Form: DEF 14A

Definitive proxy statements

March 16, 2023

DEF 14A: Definitive proxy statements

Published on March 16, 2023

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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.
20549
SCHEDULE 14A
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Proxy Statement Summary

This summary highlights information generally contained elsewhere in this proxy statement. This summary does not contain all of the information that you should consider, and you should read the entire proxy statement carefully before voting your shares. For more complete information regarding the Company’s 2022 performance, please review the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 2, 2023, which we refer to in this proxy statement as the 2022 Form 10-K.

Annual Meeting Information

 

     
Date & Time    Location    Record Date

Wednesday, May 10, 2023

 

8:30 a.m. Pacific Time

  

The URL address is:

 

https://web.lumiagm.com/208900745 [web.lumiagm.com]

 

Password: ttm2023

  

Record holders as of

 

March 15, 2023 are entitled to

Notice of, and to vote at, the

Annual Meeting

Summary of Matters to be Voted Upon at the Annual Meeting

 

       
  Proposal  
No.
  

Description of

Proposals

  

Required Vote

for Approval

  TTM Board’s
  Recommendation  
       
1   

To elect Kenton K. Alder, Julie S. England and Philip G. Franklin to serve as class II directors

 

For more information, see page [4]

 

  

For each director, a plurality of the votes cast

 

FOR        

Each           

Nominee           

2   

To approve the TTM Technologies, Inc. 2023 Incentive Compensation Plan

 

For more information, see page [58]

 

  

Majority of shares present and entitled to vote on the proposal

  FOR        
3   

To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers

 

For more information, see page [67]

 

  

Majority of shares present and entitled to vote on the proposal

  FOR        
4   

To ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm

 

For more information, see page [68]

 

  

Majority of shares present and entitled to vote on the proposal

  FOR        

 

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About TTM

TTM Technologies, Inc. (“TTM”) is a leading global manufacturer of technology solutions including engineered systems, radio frequency (“RF”) components and RF microwave/microelectronic assemblies and quick-turn and technologically advanced printed circuit boards (“PCBs). TTM stands for time-to-market, representing how TTM’s time-critical, one-stop manufacturing services enable customers to shorten the time required to develop new products and bring them to market. We strive to provide customers with market leading, differentiated solutions and an extraordinary customer experience. We are a leading competitor in the PCB industry, with significant market presence in each of our end market segments. TTM also designs and develops engineered systems, RF components and sub-assemblies using our own engineering talent and intellectual property.

TTM generated approximately $2.5B revenue in 2022. We currently operate a total of 27 specialized manufacturing facilities in North America and Asia. TTM continues to focus on growing faster than the industry as a whole in those submarkets that are strategic to TTM’s business model. TTM has established a global, customer-focused organization within each business unit chartered to become experts in their markets, strengthen existing customer relationships and develop new customers in growing areas of each market.

TTM has operational and engineering teams that have helped deliver solid financial results and have established a focus on developing leading edge technology positions, integrated supply chain management and burgeoning best practice sharing which form the foundation for future margin improvement.

Our Vision

Inspiring innovation as the preeminent technology solutions company.

Our Mission

Provide customers with market leading, differentiated solutions and an extraordinary customer experience.

Our Strategy

TTM’s intention is to be opportunistic and to align with strategic customers in an industry projecting moderate growth and increasing competition. Our strategy is to provide value primarily through intense focus in four areas:

 

Investment

  

•   Enhance TTM’s overall value proposition to our customers with disciplined investment in differentiated capabilities and business processes

Performance

  

•   Lead our industry in customer experience, operational and engineering excellence and financial performance

Appeal

  

•   Improve and communicate the elements that make TTM a desirable employer; attract, retain and develop outstanding talent

Values

  

•   Integrity, Teamwork, Clear Communication, Performance Excellence

The foundation of TTM’s strategic vision is its corporate culture and our values which emphasize integrity, teamwork, clear communication, and performance excellence. We encourage our employees to always do the right thing and we demonstrate the importance we place on these values by, among other things, providing ethics training to our employees every year.

 

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TTM Technologies: Time-To-Market Interconnect Solutions Logo

TTM TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

200 East Sandpointe, Suite 400

Santa Ana, CA 92707

NOTICE OF 2023 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

TO BE HELD ON MAY 10, 2023

The 2023 annual meeting of stockholders of TTM Technologies, Inc. will be held at 8:30 a.m., Pacific Time, via video conference accessed through the URL address https://web.lumiagm.com/208900745 [web.lumiagm.com]:

 

  1.

to elect three class II directors, consisting of Kenton K. Alder, Julie S. England and Philip G. Franklin, to serve a term expiring in 2026;

 

  2.

to approve the TTM Technologies, Inc. 2023 Incentive Compensation Plan;

 

  3.

to hold an advisory, non-binding vote on the compensation of our named executive officers;

 

  4.

to ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for TTM Technologies, Inc. for the fiscal year ending January 1, 2024; and

 

  5.

to consider any other matters that properly come before the meeting and any postponement or adjournment thereof.

We are pleased to take advantage of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) rule allowing companies to furnish proxy materials to their stockholders over the Internet. We believe that this e-proxy process expedites stockholders’ receipt of proxy materials, saves us the cost of printing and mailing these materials, and reduces the environmental impact of our annual meeting by conserving natural resources.

Stockholders of record as of the close of business on March 15, 2023 are entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the annual meeting and any postponement or adjournment thereof. Whether or not you expect to participate in our annual meeting, please vote your shares via the Internet by following the instructions in this proxy statement. If you received a paper copy of this proxy statement you may also vote by signing, dating, and returning the enclosed proxy card in the enclosed pre-addressed envelope. No postage is required if mailed in the United States.

 

  

By Order of the Board of Directors

 

Santa Ana, California

March 16, 2023

  

Daniel J. Weber signature

Daniel J. Weber, Secretary

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS FOR

THE STOCKHOLDER MEETING TO BE HELD ON MAY 10, 2023

The proxy statement and annual report to stockholders and the means to vote via the Internet are available at https://investors.ttm.com/news-events/annual-stockholders-meeting. Your Vote is Important — Please vote as promptly as possible by using the Internet or by signing, dating, and returning the proxy card if you received a paper copy of this proxy statement.

All stockholders are invited to attend the annual meeting. Stockholders who vote their proxy online or by executing a proxy card may nevertheless attend the meeting, revoke their proxy, and vote their shares at the meeting.


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ABOUT THE MEETING

    1  

PROPOSAL ONE – ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

    4  

DIRECTOR COMPENSATION

    20  

Director Summary Compensation Table for Fiscal Year 2022

    21  

SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

    23  

COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

    26  

Compensation Overview – Alignment of Compensation and Performance

    26  

Executive Compensation Philosophy and Objectives

    31  

Role of the Compensation Committee

    32  

Compensation Structure

    33  

COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REPORT

    48  

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

    49  

Fiscal Year 2022 Summary Compensation Table

    49  

GRANTS OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS

    51  

Fiscal Year 2022 Grants of Plan-Based Awards

    51  

Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End

    52  

Stock Vested In Fiscal Year 2022

    53  

2022 Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Table

    53  

Potential Payments Upon Change in Control or Termination

    54  

CEO Pay Ratio

    56  

EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN INFORMATION

    57  

PROPOSAL TWO – APPROVAL OF THE TTM TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2023 INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN

    58  

PROPOSAL THREE – ADVISORY APPROVING NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMPENSATION

    67  

PROPOSAL FOUR – RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

    68  

REPORT OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

    68  

CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS

    70  

ELECTRONIC AVAILABILITY OF PROXY STATEMENT AND 2021 ANNUAL REPORT

    70  

STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS

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TTM TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

2023 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

 

 

PROXY STATEMENT

 

 

This proxy statement contains information related to our annual meeting of stockholders to be held on Wednesday, May 10, 2023, beginning at 8:30 a.m., Pacific Time, via video conference, and at any adjournments or postponements of the meeting. The purpose of this proxy statement is to solicit proxies from the holders of our common stock for use at the meeting. On or about March 31, 2023, we began mailing a notice containing instructions on how to access this proxy statement and our annual report via the Internet, and we began mailing a full set of the proxy materials to stockholders who had previously requested delivery of the materials in paper form. For information on how to vote your shares, see the instructions included on the proxy card and under “How to Vote” below. This solicitation is being made by the Board of Directors of TTM Technologies, Inc.

General Information

ABOUT THE MEETING

Matters To Be Considered At The Meeting

The matters to be considered and voted upon at the meeting will be:

 

  1.

Election of Directors. To elect three class II directors, consisting of Kenton K. Alder, Julie S. England and Philip G. Franklin to serve for a term expiring in 2026.

  2.

Approval of the TTM Technologies, Inc. 2023 Incentive Compensation Plan. To approve the TTM Technologies, Inc. 2023 Incentive Compensation Plan.

  3.

Approval of Named Executive Officer Compensation. To approve, on an advisory, non-binding basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.

  4.

Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. To ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 1, 2024

  5.

Other Business. To transact such other business as properly may come before the Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.

Voting Recommendations Of The Board

Each of the recommendations of our Board of Directors is set forth together with the description of each item in this proxy statement. In summary, our Board of Directors recommends a vote (1) “FOR” the election of each of its three nominees for class II directors; (2) “FOR” approval of the TTM Technologies, Inc. 2023 Incentive Compensation Plan; (3) “FOR” approval on an advisory, non-binding basis, of the compensation of our named executive officers; and (4) “FOR” the ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 1, 2024. If you sign and return your proxy card but do not specify how you want your shares voted, the persons named as proxy holders on the proxy card will vote in accordance with the recommendations of our Board of Directors.

Our Board of Directors does not know of any other matters that may be brought before the meeting nor does it foresee or have reason to believe that the proxy holders will have to vote for a substitute or alternate board nominee for director. In the event that any other matter should properly come before the meeting or any nominee for director is not available for election, the proxy holders will vote as recommended by the Board of Directors or, if no recommendation is given, in accordance with their best judgment.

Who May Vote

Only stockholders of record at the close of business on March 15, 2023, the record date for the annual meeting, are entitled to receive notice of the meeting and to vote the shares of our common stock that they held on that date at the meeting, and any postponements or adjournments of the meeting. Each outstanding share of common stock entitles its holder to cast one vote on each matter to be voted upon at the annual meeting.

