POET Technologies has appointed Dr. Bardia Pezeshki and Jean F. Rankin to its Board of Directors effective August 1, 2026, while accepting the resignation of long-serving director Jean-Louis Malinge for personal reasons. Dr. Pezeshki, founder and former CEO of Avicena Tech, brings expertise in optical interconnects and semiconductor innovation, and Ms. Rankin, a director at InterDigital, adds extensive public company governance and legal experience. Both new directors will serve until the next annual shareholder meeting and each received 21,460 restricted stock units vesting on June 26, 2027 under the company's 2026 Omnibus Incentive Plan. Chairman and CEO Dr. Suresh Venkatesan expressed gratitude to Mr. Malinge for his nine years of service, noting his understanding of the challenges in founding and growing a technology company.
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