Sector: Information Technology
Director information for UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORP (data for year 2026)
| Name | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April Walker | Director | 59 | ["Senior Vice President of Customer Success at Salesforce, Inc.","GM Microsoft Technology & Innovation Hubs at Microsoft Corporation","Vice President Distributed Engineering at MetLife, Inc.","Executive Director Infrastructure at Washington Gas","Head of IT & Digital Media at NBCUniversal","More than 35 years of senior leadership experience","Drove enterprise adoption of AI and data platforms at Salesforce","Led Microsoft’s U.S. Technology and Innovation Hubs organization","Directed global infrastructure modernization at MetLife","Oversaw cybersecurity, infrastructure, and third-party risk governance at Washington Gas"] | ["Investment","Technology & Innovation"] | 2026 |
| Celia Joseph | Independent Director | 72 | ["Director, Employment and Benefits Law at Solenis LLC (2014 – 2018)","Of Counsel at Fisher & Phillips LLP (2010-2014)","Founder of Celia M. Joseph & Associates PC (2009 - 2010)","Assistant General Counsel and global Employment Law Manager at Rohm and Haas Company (1980 – 2009)","Nearly 40 years of experience in the chemicals industries","Significant transaction expertise as lead employment attorney in mergers and acquisitions","Extensive experience in global legal, business and strategic matters","Significant experience advising businesses on multinational employee relations and workplace issues","Deep leadership background in multinational corporate governance"] | ["Nominating & Corporate Governance (Chair)","Human Capital","Environmental & Social Responsibility"] | 2026 |
| C. Keith Hartley | Director | 83 | ["President, Hartley Capital Advisors (2000 – Present)","Managing Partner, Forum Capital Markets LLC (1995 – 2000)","Independent Financial Consultant (1991 – 1995)","Managing Director, Peers & Co. (1990 – 1991)","Managing Partner, Drexel Burnham Lambert, Inc. (1973 – 1989)","Financial and strategic transaction expertise","Capital markets expertise","Board-level experience at Comdisco, Inc.","Past experience on the boards of other public companies"] | ["Investment (Chair)","Audit","Human Capital"] | 2026 |
| Cynthia J. Comparin | Independent Director | 67 | ["Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Animato Technologies Corp. (1997 – 2016)","President, Enterprise Network Services Division, ALLTEL Corporation (1996 – 1997)","Vice President and General Manager, Network Transformation Services Division, Nortel Networks Corporation (1995 – 1996)","General Manager, Latin America, Recognition International (1994 – 1995)","Various executive management positions, Electronic Data Systems Corporation (EDS) (1984 – 1994)","Over 30 years of leadership and entrepreneurial experience across technology and enterprise services businesses","Substantial executive leadership experience across multibillion-dollar global technology corporations","Operational expertise in leading enterprise services organizations","Public company board, audit committee and cybersecurity oversight experience"] | ["Audit (Chair)","Environmental & Social Responsibility","Nominating & Corporate Governance"] | 2026 |
| Dr. Joan Lau | Independent Director | 56 | ["Co-founder, President, and Chief Executive Officer, Spirovant Sciences, Inc.","Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Militia Hill Ventures","Former President and Chief Executive Officer of two venture-backed biotechnology companies","Chief Operating Officer, Immunome","Leadership roles in R&D drug development and business development at Merck Research Laboratories","Over 20 years of executive leadership experience across biopharmaceutical, biotechnology and R&D-focused companies","Investment, M&A and strategic partnership experience","Deep research and development background","Substantial insight into strategic planning and product development","Public company board experience, including service on the boards of Brandywine Realty Trust and Rockwell Medical, including Governance, Audit and Compensation committee roles"] | ["Environmental & Social Responsibility","Nominating & Corporate Governance","Technology & Innovation"] | 2026 |
| Dr. Nigel Brown | Independent Director | 61 | ["Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Princeton Healthcare Advisory, LLC","Advisor, Rothschild & Co.","General Partner, Trevi Health Capital","Corporate Vice President, Head of Corporate Development and Strategy, Covance, Inc.","Over 25 years of leadership and strategy experience across public companies","Extensive M&A, strategic partnership and investment experience","Deep understanding of structuring and negotiating licensing and commercialization agreements","Regulatory and policy experience","Public company board and committee experience"] | ["Technology & Innovation (Chair)","Human Capital","Investment"] | 2026 |
| Elizabeth H. Gemmill | Director | 80 | ["Chair of the Board, Presbyterian Foundation (2010–2018)","Managing Trustee and President, Warwick Foundation (1999–2012)","Chair of the Board, Philadelphia University (1998–2009)","Director, Franklin Institute, 2007-2025","Director, Senior Vice President, BNY Mellon (1974–1986)","Long history on for-profit and not-for-profit boards","Transaction experience in significant company sales","Governance expertise as a Board Leadership Fellow of the NACD","Extensive strategic planning experience","Risk management experience","Industry specific knowledge"] | ["Audit","Human Capital","Nominating & Corporate Governance"] | 2026 |
| Lawrence Lacerte | Independent Director | 73 | ["Founder, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Exponent Technologies, Inc. (1998 – 2023)","Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Lacerte Software Corp. (1978 – 1998)","Significant executive leadership and entrepreneurial experience","Experience scaling and growing companies","Significant transaction experience, including the $400 million sale of Lacerte Software Corp.","Experience identifying and pursuing market opportunities in software and technology"] | ["Human Capital","Audit","Nominating & Corporate Governance"] | 2026 |
| Richard C. Elias | Independent Director | 72 | ["President and Chief Executive Officer, Transitions Optical, Inc. (1995 – 2014)","Senior Vice President - Optical and Specialty Materials, PPG Industries, Inc. (2008 – 2014)","Vice President, Optical Products, PPG Industries, Inc. (2000 – 2008)","More than 20 years of senior management experience for PPG Industries’ Optical and Specialty Materials business","Experience in specialty materials and manufacturing","Transaction experience during the strategic sale of Transitions Optical","Public company board and committee experience, including service on Black Box Corporation"] | ["Environmental & Social Responsibility (Chair)","Audit","Investment"] | 2026 |
| Sidney D. Rosenblatt | Chairman | 78 | ["Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary, Universal Display Corporation (Nasdaq: OLED) (1995 – 2022)","Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, InterDigital, Inc. (formerly International Mobile Machines Corporation) (Nasdaq: IDCC) (1982 – 1990)","Instrumental in the establishment and advancement of Universal Display","Proven track record of transformation leading Universal Display’s evolution from an early-stage R&D startup to a global leader in the OLED ecosystem","Extensive experience in the development and protection of proprietary OLED technologies and materials","Significant transaction experience, including playing a key role in Universal Display’s IPO in 1996","Over 20 years of financial leadership and oversight experience from public company CFO roles","Deep IP and licensing experience as CFO and Treasurer of InterDigital, Inc."] | ["Environmental & Social Responsibility","Investment"] | 2026 |
| Steven V. Abramson | President & Chief Executive Officer | 74 | ["Pivotal role in the formation and growth of Universal Display into the pioneer and leader behind energy-efficient phosphorescent OLED materials and technologies","An innovator with an unwavering focus on execution, played a central role in the establishment of OLED as a mainstream display technology","Deep and extensive network in the Company’s highly specialized and niche industry","Track record of cultivating long-term strategic partnerships for the commercialization and global adoption of OLED technologies","Extensive experience in international business, leading the Company in its expansion from a start-up to a global organization across eight countries"] | [] | 2026 |