 

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How To Vote

Stockholder of Record. If you are the stockholder of record (that is, the shares are held in your name), you may vote your proxy in one of two convenient ways:

Via the Internet: Go to https://investors.ttm.com/news-events/annual-stockholders-meeting and follow the instructions. You will need the 11-digit control number that appears on your proxy card included with this proxy statement. This method of voting will be available starting April 1, 2023, and through 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on May 9, 2023.

By mail: If you wish to vote by traditional proxy card and did not receive one along with this proxy statement, you can receive a full set of materials at no charge through the Internet at https://investors.ttm.com/news-events/annual-stockholders-meeting, by telephone at (888) 776-9962, or by sending an e-mail to info@astfinancial.com (the subject line of your e-mail should contain the 11-digit control number that appears in the Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials you received). If you vote by traditional proxy card, mark your selections on the proxy card, date the card, and sign your name exactly as it appears on the card, then mail it in the postage-paid envelope enclosed with the materials. You should mail the proxy card in plenty of time to allow delivery to our transfer agent prior to the meeting.

Street Name Shares. If you hold shares through a bank, broker or other institution, you will receive material from that firm explaining how to vote.

How To Change Or Revoke Your Vote

You may change your vote at any time before the vote at the Meeting. If you are a stockholder of record, you may revoke your proxy and change your vote at any time before the annual meeting by submitting to our corporate secretary at our corporate offices a notice of revocation or a duly executed proxy bearing a later date (or by subsequently voting via the Internet) by the deadline noted above. Participation in the meeting will not itself revoke a previously granted proxy.

If you hold your shares in street name, you may change your vote any time before the annual meeting by submitting new voting instructions to your bank, broker, or other holder of record by following the instructions they provided.

What To Do If You Received More Than One Notice

This means that your shares are registered differently and are held in more than one account. To ensure that all shares are voted, please either vote each account over the internet, or sign and return by mail all proxy cards. We encourage you to register all of your shares in the same name and address by contacting the Shareholder Services Department at our transfer agent, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, at (800) 937-5449. If you hold your shares through an account with a bank or broker, you should contact your bank or broker and request consolidation of your accounts.

Meeting Admission

All stockholders as of the record date, or their duly appointed proxies, may attend the virtual meeting. Please note that if you hold shares in “street name” (that is, through a bank, broker, or other holder of record), you will need to have a copy of a brokerage statement to present to the operator reflecting your stock ownership as of the record date.

Meeting Quorum

The presence at the meeting of the holders of a majority of all of the shares of common stock entitled to vote at the meeting on the record date will constitute a quorum, permitting the conduct of business at the meeting. As of the record date, 102,585,707 shares of our common stock were outstanding and entitled to vote at the meeting. Abstentions and broker non-votes will be included in the calculation of the number of shares considered to be present at the meeting.

If less than a majority of the outstanding shares of common stock entitled to vote are represented at the meeting, a majority of the shares present at the meeting may adjourn the meeting to another date, time, or place, and notice need not be given of the new date, time, or place if the new date, time, or place is announced at the meeting before an adjournment is taken.

Required Vote

Proposal One — Election of Directors. The three persons receiving the largest number of “for” votes of our common stock present in person or by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote (a plurality) will be elected as directors. Stockholders do not have the right to cumulate their votes for directors.

 

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Proposal Two — Approval of the TTM Technologies, Inc. 2023 Incentive Compensation Plan. The affirmative vote of a majority of the shares of our common stock present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on the matter will be required for approval of the TTM Technologies, Inc. 2023 Incentive Compensation Plan.

Proposal Three — Advisory Vote on Named Executive Officer Compensation. The affirmative vote of a majority of the shares of our common stock present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote will be required for approval of the advisory vote of the compensation of our named executive officers. Because this vote is advisory, it will not be binding upon our Board of Directors. However, the compensation committee and our Board of Directors will take into account the outcome of the vote when considering future executive compensation arrangements.

Proposal Four — Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. The affirmative vote of a majority of the shares of our common stock present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote will be required to ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 1, 2024.

Other Matters. For each other matter, the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares of our common stock present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote will be required for approval.

Broker Non-Votes, Abstentions and Withhold of Authority

If you do not provide your broker or other nominee with instructions on how to vote your street name shares, your broker or nominee will not be permitted to vote them on “non-routine” matters (a broker non-vote).

Proposal One, Two and Three are considered non-routine matters under applicable rules. Please note that brokers may not vote your shares on these proposals in the absence of your specific instructions as to how to vote. We encourage you to provide instructions to your broker regarding the voting of your shares.

Shares subject to a broker non-vote will not be considered entitled to vote with respect to Proposal One, Two and Three and will not affect their outcome.

The ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 1, 2024 (Proposal Four) is considered a routine matter under applicable rules. A broker or other nominee may generally vote on routine matters, and therefore no broker non-votes are expected to exist in connection with Proposal Four. If a broker non-vote did exist with respect to Proposal Four, it would have the effect of a vote against such Proposal.

Abstentions will have no effect on Proposal One. Abstentions will be treated as being present and entitled to vote on Proposals Two, Three and Four and therefore will have the effect of votes against such Proposals.

With respect to Proposal One (the election of directors), you may vote “FOR ALL NOMINEES,” “WITHHOLD AUTHORITY FOR ALL NOMINEES,” or “FOR ALL EXCEPT” one or more of the nominees (which will have the effect of withholding your vote the designated nominees). Votes that are withheld will not be included in the vote tally for the election of directors (Proposal One) and will not affect the results of that vote.

Cost of Proxy Solicitation

We will pay the cost of soliciting proxies. In addition to the use of mail, our employees may solicit proxies personally, by e-mail, facsimile, and by telephone. Our employees will receive no compensation for soliciting proxies other than their regular salaries. We may request banks, brokers, and other custodians, nominees, and fiduciaries to forward copies of the proxy materials to the beneficial owners of our common stock and to request authority for the execution of proxies, and we may reimburse such persons for their expenses incurred in connection with these activities.

Our principal executive offices are located at 200 East Sandpointe, Suite 400, Santa Ana, California 92707, and our telephone number is (714) 327-3000. A list of stockholders entitled to vote at the annual meeting will be available at our offices for a period of 10 days prior to the meeting and at the meeting itself for examination by any stockholder.

 

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PROPOSAL ONE – ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

Directors and Nominees

Our Board of Directors is currently comprised of nine directors. Our Board of Directors is divided into three classes with each class of directors serving for a three-year term or until successors of directors serving in that class have been elected and qualified. Each director elected at the 2023 annual meeting will serve for a term expiring at the 2026 annual meeting or until a successor has been duly elected and qualified. At this annual meeting, our stockholders will be asked to elect three class I directors.

Our Board of Directors has nominated Kenton K. Alder, Julie S. England and Philip G. Franklin as class II directors. Mr. Alder, Ms. England and Mr. Franklin currently serve as class II directors. Mr. Alder, Ms. England and Mr. Franklin will stand for re-election at the annual meeting.

Rex D. Geveden, Pamela B. Jackson and John G. Mayer serve as class III directors and their terms will expire at the annual meeting of stockholders in 2024. Thomas T. Edman, Chantel E. Lenard and Dov S. Zakheim serve as class I directors and their terms will expire at the annual meeting of stockholders in 2025.

TTM is a significant supplier of PCBs that are eventually integrated into products purchased by the United States Department of Defense. As such, over 464 TTM employees and Board members are cleared by the United States Government to receive confidential or secret classified information. Because TTM has been identified by the government of the United States as a key supplier in the electronics eco-system, TTM has engaged with the United States Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (the “DCSA”) for approval of facility security clearances at a number of its facilities. This clearance allows the DCSA to conduct audits and provide broad oversight to parts of TTM’s operation. As a condition of such clearance, and in connection with our engagement with the DCSA, in February of 2023, our Board of Directors adopted a Special Board Resolution (“SBR”), replacing the Special Security Agreement (“SSA”) that the Company had entered into with the DCSA in 2010. The replacement of the SSA with the SBR was the result of the significantly reduced foreign ownership of TTM. The company plans to maintain much of the robust infrastructure developed during the adoption of and compliance with the SSA. The SBR Agreement with DCSA codifies the standing Government Security Committee of TTM’s Board of Directors, consisting of at least 3 Board members that hold a National Security Clearance. In addition, the SBR dictates that TTM will maintain its policies and procedures that have been established pursuant to the provisions of the SSA to mitigate risks to TTM’s operations that serve the national security of the United States, including the maintenance of its cybersecurity plan that meets the requirements of NIST 800-171. DCSA will continue to review TTM’s compliance with the terms of the SBR annually at each of TTM’s sites which operate under a U.S. Department of Defense security clearance. In addition, all of TTM’s Board is currently comprised of U.S. citizens and per the terms of the SBR, no foreign citizen is allowed to sit on TTM’s Board in the future. As a natural mechanism to ensure continuity of its Board of Directors to satisfy our obligations under the SBR,TTM has continued the practice of providing for staggered elections of three classes of board members to serve three-year terms, such that our Board is comprised of U.S. Citizens, and at least three such members maintain national security clearance or would be eligible to be cleared by the United States Government to receive classified information and maintain oversight of TTM’s classified operations.

Our Board of Directors has no reason to believe that any of its nominees standing for election will refuse or be unable to accept election. However, if any nominee is unable to accept election or if any other unforeseen contingencies should arise, our Board of Directors may designate a substitute nominee. If our Board of Directors designates a substitute nominee, the persons named as proxies will vote for the substitute nominee designated by our Board of Directors.

 

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Our Board of Directors recommends a vote “FOR” the nominees for Class II directors.

