairman), Brent P. Johnstone, and Brian D. Connolly; Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee members: Brent P. Johnstone (Chairman), Brian D. Connolly, and Adrian Kruse; and Executive Committee members: John S. Stafford, III, Brent P. Johnstone, Richard P. Moberg, and Kevin T. Russell.
Aware, Inc. is a global biometric platform company that uses data science, machine learning, and artificial intelligence to tackle everyday business and identity challenges through biometrics. Its software offerings address the growing challenges that governments and commercial enterprises face in knowing, authenticating, and securing individuals through secure user experiences. Its algorithms are based on diverse data sets from around the world and can be tailored to the unique security and requirements of each customer. Its portfolio enables government agencies and commercial entities to enroll, identify, authenticate, and enable using biometrics, which comprise physiological characteristics, such as fingerprints, faces, irises and voices. Its portfolio of biometric solutions is based on advanced, robust products designed explicitly for ease of integration, including customer-managed and integration ready biometric frameworks, platforms, software development kits (SDKs) and services.
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