Mr. George C. Macricostas has been a member of the Photronics Board since 2002, serving on the Nominating and Cybersecurity Committees, and most recently as Chairman of the Compensation Committee. He was appointed as Executive Chairman of the Company in January 2025, and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer in May 2025. Previously, he was a senior vice president at Photronics, Inc., where he was responsible for all aspects of the company s IT infrastructure. Mr. Macricostas is an investor and entrepreneur, and was a Founder, Chairman and CEO of RagingWire Data Centers, Inc., a provider of mission critical data center colocation facilities. Mr. Macricostas guided the company through an 80% sale to NTT of Japan in 2014 and completed the sale in 2018. Mr. Macricostas has over 30 years of technical and business management experience in business operations and information technology. From 2006, Mr. Macricostas has served as a director of the Jane Goodall Institute, a non-profit organization. Mr. Macricostas also serves as a Board Member of the Macricostas Family Foundation, a non-profit organization that funds philanthropic, educational and environmental causes. Mr. Macricostas brings industry, risk management, leadership and business experience to the Board. Mr. Macricostas is the son of Constantine S. Macricostas.