The following table, together with the accompanying text, sets forth certain information with respect to each of our directors and director nominees as of the date of this Proxy Statement:

 

         

Name

      Age           Class           Proposed Position(s) to be Held After Meeting                               
         

Kenton K. Alder

  73   II   Director  

 

         

Thomas T. Edman

  60   I   Chief Executive Officer, President and Director  

 

         

Julie S. England

  65   II   Director  

 

         

Philip G. Franklin

  71   II   Director  

 

         

Rex D. Geveden

  62   III   Chairman of the Board  

 

         

Pamela B. Jackson

  70   III   Director  

 

         

Chantel E. Lenard

  53   I   Director  

 

         

John G. Mayer

  72   III   Director  

 

         

Dov S. Zakheim

  74   I   Director  

 

Kenton K. Alder has served as a director since March 1999. Mr. Alder also served as our President from March 1999 to January 2013 and as our Chief Executive Officer from our founding in 1998 through December 2013. Mr. Alder served on a part-time basis as a consultant and advisor to Mr. Edman for one year commencing on January 1, 2014 and provided counsel on strategy, attended certain meetings, and was involved in special projects. From January 1997 to July 1998, Mr. Alder served as Vice President of Tyco Printed Circuit Group, Inc., a PCB manufacturer. Prior to that time, Mr. Alder served as President and Chief Executive Officer of ElectroStar, Inc., previously a publicly held PCB manufacturing company, from December 1994 to December 1996. From January 1987 to November 1994, Mr. Alder served as President of Lundahl Astro Circuits Inc., a predecessor company to ElectroStar, Inc. In addition, Mr. Alder is a member of the Board of Directors of Campbell Scientific, Inc., and is Chairman of the Compensation Committee. Mr. Alder serves as Chairman of the Utah State University Board of Trustees and as Chairman of the Executive Committee for the Utah State University Board of Trustees. Mr. Alder also serves on the board of Blendtec, Inc. and Honeyville Inc. Mr. Alder holds a Bachelor of Science degree in finance and a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Utah State University.

Our Board of Directors has determined that Mr. Alder is an independent director. Mr. Alder was nominated to stand for re-election to the Board of Directors because of his past experience as our Chief Executive Officer, which enables him to provide the board with insight based on his extensive knowledge about the Company and because of his significant operational expertise.

Thomas T. Edman has served as a director of our Company since September 2004, as President of our Company since January 2013, and as our Chief Executive Officer since January 2014. From early 2011 to December 2012, Mr. Edman served as Group Vice President and General Manager of the AKT Display Business Group, which is a division of Applied Materials Inc., a publicly held provider of nanomanufacturing technology solutions. From 2006 to 2011, Mr. Edman served as Corporate Vice President of Corporate Business Development of Applied Materials, Inc. Prior to that, Mr. Edman served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Applied Films Corporation from May 1998 until Applied Materials, Inc., acquired Applied Films Corporation in July 2006. From June 1996 until May 1998, Mr. Edman served as Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President of Applied Films Corporation. From 1993 until joining Applied Films, Mr. Edman served as General Manager of the High Performance Materials Division of Marubeni Specialty Chemicals, Inc., a subsidiary of a major Japanese trading corporation. Since June 2015, Mr. Edman has served on the Board of Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: UCTT), and is presently Chairman of the Compensation Committee and a member of the Audit Committee. Since March 2016, Mr. Edman has served on the Board of the IPC, an electronic industries association and is currently serving on its executive committee as Vice Chairman. Mr. Edman holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in East Asian Studies (Japan) from Yale University and a Master of Business Administration degree from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Mr. Edman is an employee director. Mr. Edman was previously nominated to the Board of Directors because of his proven business acumen and experience in the technology industry, having served in numerous senior executive roles with sizeable technology companies, including as the Chief Executive Officer of a public company. Mr. Edman also has extensive experience in Asia and with compensation-related matters, which have proven valuable to our Board of Directors.

 

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Julie S. England has served as a director of our Company since October 2016. Ms. England is presently retired. Prior to her retirement in 2009, she served in various capacities with Texas Instruments Inc., most recently as Vice President and General Manager of the Radio Frequency Identification (“RFID”) division. She also served as Vice President of its microprocessor division from 1998 to 2004 and as Vice President of Quality for the Semiconductor Group from 1994 to 1998. Earlier, she held various engineering, manufacturing, quality, and business management positions. Ms. England is an experienced independent corporate director serving on both private and public company boards in the USA and Europe. Ms. England has served as a director of Smartrac Technology Group, N.V. from 2014 until May 2018. From 2010 until its acquisition by CCL Industries in May 2016, she served as a director of Checkpoint Systems, Inc., and chaired its Governance Committee. Ms. England served as a director of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas from 1997 to 2003 and as a director of Intelleflex Corporation from 2010 to 2013. Ms. England served on the Board of Trustees of the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum until July 2017, and served on the North Texas Chapter of the National Association of Corporate Directors (“NACD”). Ms. England served on the board of directors of McMillen Jacobs Associates from June 2021 until June 2022. Ms. England joined the board of directors of the Electricity Council of Texas (“ERCOT”) in January 2022. She has served on trade associations in the electronics industry including the American Electronics Association and AIM Global. Ms. England holds a Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering and graduate studies in business from Texas Tech University complemented with executive education at Harvard University and Stanford University. She earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in studio art in 2018 from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX.

Ms. England is an independent director. Ms. England was nominated to stand for re-election to the Board of Directors because of her extensive background in the technology industry and her experience serving on the boards of both private and public companies in the USA and Europe and to provide the Company with insight as she serves on our board. As a result of Ms. England’s significant involvement in director professionalism education, Ms. England has been designated a NACD Governance Fellow by the National Association of Corporate Directors.

Philip G. Franklin has served as a director of our Company since November 2010. Mr. Franklin is presently retired. From 1998-2016, Mr. Franklin served in various capacities with Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ: LFUS), a designer, manufacturer, and seller of circuit protection devices for use in electronics, automotive and electrical markets, most recently as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Littelfuse, Inc., Mr. Franklin was Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for OmniQuip International, a construction equipment manufacturer, which he helped take public. Prior to that, Mr. Franklin served as Chief Financial Officer of Monarch Marking Systems and Hill Refrigeration. Mr. Franklin served as non-executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Tribune Publishing Co., to 2021. Mr. Franklin holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Dartmouth College and a Master of Business Administration degree from the Amos Tuck School at Dartmouth College.

Our Board of Directors has determined that Mr. Franklin is an independent director and an “audit committee financial expert” as described in applicable SEC rules. Mr. Franklin was nominated to stand for re-election to the Board of Directors because of his financial and accounting expertise, including a deep understanding of accounting principles, financial reporting rules and regulations, and knowledge of audit procedures.

Rex D. Geveden has served as a director of our Company since May 2018. The Company appointed Mr. Geveden as Chairman of our Board of Directors effective after the 2021 annual meeting of stockholders upon the retirement of Robert E. Klatell, our former Chairman. Mr. Geveden has served as President and Chief Executive Officer since January 1, 2017, and served as Chief Operating Officer from October 2016 until December 2016 of BWX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:BWXT), a nuclear industrial conglomerate headquartered in Lynchburg, VA. Previously, Mr. Geveden was Executive Vice President at Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, a provider of electronic subsystems and instrumentation for aerospace, defense and other uses. He led two of Teledyne’s four operating segments from 2013 through 2016, and concurrently served as President of Teledyne DALSA, Inc., a Teledyne subsidiary, since 2014. Mr. Geveden also served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Teledyne Scientific and Imaging, LLC from 2011 to 2013 and President of both Teledyne Brown Engineering, Inc. and Teledyne’s Engineered Systems Segment from 2007 to 2011. Mr. Geveden is a former Associate Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (“NASA”), where he was responsible for all technical operations within the agency’s $16 billion portfolio and served in various other positions with NASA in a career spanning 17 years. Mr. Geveden holds both a bachelor’s and master’s degrees in physics from Murray State University.

 

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Our Board of Directors has determined that Mr. Geveden is an independent director. Mr. Geveden was previously nominated to the Board of Directors and was then appointed as Chairman in 2021 because of his extensive experience in the aerospace and defense industry as well as his proven track record as an outstanding leader.

Pamela B. Jackson has served as an independent director of our Company since her appointment to the Board of Directors in June 2021. She is a retired Vice President, Technology of Emerson Electric Company in St. Louis, Missouri. Ms. Jackson was with Emerson from April 2001 until October 2017 where her responsibilities included corporate oversight of technology development initiatives related to new and lean product development, portfolio and product life cycle management, and Emerson’s centers of excellence for software and human- centered design. She also served on the management boards for the Emerson Pune, India Innovation Center and the Emerson Xi’an, China Engineering Center. Over her career, Ms. Jackson led a breadth of global, technology intensive manufacturing businesses that included power supplies, energy systems, thin film hybrid integrated circuits, PCBs and other electronic components and assemblies. Before joining Emerson, Ms. Jackson worked at Lucent, AT&T and Western Electric for over twenty years where she held positions in research, engineering, operations, and marketing, eventually serving as Vice President and General Manager of several electronic component businesses including Lucent’s MicroPower division in Austin, Texas. Ms. Jackson received Bachelor and Master of Science degrees in chemistry and chemical engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She holds an Executive MBA from Boston University. She has served on several non-profit boards, including Ranken Technical College, in St Louis, Missouri where she chaired and currently serves on the Investment and Diversity Committees. Ms. Jackson is a member of Sigma Xi, Beta Gamma Sigma, the American Chemical Society, the American Institute of Chemical Engineers and is a Life Member of the Society of Women Engineers.

Our Board of Directors has determined that Ms. Jackson is an independent director. Ms. Jackson was appointed to the Board of Directors due to her extensive experience and knowledge in the electronics, engineering and technology markets, where she has spent the vast majority of her exceptional career.

Chantel E. Lenard has served as a director of our Company since September 2018. Ms. Lenard presently serves as a Lecturer of Marketing in the MBA program at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business. Ms. Lenard retired from Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) in 2017, having served as the top marketing executive for Ford in both the U.S. and Asia. From 2013 to 2017, Ms. Lenard held the position of U.S. Chief Marketing Officer, leading the organization’s pricing, promotions, media, digital marketing, product strategy, and consumer experience activities. From 2010 to 2013, Ms. Lenard was based in Shanghai, China, as Vice President of Marketing for Ford’s Asia Pacific and Africa operations, where she led the marketing activities for 11 countries across the region. In addition to her marketing roles, Ms. Lenard held a number of leadership positions in strategy, sales, finance, and purchasing during her 25 year career with Ford. Ms. Lenard currently serves as a director and member of the HR, Compensation and Governance Committees of Uni-Select, Inc. (TSX: UNS), a director and member of the Audit and Compensation Committees of LSI Industries (NASDAQ: LYTS), and a director and member of the Audit and Governance Committees of Charge Enterprises (NASDAQ: CRGE). Ms. Lenard holds a bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering from Purdue University and a Master of Business Administration degree from Harvard University.

