Steven V. Abramson is President and Chief Executive Officer of Universal Display Corporation, and has been a member of its Board of Directors since 1996. Universal Display Corporation invented and commercialized energy-efficient phosphorescent OLED technology for a wide range of products including mobile displays, TVs and lighting. Since its inception in 1994, over half a billion dollars has been invested to advance the Company from a start-up to a leading player in the global OLED ecosystem. Building on its vast experience and know-how, the Company has continually been innovating and creating state-of-the-art OLED emissive systems, while also expanding its global IP framework. Universal Display is well positioned to leverage its twenty-plus years of OLED history and expertise, scale its commercial capabilities, and deliver the best emissive materials, with the best performance and lifetime.

Steve has spent most of his career being involved in the creation and growth of new technologies such as digital cellular radio in the 1980s and fostering the development of sustainable environmental technologies in the first half of the 1990s.

Steve received his J.D. from Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1979), his M.A. in International Relations and Philosophy of Science from Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio (1975), and his B.A. in International Relations from Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania (1973). He also serves on the boards of a number of charitable and educational organizations.

Ms. Comparin has been a member of our Board of Directors since January 2020. Ms. Comparin founded and was the CEO of Animato, a technology solutions provider that partnered with clients to align business processes with technology to create value, from 1997 until she sold the company in 2016. Prior to establishing Animato, Ms. Comparin was President of ALLTEL’s Enterprise Network Services Division, Vice President and General Manager for Nortel’s Network Transformation Services Division, General Manager of Latin America at Recognition International, and in executive management at Electronic Data Systems (EDS). Ms. Comparin currently serves as an Independent Director of Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. (NYSE: CFR). Ms. Comparin earned a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Finance from The University of Texas at Austin and has completed management programs at The Wharton School of Business and Harvard University.

Mr. Hartley has been a member of our Board of Directors since September 2000. Since June 2000, he has been the President of Hartley Capital Advisors, a merchant banking firm. From August 1995 to May 2000, he was the managing partner of Forum Capital Markets LLC, an investment banking company. In the past, Mr. Hartley held the position of managing partner for Peers & Co. and Drexel Burnham Lambert, Inc. He serves as a director and is on various committees of Swisher International Group, Inc. He also previously served as a director of Idera Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Mr. Lacerte has been a member of our Board of Directors since October 1999. Since July 1998, he has been Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of Exponent Technologies, Inc., a company specializing in technology and Internet-related ventures. Prior to that time, he was the founder, Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of Lacerte Software Corp., which was sold to Intuit Corporation in June 1998.