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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On October 12, 2021, Benchmark Electronics, Inc. (NYSE: BHE) announced the appointment of Ramesh Gopalakrishnan as an independent director to the Board of Directors of the Company effective October 11, 2021. In the press release, the Company also announced the resignation of Bruce Carlson, who has served as a board member since 2017, effective October 11, 2021. Mr. Carlson’s resignation was delivered pursuant to the retirement provisions of the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines and was occasioned by him attaining the age of 72. His resignation was not the result of any disagreement with management or the Board.
Mr. Gopalakrishnan is the Chief Operating Officer, Wind, of TPI Composites, Inc. (NASDAQ: TPIC), a global manufacturer of utility-scale wind turbine blades. Prior to joining TPI Composites, Inc. in September 2016, Mr. Gopalakrishnan was with Senvion GmbH, where he served as the Executive Vice President of Manufacturing from May 2015 to August 2016 and Senior Vice President, Global Blades, from February 2013 to April 2015. Mr. Gopalakrishnan also served as the Chief Operating Officer of Suzlon Energy Composites from February 2011 to January 2013. Prior to joining Suzlon Energy Composites, Mr. Gopalakrishnan held leadership roles in supply chain and strategy at Halliburton (2006-2010)(NYSE: HAL). Before his time at Halliburton, Mr. Gopalakrishnan held several leadership roles in operations, engineering, and advanced technology at General Electric (1996-2006)(NYSE: GE) and Siemens (1993-1996)(FRA: SIE).
He holds a bachelors of science in mechanical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, and a masters of science and a doctorate in mechanical engineering from State University of New York at Stony Brook.
For his service as a member of the Board, Mr. Gopalakrishnan will receive the same compensation as other non-employee directors under the Company’s current non-employee director compensation program described in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 1, 2021. During 2021, our non-employee directors will receive: (a) an annual retainer of $60,000, (b) $1,500 for each Board or committee meeting attended and (c) an annual restricted stock unit (“RSU”) with a grant-date fair market value of $150,000. Mr. Gopalakrishnan’s annual retainer and initial RSU grant will be prorated from the date he begins serving on the Board, and the prorated RSU grant is scheduled to vest May 12, 2022.
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On October 12, 2021, the Company issued a press release relating to the matters described under Item 5.02. The press release is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.1 filed herewith.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
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BENCHMARK ELECTRONICS, INC. |
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October 12, 2021 |
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/s/ Stephen J. Beaver |
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Stephen J. Beaver, Esq. |