Our Board of Directors has determined that Ms. Lenard is an independent director. Ms. Lenard was previously nominated to the Board of Directors because of her extensive background in the automobile industry and her lengthy and diverse experience in international marketing.

John G. Mayer has served as a director of our Company since September 2000. Mr. Mayer is presently retired. From January 1997 to November 1999, Mr. Mayer served as Vice President of Tyco Printed Circuit Group, Inc., a PCB manufacturer. Mr. Mayer served as Chief Operating Officer of ElectroStar, Inc., previously a publicly held PCB manufacturing company, from December 1994 to December 1996. From April 1986 to November 1994, Mr. Mayer served as President of Electro-Etch Circuits, Inc., a predecessor company to ElectroStar, Inc. Mr. Mayer served on the board of trustees of the Cottonwood Gulch Foundation from 2008 to 2017. Mr. Mayer holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in history, the arts and letters from Yale University and a Juris Doctor from UCLA School of Law.

Our Board of Directors has determined that Mr. Mayer is an independent director. Mr. Mayer was previously nominated to the Board of Directors because of his extensive experience in the PCB business and has demonstrated depth of business experience in our company’s industry, particularly in technology and operations.

 

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Dov S. Zakheim has served as a director of our Company since July 2010. Dr. Zakheim is currently a Senior Fellow at CNA, a federally funded think tank, and a Senior Advisor at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. From May 2004 to July 2010, Dr. Zakheim served as Vice President and subsequently as Senior Vice President of Booz Allen Hamilton, a global strategy and technology consulting firm, where he was a leader in the firm’s global defense practice. From May 2001 to April 2004, Dr. Zakheim was Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) and Chief Financial Officer for the United States Department of Defense. From October 2002 to April 2004, Dr. Zakheim served as the United States Department of Defense’s coordinator of civilian programs in Afghanistan. Dr. Zakheim serves as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Secure Federal Operations LLC (previously Sprint Federal Operations LLC). Dr. Zakheim previously served as a member of the Board of Directors of Standard Aero Corp. from 2008 until 2015, and was a member of their Audit Committee from 2012 to 2015. In addition, Dr. Zakheim has served as a member of ISO Group, Inc.’s Board of Directors from 2010 to 2014. Dr. Zakheim also served as a board member of Chemonics International and was a member of their Audit Committee from 2013 to 2019. Dr. Zakheim also serves as a board member of the American Jewish Committee, the Foreign Policy Research Institute and the U.S. Naval Academy Athletic Association. Dr. Zakheim holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Columbia College at Columbia University, was a General Course student at the London School of Economics, and holds a Doctor of Philosophy degree from St. Antony’s College at the University of Oxford.

Our Board of Directors has determined that Dr. Zakheim is an independent director and an “audit committee financial expert” as described in applicable SEC rules. Dr. Zakheim was previously nominated to the Board of Directors because of his substantial financial and accounting experience acquired in the course of acting as Chief Financial Officer for the U.S. Department of Defense, his expertise and leadership skills in global defense, and his national security qualifications.

There are no family relationships among any of our directors, director nominees, or executive officers.

Board Diversity Matrix

The Company’s Board Diversity Matrix identifies each director’s self-identified diversity characteristics, as follows:

 

 
Board Diversity Matrix      
   

Total Number of Directors

  9                              
     
             Female                   Male              
   

Gender

   

 

 

 

 

 

     

Directors

  3   6  

 

 

 

   

Number of Directors Who Identify in Any of the Categories Below:

   

 

 

 

 

 

     

African American or Black

  1   0  

 

 

 

     

Alaskan Native or Native American

  0   0  

 

 

 

     

Asian

  0   0  

 

 

 

     

Hispanic or Latinx

  0   0  

 

 

 

     

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

  0   0  

 

 

 

     

White

  2   6  

 

 

 

     

Two or More Races or Ethnicities

  0   0  

 

 

 

     

LGBTQIA+

  0   0  

 

 

 

Information Relating to Corporate Governance and the Board of Directors

Our Board of Directors has determined, after considering all the relevant facts and circumstances, that Messrs. Alder, Franklin, Geveden and Mayer, Mses. Jackson, England and Lenard, and Dr. Zakheim are independent directors, as “independence” is defined by the listing standards of the NASDAQ Stock Market (referred to as NASDAQ) and by the SEC. Accordingly, a majority of the members of our Board of Directors are independent. Mr. Edman is not considered to be an independent director as a result of his position as an executive officer of our Company.

Our bylaws authorize our Board of Directors to appoint its members to one or more committees, each consisting of one or more directors. Our Board of Directors has established four standing committees: an audit committee, a compensation committee, a nominating and corporate governance committee and a government security committee. Each

 

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of our committees, with the exception of the government security committee (of which Mr. Edman is a member), is comprised entirely of independent directors, as “independence” is defined by the listing standards of NASDAQ and by the SEC. The Chairman of our Board of Directors offers to hold executive sessions following most board meetings at which the independent directors are able to meet without the presence or participation of management.

Our Board of Directors has adopted charters for the audit, compensation, and nominating and corporate governance committees describing the authority and responsibilities delegated to each committee by the Board of Directors. Our Board of Directors has also adopted Corporate Governance Guidelines, a Whistle Blower Policy, a Code of Business Conduct for all employees and a supplemental Code of Ethics for our Chief Executive Officer and senior financial officers. We post on our website, at https://investors.ttm.com/corporate-governance, the charters of our audit, compensation, and nominating and corporate governance committees; our Corporate Governance Guidelines; our Whistle Blower Policy; our Code of Conduct for all employees, our Code of Ethics for our Chief Executive Officer and senior financial officers, and any amendments or waivers thereto. These documents are also available in print to any stockholder requesting a copy in writing from our corporate secretary at 200 East Sandpointe, Suite 400, Santa Ana, California 92707.

Interested parties may communicate with our Board of Directors or specific members of our Board of Directors, including the members of our various board committees, by submitting a letter addressed to the Board of Directors of TTM Technologies, Inc., c/o any specified individual director or directors, at 200 East Sandpointe, Suite 400, Santa Ana, California 92707. We will forward any such letters to the indicated directors.

Environmental, Social & Governance (“ESG”) Overview

At TTM, we strive to provide customers with market leading, differentiated solutions and an extraordinary customer experience. In line with our mission and corporate values, we aim to operate all of our sites around the globe in a safe and responsible manner that respects the environment and protects the safety and health of our employees, our customers and our communities.

We are committed to conducting our business in an ethical manner in every culture and geography that we operate. Our corporate values emphasize integrity, clear communication, teamwork and performance excellence throughout our employee base. Our Board of Directors ultimately oversees our ESG compliance and initiatives through regular engagement with our senior management team. Our lasting commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility (“CSR”) goes beyond regulatory compliance and is an integral part of our corporate culture and our way of doing business. We are committed to making our workforce inclusive, our business sustainable and friendly to the environment and our stakeholders engaged by maintaining strong environmental, social and governance practices. The publication of the CSR Report in August of 2022 is another critical milestone on our important journey to be a responsible corporate citizen to the customers we serve and the communities where we preside. For more information regarding our CSR initiatives, please visit our website at https://www.ttm.com/en/about-ttm/who-we-are/sustainability to review our full report.

TTM Sustainability Policy

As a global organization, TTM recognizes our opportunity to positively impact the world around us by managing our operations in a sustainable manner. We believe that sustainable practices are essential to the long-term success of our business and that we have a responsibility to consider how our business interacts with society, impacts the environment, and can affect the global economy in line with our corporate values of teamwork, integrity, clear communication, and performance excellence. TTM expects our employees, suppliers, and business partners to use this Corporate Sustainability Policy as guiding principle in their respective roles.

TTM’s Leadership and employees are committed to:

Environmental:

 

   

Responsible sourcing and management of natural resources (including water usage) and raw materials

 

   

Conducting business in a way that minimizes negative environmental impact

 

   

Responsible management of waste and prevention of pollution with a focus on recycling

 

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Social:

 

   

Fostering a culture that promotes personal health and safety

 

   

Cultivating a culture that promotes transparency and clear communication

 

   

Embracing diversity, equity, and inclusion, both in the workplace and with customers, suppliers, and vendors

 

   

Promoting career growth through talent development, succession planning, on the job training, and education

 

   

Competitively compensating our employees commensurate with skills and experience in each market

 

   

Supporting and actively engaging with our local communities

Governance:

 

   

Upholding fair and ethical labor, governance, and finance practices

 

   

Ensuring ethical organizational governance through consistent and continuous training of our employee base

 

   

Creating strong cybersecurity policies that ensure protection and privacy of data for our customers employees, and other stakeholders

 

   

Promoting transparency, accountability, and engagement with our stockholders

Environmental

PCBs, semiconductors and other types of electronics continue to evolve in design with the advent of advanced innovations and technologies. This increasing complexity in design generates a wider range of materials used to manufacture the products. Some of the materials and chemicals traditionally used to produce PCBs may cause harm to the environment and the people who handle the materials and chemicals, if proper safeguards and protocols are not implemented. TTM has undertaken many positive steps and made significant investments to reduce the negative environmental impact of manufacturing its products.

TTM’s Environmental Statement and Environmental Policy mandate responsible environmental management to protect the Company’s employees, customers, community, stockholders and the environment. TTM continually invests in the resources required to adhere to and manage the Company’s environmental responsibilities. We report emissions, energy usage and water usage to our customers and regulatory agencies. Annually, we also report our greenhouse gas emissions and water use information to the Carbon Disclosure Project. TTM conducts extensive internal monitoring and benchmarking to measure performance, establish best practices, and identify opportunities for improvement. In 2020, TTM initiated an internal sustainability goals program targeting reduction in emissions, waste, water and energy use.

All of TTM’s sites maintain an Environmental Management System that enables understanding of the Company’s environmental risks and opportunities. This system allows for environmental data collection, calculation and monitoring of goals and results for TTM’s locations. Our practices are aimed at improving environmental sustainability in the communities where we operate. To bolster the company’s environmental compliance and risk management efforts, TTM regularly participates in self-audits and facilitates employee training and environmental awareness. TTM routinely engages in outreach aimed at educating regulatory authorities on TTM’s activities and helping to shape pertinent regulations. In 2018, as a result of this engagement, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) recognized TTM for our leadership in the Agency’s 2018 Toxics Release Inventory Analysis.

Among the Company’s most critical environmental initiatives are:

 

   

Water Use Reduction – Because water is a key natural resource used in the manufacturing of PCBs, TTM continuously works to find solutions to reduce water consumption while maintaining product quality. To do this, TTM sets water use limits for production lines through the installation of real-time waste use monitoring and control systems. TTM’s efforts to save water include reusing industrial wastewater for production and recycling wastewater to reduce overall use.

 

   

Wastewater Treatment Upgrades – TTM has adopted a program of wastewater treatment system overhauls by upgrading, retrofitting and installing new leading technology wastewater facilities throughout its sites in North America and Asia.

 

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Storm Water: No Exposure Certified Facilities – Among TTM’s most critical environmental goals is the elimination of all storm water impact at its manufacturing sites in North America.

 

   

Energy – As a regular course of business, the Company designs and installs equipment to reduce its energy consumption in high-use areas and tracks usage as part of its operational metrics. This reduction includes optimizing air conditioning systems through temperature and humidity controls, initiating air compressor system upgrades, and reducing energy consumption through power factor analysis.

 

   

Waste Reduction – TTM aims to reduce or eliminate the waste footprint derived from its operations by: 1) recycling and recovery of waste; 2) the sustainable reuse (as a raw material) of all byproducts of manufacturing; and 3) eliminating hazardous waste.

Product Toxicity. TTM’s PCB products are commonplace in many electronics and allow for electronic components to interface with one another through the circuits that are created on the PCB. TTM’s RF products and engineered systems contain more microelectronic components than the bare PCB as they integrate other parts into the RF assembly and engineered system. Generally, the finished products that we manufacture are fully contained and are not intended to release any chemical substances during normal use. We provide full material declarations upon customer request which identify the name and amount of substances used in our unpopulated PCBs.

Product Quality and Safety. TTM adheres to the highest quality standards in the industry. TTM partners with the most respected, third-party global organizations to independently review and validate our quality, safety and manufacturing processes. In addition, TTM adheres to specific environmental guidelines as directed by Restriction of Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (“RoHS”) and Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (“REACH”). Below is a listing of some of the most significant third-party quality certifications we carry in our facilities:

 

   

UL Standards

 

   

ISO 9001 and AS 9100 Certifications

 

   

NADCAP Certifications

 

   

MIL - PRF 31032 (Military certification in our US sites)

 

   

IATF 16949 (Automotive Certification)

 

   

ISO 13485 (Medical Certification)

Social

TTM strives to create and maintain a professional and safe work environment that fosters a collaborative culture among employees. We actively promote diversity, equity, and inclusion, continuous learning, and seek to engage employees with development opportunities and a chance to contribute to the broader community. We support our employees across the organization to achieve their full potential through leadership development programs and career planning. We are committed to individual employee success. We are proud that our employees are valued outside of TTM in serving as industry leaders across boards, committees and joint projects.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (“DEI”). Recognizing and respecting our global presence, we strive to maintain a diverse and inclusive workforce that reflects the communities that we serve. Our US workforce is approximately 41% ethnically diverse and comprised of nearly 36% females. In addition, 45% of our US new hires in 2022 identified as underrepresented minorities. As part of our efforts, TTM’s Inclusion Council works collaboratively across the organization to drive our DEI strategy and support key initiatives. These 30 members have formed four committees: Diversity Candidate Pipelines, Employee Experience, Training & Career Development, and Branding & Communications. The diversity pipeline team will serve as an advisory body to our new Manager of Talent Acquisition Programs who is responsible for diversity, military and university hiring. Our sites actively participate in campus hiring and job fairs throughout the year, supporting various events within each region and driving recruitment campaigns that leverage our social media platforms; this is in addition to specific campaigns dedicated to diversity and veteran hiring. In 2021, we partnered with Morgan State University (A Minority Serving Institution) to extend four TTM scholarships to minority engineering students. We have plans

 

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to extend partnerships to additional schools in 2023. We delivered valuable DEI learning sessions to our North America leadership teams in addition to publishing internal publications that feature employees and their personal stories. Building on our early sessions, we are delivering content on building inclusive teams to all people leaders across the globe.

Commitment to Values and Ethics. The foundation of TTM’s strategic vision is our corporate culture and its way of doing business with integrity, teamwork, clear communication, and performance excellence. We demonstrate the importance we place on these values through our goal setting and performance management process as well as providing ethics training to employees every year. Along with the TTM Values and our Leadership Principles, we discuss and act in accordance with, and provide annual training for, our Code of Conduct, which outlines our expectations and provides guidance for all employees. Our Code of Conduct includes topics such as anti-corruption, discrimination, harassment, privacy, appropriate use of company assets, protecting confidential information, and reporting Code of Conduct violations. Our Code of Conduct reinforces the importance of fostering an open, welcoming environment in which all employees have a voice and a confidential outlet to raise concerns regarding potential violations.

Our commitment to our communities is demonstrated through our volunteer efforts, charitable donations, and sponsorships. As an employer, our local sites choose the organizations to affiliate with that best reflect our values.

In 2021, the TTM Board of Directors established the TTM Chair for Community Service Award in honor and recognition of the community leadership and public service of our recently retired TTM Board Chairman, Robert E. Klatell, who served in this role from 2005-2021. In 2022 we chose TTM’s newly acquired site in Huntington New York for its “Garden on the Hill” initiative as the winner of the TTM Chair of Community Service Award and subsequently made a large donation to the Long Island Cares – Harry Chapin Food bank. The Garden on the Hill is a corporate-sponsored community garden cared for by employees, providing fresh and organic vegetables to the Long Island Cares Huntington Station satellite pantry. Over the last two years, the garden has yielded over 500 lbs. of vegetables.

In addition, the Company maintains high standards for all employees worldwide which include reasonable work hours and time off, no child labor, no forced labor, equal opportunity employment, and a professional work environment that does not tolerate any form of harassment or discrimination. The Company and its employees strive to achieve and maintain a positive work environment. In addition, the Company emphasizes health and wellness programs targeted to educate employees on healthy lifestyles and promote fitness plans. We review employee turnover rates paying particular attention to supervisor and technical retention. We believe the emphasis we place on selecting, training and coaching supervisors positively impacts their ability to lead people. Our leadership principles of communications, collaboration and career development are designed to improve the employee experience and strengthen working relationships. Through internal surveys, it is clear our employees value their relationships with their supervisors, career opportunities and the corporate culture.

Management Policies and Communication. How we manage and leverage our human capital is essential in executing our strategy. At TTM, a key differentiator is our culture, which has been shaped through considerable thought and energy. Our culture has served us well as we integrate acquired companies and optimize our organizational structures and teams to better serve our customers. The following elements underpin our culture:

 

   

Vision – Inspiring innovation as the preeminent technology solutions company.

 

   

Mission – Provide customers with market leading, differentiated solutions and an extraordinary customer experience.

 

   

The “TTM Values” that apply to all employees are: Integrity, Teamwork, Clear Communication and Performance Excellence.

 

   

Our people leaders are guided by our “Leadership Principles” which are: Communications, Collaboration, and Career Development.

 

   

“One TTM” – embodies our collective “team” approach to solving problems, working together, robust collaboration, and proactive communication throughout the organization to better serve our customers.

Talent Management. TTM’s talent management aims to attract, develop, motivate, and retain employees. It is the process that drives performance within the company through integrated people management processes and practices. To that end, development of talent is a collective and continuous effort of all of our people managers. We engage in regular

 

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talent reviews to calibrate on performance and potential development gaps and progress, and evaluate the depth and strength of our integrated succession plans. Our approach to learning is a continuous one, regardless of experience level or tenure. We extend leadership development programs with individually tailored development plans anchored in dedicated coaching and separate internal mentors. Additionally, we extend competency-based training, sponsor job rotations, and form project teams comprised of emerging talents. We provide tuition reimbursement and assistance, as well as a monthly stipend to engineers to pay down student debt. Since 2021, we have expanded our online learning platforms, offerings, and tools, and implemented our global learning management system. Our annual summer technical internship program in North America, and Asia, continues to be a success in evaluating technical talent for full time positions. In 2022, we hosted over 150 interns across all of our factories around the globe and have converted approximately 50% to full time employees after graduation.

Community Outreach. We are committed to bringing a positive impact to all of the communities in which we operate. In this effort, we have made community outreach a critical part of our company values and culture. Our outreach includes charitable and philanthropic contributions and the personal commitment of our employees through initiatives that include volunteer work at non-profit organizations, projects that support the environment, and deliberate educational support in the form of scholarships and sponsor programs.

Ethical Sourcing and Supply Chain Standards. TTM’s supply chain management urges its suppliers to maintain the values of TTM in its sourcing from responsible suppliers to meet the needs of TTM’s customers. TTM requires that all suppliers engage in ethical business practices, institute standards and policies to follow those practices, and actively works with suppliers in a shared commitment to meet our customers’ requirements. Our suppliers are required to follow terms of confidentiality with respect to intellectual property rights of not only TTM, but also those of other third parties. TTM maintains a robust conflict minerals program, with an emphasis on compliance with the Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 and to source conflict minerals in compliance with that law. Suppliers are required to adhere to the values and principals of TTM’s Code of Conduct, which establishes our expectations for suppliers in the areas of labor and human rights, environment, health and safety, ethics and management systems. At least annually, each supplier is reminded of the need to avoid the acceptance of improper gifts as well as their need for absolute compliance with the Code of Conduct and its key values of Integrity, Responsibility and Honesty. In addition, with each purchase of materials or goods, suppliers are required to comply with all applicable laws and regulations, including but not limited to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, in order to prevent fraud, bribery or corruption, and a hotline is used to allow anyone to report a potential violation. TTM also specifically prohibits child labor, forced labor (including slavery and human trafficking), unfair wages and working hours, discrimination and denying freedom of association for itself as well as its supply chain. Finally, TTM actively takes into account steps for itself as well as its suppliers to minimize any negative impact on the environment, seeks to reduce waste and hazardous materials, and ensure compliance with all applicable regulations and laws.

Overall, TTM seeks to take a holistic approach with its suppliers to ensure a supply chain that is ethical, abides by basic human rights, takes environmental obligations seriously, and maintains the health and welfare of its workforce. This policy is intended to ensure that TTM sources products in an ethical and consistent manner, while supporting suppliers in their objectives to improve their social and environmental practices.

Cybersecurity

In order to protect the data of our Company, business partners, U.S. national security, and defense-related items, TTM has invested in robust data security and privacy protections. TTM follows industry-standard recommendations for data security such as those outlined in the NIST SP 800-171 and evolving Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) frameworks. TTM has developed detailed cybersecurity policies and procedures, including a data classification system to ensure the protection of critical data. In addition to periodic internal review, TTM also employs external auditors and cybersecurity testing firms to review our cybersecurity posture. The Board of Directors, through the Government Security Committee reviews cybersecurity risk with the Senior Vice President, Information Technology at least four times a year. TTM maintains a CIRT, or Cybersecurity Incident Response Team, and conducts periodic tests with this team to maintain readiness and resiliency, while regularly reviewing its policies in the interest of protecting data security. The regular training of employees, at least annually, on the ever-present threat of cybersecurity helps maintain data security. We have not experienced a material cybersecurity breach in the past three years and as a result there have been no charges related to a breach in the past five years.

 

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Corporate Governance

A key component of our success is a strong foundation of Corporate Governance practices and policies that promote transparency, accountability and engagement exemplified by our Board of Directors. We maintain our Corporate Governance Guidelines to provide direction to our Board of Directors and Senior Management on topics such as board member qualifications, the evaluation process for the CEO and board members and reporting conflicts of interest. In addition to these Guidelines and the strong governance practices that we employ that are described throughout this Proxy Statement, TTM also maintains a Code of Ethics for the CEO and Senior Financial Officers. Further, each committee of the Board of Directors has a charter. All of these documents are available on TTM’s website at https://investors.ttm.com/corporate-governance.

Meetings of the Board of Directors

Our Board of Directors held six meetings (regular and special) during 2022. All of our directors attended more than 75% of the aggregate of (i) the total number of meetings of the Board of Directors held during 2022, and (ii) the total number of meetings held by all committees of our Board of Directors on which such person served during 2022. We have adopted a policy encouraging each of our directors to attend each annual meeting of stockholders and, to the extent reasonably practicable, we regularly schedule a meeting of the Board of Directors on the same day as the annual meeting of stockholders. All of our directors attended the 2022 annual meeting of stockholders.

Committees of the Board of Directors

As of the date of this Proxy Statement, the members and nominees of our Board of Directors and the committees of our Board of Directors on which they serve, are identified below:

 

         

Name

      Audit Committee      

    Compensation    

Committee

      Nominating and    
Corporate
Governance
Committee
      Government    
Security
Committee
                             
         

Kenton K. Alder

   

 

   

 

   

 

  Member  

 

         

Thomas T. Edman

   

 

   

 

   

 

  Member  

 

         

Julie S. England

   

 

   

 

  Chairman   Member  

 

         

Philip G. Franklin

  Chairman    

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

         

Rex D. Geveden

   

 

  Chairman    

 

  Member  

 

         

Pamela B. Jackson

  Member   Member    

 

   

 

 

 

         

Chantel E. Lenard

   

 

  Member   Member    

 

 

 

         

John G. Mayer

  Member    

 

  Member    

 

 

 

         

Dov S. Zakheim

  Member    

 

   

 

  Chairman  

 

Audit Committee. Our Audit Committee provides assistance to the Company’s Board of Directors in fulfilling its responsibility to stockholders, the investment community and governmental agencies that regulate the activities of the Company with respect to oversight of: (i) the integrity of the Company’s accounting and financial reporting process, financial statements and financial statement audits; (ii) the Company’s compliance with legal and regulatory requirements; (iii) the independent auditor’s qualifications, independence and performance; (iv) the performance of the Company’s internal audit function; and (v) the performance of the Company’s internal accounting controls, disclosure controls and procedures, and internal control over financial reporting. Our audit committee actively consults with our management and our independent registered public accounting firm regarding the preparation of financial statements and, as appropriate, initiates inquiries into aspects of our financial affairs. In addition, our audit committee has the responsibility to consider and recommend the appointment of, and to pre-approve services provided by, and fee arrangements with, our independent registered public accounting firm. The current members of our audit committee are Messrs. Franklin (chairman) and Mayer, Ms. Jackson and Dr. Zakheim, each of whom is an independent director under NASDAQ listing standards as well as under SEC rules. The Board of Directors has determined that each of Mr. Franklin and Dr. Zakheim is “financially sophisticated” under NASDAQ rules and qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert” in accordance with applicable rules and regulations of the SEC. Our audit committee held four meetings during 2022.

 

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Our audit committee has a written charter that delineates its responsibilities, a full copy of which is posted on our website at https://investors.ttm.com/corporate-governance.

Compensation Committee. Our compensation committee provides a general review of our employee compensation and benefit plans to ensure that they meet our corporate objectives. The compensation committee reviews and determines, or recommends to our Board of Directors, the compensation of our Chief Executive Officer and all other individuals designated by our Board of Directors as executive officers of our Company. In addition, our compensation committee reviews and approves our corporate goals and objectives relevant to the compensation for our Chief Executive Officer and other executive officers, including annual performance objectives, and evaluates the performance of our Chief Executive Officer and other executive officers in light of these goals and objectives. The compensation committee reviews and makes recommendations to our Board of Directors with respect to compensation and “people” related matters, monitors talent and career development and retention of our employees and oversees the promotion of diversity and inclusion within the organization. In addition, the Compensation Committee approves, our incentive compensation plans and equity-based plans, and activities relating to those plans. The compensation committee also establishes and periodically reviews policies in the area of perquisites for executive officers. The compensation committee may, from time to time, delegate any or all of its responsibilities to a subcommittee.

In discharging its responsibilities, our compensation committee is empowered to investigate any matter of concern that it deems appropriate and has the sole authority, without seeking approval from the entire Board of Directors, to retain outside consultants for this purpose, including the authority to approve any terms of retention. Additional information regarding the role of compensation consultants and executive officers in assisting our compensation committee in determining the amount or form of executive compensation may be found in “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” below. The current members of our compensation committee are Messrs. Geveden (chairman), Ms. Jackson and Ms. Lenard, each of whom is an independent director under NASDAQ listing standards as well as under SEC rules. The compensation committee held five meetings during 2022.

Our compensation committee has a written charter that delineates its responsibilities, a full copy of which is posted on our website at https://investors.ttm.com/corporate-governance.

Our compensation committee retained Mercer, Inc. (“Mercer”) as our compensation consultant until July 2022 to provide an independent review of the Company’s board and executive compensation programs, including an analysis of the competitive market. Thereafter, and as a result of a thorough selection process in which we considered multiple firms, our compensation committee selected Exequity as our compensation consultant. Our compensation committee assessed the independence of both Mercer and Exequity pursuant to SEC and NASDAQ rules and concluded that both are independent and that their work has not raised any conflict of interest. For further discussion of the work conducted by our compensation consultants, see “Compensation Discussion and Analysis – Role of the Compensation Committee.” Since 2018, Mercer has provided other services that support our HR Technology platform (Workday). These services are reviewed annually and recommended by management.

Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. The nominating and corporate governance committee oversees the selection and composition of our Board of Directors and oversees the management continuity planning processes. It establishes, monitors, and recommends the purpose, structure, and operations of the various committees of our Board of Directors, the criteria and qualifications for membership of each board committee, and recommends whether rotations or term limits are appropriate for the chair or committee members of the various committees. In addition, the nominating and corporate governance committee recommends individuals to stand for election as directors and recommends directors to serve on each committee as a member or as chair of the committee. The nominating and corporate governance committee reviews director compensation and recommends changes in director compensation to our Board of Directors with the support of our compensation consultant. The nominating and corporate governance committee reviews and makes recommendations regarding our governing documents (including our certificate of incorporation and bylaws) and our environmental, social and corporate governance principles, policies and practices. The nominating and corporate governance committee is also responsible for considering policies relating to the meetings of our Board of Directors and considers questions of independence and possible conflicts of interest of members of our Board of Directors and executive officers. Finally, the nominating and corporate governance committee oversees the evaluation of our Board of Directors and management.

 

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The nominating and corporate governance committee will consider persons recommended by stockholders for inclusion as nominees for election to our Board of Directors if the information required by our bylaws is submitted in writing in a timely manner and addressed and delivered to our Company’s secretary at 200 East Sandpointe, Suite 400, Santa Ana, California 92707. A stockholder who intends to recommend a nominee to our Board of Directors must provide (a) all information relating to the individual subject to the nomination that is required to be disclosed in opposition proxy statements for election of directors filed by stockholders, at their own expense, in a contested election, or as otherwise required under Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (referred to as the Exchange Act), and (b) the individual’s written consent to being named in a proxy statement as a nominee and to serving as a director if elected. The stockholder making the nomination must also provide the information required by our bylaws relating to such stockholder, including information pertaining to ownership of our capital stock, and must make certain representations relating to voting intent and delivery of proxies. The stockholder’s nominee must also deliver to our secretary a written questionnaire with respect to the background and qualification of such person and the background of any other person or entity on whose behalf the nomination is being made. The questionnaire is available from our secretary upon written request and upon the requesting person’s providing certain written representations required by our bylaws.

The nominating and corporate governance committee identifies and evaluates nominees for our Board of Directors, including nominees recommended by stockholders, based on numerous factors it considers appropriate, some of which may include strength of character, mature judgment, career specialization, relevant technical skills, diversity, and the extent to which the nominee would fill a present need on our Board of Directors. The nominating and corporate governance committee evaluates nominees for director in the same manner, regardless of whether the nominee is recommended by a stockholder or other person or entity. At least annually, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee evaluates the skills and experience of its current members of the Board of Directors which help inform the Board of the attributes and experience it may seek in the potential selection of future members of the Board. The skills matrix used by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is set forth below.

 

Board Qualifications Review.

 

                   
  

 

      Kenton K.  
    Alder  
 

    Thomas T. 

    Edman 

 

    Julie S.  

    England  

 

Philip G.

    Franklin    

 

    Rex D.  

    Geveden  

 

    Chantel E. 

    Lenard 

 

    John G.    

Mayer

 

Dov S.

    Zakheim    

 

  Pamela B.  

Jackson

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

 

                   
Finance and Accounting   I   S   I   E   I   S   S   I   I
                   
Capital Markets   I   I    

 

  I   I    

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

                   
Technology   I   S   E   S   E   I   E   I   E
                   
IT/ERP/Systems   S   S   S   I    

 

  S   I   I   I
                   
Tax   S    

 

   

 

  I    

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

                   
Electronics Mfg. Ops   I   S   E   S   I    

 

  E    

 

  E
                   
Low Cost Region/Asia   I   I   I   I    

 

  E    

 

  S   I
                   
HR/Org & People Dev.   I   S   S   S   S   I   S    

 

  S
                   
Corporate Governance   S   S   I   I   I   I   I   I   S
                   
M&A   I   E   I   E   E    

 

  S   S   I
                   
Executive Comp.   I   I   S   I   I   S   S   I   S
                   
Sales and Marketing   I   E   I    

 

   

 

  E   I    

 

  I
                   
P&L Experience   I   I   I   I   E   I   I   I   E
                   
Supply Chain Mgmt.   I   S   S   I   S   S   I    

 

  S
                   

Government and

Regulatory

  S   S    

 

   

 

  E   S   S   E    

 

                   
Aerospace/Defense   I    

 

  I    

 

  E    

 

  S   E    

 

                   
Data Science    

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

  I    

 

   

 

   

 

 

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Demographics                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
   
Race/Ethnicity    

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

                   
African American    

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

  X
                   
Asian/Pacific Islander    

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

                   
White/Caucasian   X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X    

 

                   
Hispanic/Latino    

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

                   
Native American    

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

                   

Language
   

 

      
Japanese
 

Some
German

  Some French    

 

  Some

Mandarin,
French

 

French,
Spanish

  French,
German,

Hebrew

  Some German  
                   
Citizenship   U.S.   U.S.   U.S.   U.S.   U.S.   U.S.   U.S.   U.S.   U.S.
   
Gender    

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

                   
Male   X   X    

 

  X   X    

 

  X   X    

 

                   
Female    

 

   

 

  X    

 

   

 

  X    

 

   

 

  X
   
Board Tenure    

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

                   
Years   24 years   18 years   6 years   12 years   4 years   4 years   22 years   12 years   < 2 years
 
S – Some experience = though not directly related to prior responsibilities, maintaining a general understanding due to prior experience
 

I – Intermediateexperience = experience that is directly related to prior responsibilities, an advanced subject matter understanding due to prior   responsibilities for such area or field

 
E – Expert experience = a subject matter expert

In evaluating Director candidates, our nominating and corporate governance committee bears in mind that the foremost responsibility of a director is to represent the interests of our stockholders as a whole. Directors are expected to exemplify the highest standards of personal and professional integrity and to constructively challenge management through their active participation and questioning. In consideration of these expectations, the nominating and corporate governance committee seeks directors with established strong professional reputations and expertise in areas relevant to the strategy and operations of our business. The activities and associations of candidates are reviewed for any legal impediment, conflict of interest, or other consideration that might prevent service on our Board of Directors.

The charter of our nominating and corporate governance committee provides that the value of diversity on our Board of Directors should be considered, and the nominating and corporate governance committee includes diversity as one of its criteria for board composition. While we do not have a formal policy outlining the diversity standards to be considered when evaluating director candidates, our objective is to foster diversity of thought on our Board of Directors. To accomplish that objective, the nominating and corporate governance committee considers ethnic and gender diversity, as well as differences in perspective, orientation, professional experience, education, national security qualifications, skill and other qualities in the context of the needs of our Board of Directors. The nominating and corporate governance committee evaluates its effectiveness in achieving diversity on the Board of Directors through its annual review of board member composition, which includes an assessment of directors’ ethnicity, gender, and industry experience, prior to recommending nominees for election.

The current members of our nominating and corporate governance committee are Mses. England (chairwoman) and Lenard and Mr. Mayer, each of whom is an independent director under NASDAQ listing standards as well as under SEC rules. The nominating and corporate governance committee held four meetings during 2022.

Our nominating and corporate governance committee has a written charter that delineates its responsibilities, a full copy of which is posted on our website at https://investors.ttm.com/corporate-governance.

Government Security Committee. As previously disclosed in our filings with the SEC, a portion of our business consists of manufacturing defense and defense-related items for various departments and agencies of the U.S. government, including the U.S. Department of Defense, which requires that we maintain facility security clearances under the National Industrial Security Program (“NISP”). The NISP requires that a corporation maintaining a facility security clearance take steps to mitigate foreign ownership, control, or influence (referred to as FOCI). In February of 2023, our Board of Directors passed a Special Board Resolution (“SBR”), replacing the Special Security Agreement (“SSA”) that we entered into in with the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (“DCSA”) in 2010. The replacement of the SSA with the SBR is a result

 

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of the significantly reduced foreign ownership of TTM. The effective date of the SBR is February 2, 2023. The SBR codifies the maintenance of the Government Security Committee of the Board to oversee our compliance and cybersecurity efforts and to put into place best practices in our facilities in the U.S. and overseas to insure that we maintain robust security practices and policies as we serve the interests of our customers in the Aerospace and Defense market. Our Government Security Committee of our Board of Directors, consists of at least 3 Board members that hold a National Security Clearance. The DCSA will continue to review TTM’s compliance with the terms of the SBR annually at each of TTM’s sites which operate under a U.S. DoD security clearance. In addition, all of TTM’s Board is currently comprised of U.S. citizens and per the terms of the SBR, in the future, no foreign citizen will be allowed to sit on TTM’s Board. The current members of our government security committee are Ms. England, Dr. Zakheim (chairman), and Messrs. Alder, Edman, and Geveden. The government security committee held four meetings during 2022.

Board Leadership Structure. We believe it is our Chief Executive Officer’s responsibility to manage our Company’s operations and the Chairman’s responsibility to lead our Board of Directors. Given the significant responsibilities with which our Chairman is tasked and his active role in our governance, we believe it is beneficial to have an independent chairman who is dedicated to leading the Board of Directors for the Company. To this end, our corporate governance guidelines provide that our Chief Executive Officer may not be our Chairman, and that our Chairman will be selected from our independent directors. In making its decision to separate the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman roles, our Board of Directors considered the time that Mr. Edman is required to devote to the Chief Executive Officer position, particularly given the demands imposed on our global Company. By segregating the role of the Chairman, we reduce any duplication of effort between the Chief Executive Officer and the Chairman. We believe this provides strong leadership for our Board of Directors, while also positioning our Chief Executive Officer as the leader of the Company in the eyes of our customers, employees, and other stakeholders.

Our Board of Directors currently has eight independent members and one non-independent member, specifically Mr. Edman, our President and Chief Executive Officer. A number of our independent board members are currently serving or have served as members of senior management of other public companies or governmental agencies and have served as directors of other public companies. We believe that the number of independent, experienced directors that make up our board, along with the independent oversight of the Board of Directors by a non-executive chairman, benefits our Company and our stockholders.

The special board resolution adopted by our Board, as required by the United States Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency, establishes certain criteria for the qualifications of our directors and the composition of our Board of Directors, and also requires that a certain number of directors have strong national security qualifications and be U.S. citizens. Our current Board of Directors meets the composition criteria and our board has determined to maintain a classified Board of Directors in part because of these critical requirements set by the government of the United States.

We believe that we have a strong corporate governance structure that ensures independent discussion among, evaluation of, and communication with and access to, senior management. With the exception of our government security committee of which Mr. Edman is a member, all of our board committees are composed solely of independent directors, which provide independent oversight of management. Also, our corporate governance guidelines provide that our independent directors will have the opportunity to meet in executive session not less frequently than quarterly.

Risk Management and Oversight Process. While our management is primarily responsible for managing risk, our Board of Directors and each of its committees play a role in overseeing our risk management practices. Our full Board of Directors is ultimately responsible for risk oversight, and it discharges this responsibility by, among other things, receiving regular reports from our management, including an annual enterprise risk assessment conducted by our internal audit function based on the feedback received from our internal leadership team, concerning our business and the material risks that our Company faces. Our Board of Directors annually reviews key enterprise risks identified by management, such as financial, reputational, safety and security, cybersecurity, operational, revenue, social responsibility, environmental and compliance risks, and it monitors key risks through reports and discussions regarding key risk areas at meetings of our Board of Directors and in committee meetings. Our Board of Directors also focuses on specific strategic and emerging risks in periodic strategy reviews. Our Board of Directors annually reviews and approves our corporate strategy and goals and our capital budgets, and in connection with that review, it considers risks associated with our Company.

 

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Our Board of Directors allocates responsibility for overseeing risk management for our Company among the full board and each of its committees. Specifically, the full board oversees significant risks primarily relating to operations, strategy, and finance, environmental, health and cybersecurity and safety matters, liability insurance programs, and compliance with environmental legal and regulatory and social responsibility requirements. In addition, each of our committees considers risks within its area of responsibilities, as follows:

 

   

Our audit committee is primarily responsible for overseeing matters involving major financial risk exposures and actions management is taking to monitor such risk exposures. This includes risks relating to financial report internal controls; litigation; tax matters; the Code of Business Conduct and the Code of Ethics for the CEO and senior financial officers. In addition, the audit committee reviews our quarterly and annual financial reports, including any disclosure in those reports of risk factors affecting our Company and business. The audit committee regularly consults with our external auditor, KPMG LLP.

   

Our compensation committee is primarily responsible for overseeing risks that may be associated with executive retention, our executive compensation programs and risks relating to the administration of those programs. In setting compensation, the compensation committee strives to create incentives that encourage appropriate risk-taking behavior consistent with our business strategy. In making compensation determinations, the compensation committee considers these risks and an overall mix of compensation for employees as well as the various risk control and mitigation features of our compensation plans, including appropriate performance measures and targets and incentive plan payout maximums. To assist in satisfying these oversight responsibilities, the compensation committee retains outside compensation consultants and meets regularly with management to understand the financial, human resource, and stockholder implications of compensation decisions being made. Additional information on risk management considerations of our compensation committee is discussed in this proxy statement under “Compensation Discussion and Analysis – Risk Management Considerations.”

   

Our nominating and corporate governance committee is primarily responsible for risks that may be mitigated by the continued effective functioning of our Board of Directors and our corporate governance practices. Under its charter, the nominating and corporate governance committee is responsible for, among other things, developing and recommending to our Board of Directors a set of effective environmental, social and corporate governance principles designed to assure compliance with applicable standards.

   

Our government security committee is primarily responsible for ensuring compliance with the policies and procedures mandated by the U.S. government with respect to classified and export-controlled information in our possession and for ensuring the mitigation of FOCI, including cybersecurity.

Through the activities of our audit, compensation, nominating and corporate governance, and government security committees, as well as the full Board of Directors’ interactions with management concerning our business and the material risks that may impact our Company, the Board of Directors and each respective committee is able to monitor our risk management process and offer critical insights to our management.

Our Insider Trading Policy prohibits our employees from engaging in certain transactions involving TTM’s securities, including but not limited to the use of financial instruments such as puts, calls, derivatives, zero-cost collars, and forward sales contracts, short sales, pledging TTM securities as collateral for a loan, or subject to margin call or other involuntary sales, or otherwise engage in transactions, that hedge or offset, or are designed to hedge or offset, any decrease in the market value of our equity securities. Our officers and directors are also further prohibited from engaging in these types of hedging transactions. See “Director Compensation Stock Ownership, Hedging and Pledging Policies” and “Compensation Discussion and Analysis – Compensation Overview – Alignment of Compensation and Performance – Compensation Practices.”

Related Person Transaction Policies and Procedures. It is the responsibility of our full Board of Directors and our audit committee to review and approve related party transactions. It is our management’s responsibility to bring such related party transactions to the attention of our Board of Directors and members of our audit committee. From time to time, our nominating and corporate governance committee, in accordance with its charter, will also review potential conflict of interest transactions involving members of our Board of Directors and our executive officers. In accordance with our corporate governance guidelines, any monetary engagement (other than director or employee compensation or transactions which would not require disclosure under Item 404 of Regulation S-K) (a) between a director (including any entity of which the director is a director or executive officer and any member of a director’s family as defined in NASDAQ

 

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rules) and our Company or any of its affiliates or members of senior management or their families, and (b) between executive officers of our Company (as designated by our Board of Directors) and our Company or any of its affiliates, is subject to the approval of our audit committee or our independent directors. Each of our directors and executive officers must notify our Board of Directors in advance of entering into any such transaction.

Our corporate governance guidelines task our Board of Directors, in consultation with our nominating and corporate governance committee, with reviewing annually the relationships that each director has with us, directly or indirectly. Further, our nominating and corporate governance committee is tasked with periodically reviewing the compensation arrangements and other business relationships between our directors and our Company in order to monitor the independence of our directors. Our corporate governance guidelines also provide that if an actual or potential conflict of interest develops, a director should report the matter immediately to the full Board of Directors and our audit committee for evaluation and appropriate resolution. If a director has a personal interest in a matter before our Board of Directors, the director must disclose the interest to the full Board of Directors and our audit committee, must recuse themselves from participation in the related discussion, and must abstain from voting on the matter.

Stock Ownership Guidelines, and Hedging and Pledging Policies. Our Board of Directors recognizes that stock ownership by directors may strengthen their commitment to the long-term future of our Company and further align their interests with those of our stockholders. Accordingly, our corporate governance guidelines provide that our independent directors are prohibited from selling the shares that they are awarded under the Company’s Long Term Equity Incentive Plans until such time as they retire from our Board and are expected over time to beneficially own shares of our common stock (including shares owned outright, unvested shares, restricted stock units, and stock options) having a value of at least five times their annual cash retainer, and as our directors are subject to our insider trading policy, they are prohibited from pledging or hedging their shares. All of our Board members, with the exception of Ms. Jackson who joined our Board in 2021, meet the stock ownership guidelines as of the Record Date. In addition, the Company has adopted stock ownership guidelines for the Chief Executive Officer and his direct reports. For a full description of such guidelines, see page 45.

DIRECTOR COMPENSATION

Commencing with the second quarter of 2022, our non-employee directors receive the following cash compensation on an annual basis: an annual cash retainer of $75,000, an annual cash retainer of $9,000 for each board committee of which such director is a member (except for the government security committee), and reimbursement of expenses relating to attendance at board and board committee meetings. In addition, the Chairman of the Board receives an annual cash retainer of an additional $70,000, and the chairmen of our various board committees receive annual cash retainers as follows: $22,000 to our audit committee chairman, $17,000 to our compensation committee chairman, $15,000 to our government security committee chairman, and $17,000 to our nominating and corporate governance committee chairman. Annually, our nominating and corporate governance committee, in consultation with our compensation consultant, reviews our board compensation against the board compensation of our peer companies to develop a reasonable board compensation package.

In addition, commencing with the second quarter of 2022, our non-employee directors are granted the following equity compensation on an annual basis: the Chairman of the Board receives restricted stock units (“RSUs”) having a value on the award date of $180,000 and each non-employee director receives restricted stock units having a value on the award date of $140,000, in each case based upon the average closing price of our common stock over the six-month period preceding the grant date. In the instance where a Board Member serves a portion of the year, the compensation granted is prorated for the time served that year. The RSUs awarded to the non-employee directors vest in full on the first anniversary of the grant date; however, in an effort to further align Board Members’ interests with those of our stockholders, delivery of the shares of common stock underlying the RSUs is deferred until retirement from the Board of Directors (or until one year after retirement in the case of certain prior grants).

Mr. Edman is not compensated for his service as a director. Mr. Edman’s compensation as our Chief Executive Officer and President is described below under “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” and “Executive Compensation”.

Nonqualified Deferred Compensation. Our directors are permitted to defer 5% to 100% of annual director fees into our Executive and Director Deferred Compensation Plan. One of our directors participated in the Executive and Director Deferred Compensation Plan in 2022.

 

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Director Summary Compensation Table for Fiscal Year 2022

The following table sets forth the compensation earned by our non-employee directors in respect of their services as such during 2022.

 

Name

 

 

 

    Fees Earned or    

Paid in Cash(1)

 

 

 

      RSU Awards      

($)(2)

 

 

                                

 

      Total      

 

         
Kenton K. Alder     $ 72,500     $ 149,038      

 

 

 

 

 

    $ 221,538
         
Julie S. England     $ 96,000     $ 149,038      

 

 

 

 

 

    $ 245,038
         
Philip G. Franklin     $ 103,500     $ 149,038      

 

 

 

 

 

    $ 252,538
         
Rex D. Geveden     $ 168,500     $ 191,614      

 

 

 

 

 

    $ 360,114
         
Pamela B. Jackson(3)     $ 86,000     $ 149,038      

 

 

 

 

 

    $ 235,038
         
Chantel E. Lenard     $ 90,500     $ 149,038      

 

 

 

 

 

    $ 239,538
         
John G. Mayer     $ 95,000     $ 149,038      

 

 

 

 

 

    $ 244,038
         
Dov S. Zakheim     $ 95,500     $ 149,038      

 

 

 

 

 

    $ 244,538

 

(1)

Amounts include fees payable for service as a director, committee membership, or committee chair as described in the narrative accompanying this table.

 

(2)

Amounts shown reflect the fair value of RSUs on the grant date. The value is calculated in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 718, Compensation – Stock Compensation. The fair value of an RSU is based on the closing market price of our common stock on the grant date. For a discussion of valuation assumptions, see Note 14 to our 2022 consolidated financial statements, included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 3, 2023. These amounts reflect our accounting expense for these awards and do not correspond to the actual value that will be recognized by the directors with respect to these awards. A supplemental table following these footnotes sets forth for non-employee directors: (i) the aggregate number of RSUs and option awards outstanding as of January 2, 2023, and (ii) the number of RSUs and option awards that were not vested as of January 2, 2023.

Outstanding Equity Awards Held by Non-Employee Directors at Fiscal 2022 Year End

 

         

Name

 

 

  RSUs Outstanding  
at Fiscal Year End

 

 

  Number of RSUs  
that Have Not
Vested(1)

 

 

Options
Outstanding at
  Fiscal Year End(2)  

 

 

Number of
    Options that    
Have Not

Vested

         

Kenton K. Alder

  91,259   10,043   0   0
         

Julie S. England

  61,263   10,043   20,000   0
         

Philip G. Franklin

  115,852   10,043   0   0
         

Rex D. Geveden

  54,465   12,912   20,000   0
         

Pamela B. Jackson

  18,628   10,043   0   0
         

Chantel E. Lenard

  45,166   10,043   20,000   0
         

John G. Mayer

  136,078   10,043   0   0
         

Dov S. Zakheim

  119,643   10,043   0   0

 

(1)

The RSUs vest on May 17, 2023.

 

(2)

The options were granted to directors in fiscal years prior to 2019. The average remaining life is 5 years and the average option price is $14.32.

Compensation Consultant and its Affiliates

Mercer was retained by our compensation committee, through July 2022, to provide an independent review of the Company’s executive compensation programs, including an analysis of the competitive market for 2022. In addition, Mercer assisted the compensation committee with its evaluation of the risks associated with our compensation programs, and executive director compensation data. Mercer also furnished the compensation committee with reports on peer company practices relating to the following matters: short-term and long-term compensation program design; equity compensation; vesting practices and ownership guidelines; target incentive opportunities; and compensation trends for board and committee members. Upon request from management, and independent of the compensation committee, a separate Mercer team provided support for our global HR system. As mentioned in the Compensation Committee section, our

 

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compensation committee engaged Exequity as our compensation consultant in August 2022 and their work has been focused on analysis and services similar to those described above that were previously performed by Mercer but with a focus on compensation for Directors and Officers in the year 2023. During 2022, the compensation committee also engaged Aon/Radford for services rendered in connection with the administration of our deferred compensation plan, computation of total stockholder return (“TSR”) relative to our TSR Peer Group, and for compensation survey data. A summary table for Mercer, Exequity and Aon/Radford is included below. For further discussion of the work conducted by Mercer as our compensation consultant, see “Compensation Discussion and Analysis — Role of the Compensation Committee.”

 

     
Consultant   Scope/Project   2022 Fees
     

Aon/Radford

  Computation of total stockholder return (TSR)   $  16,050
     

Aon/Radford

  Deferred Compensation Program Administration   $  17,700
     

Mercer

  Executive Compensation Consulting   $  75,686
     

Mercer

  Compensation Survey Data   $  35,703
     

Mercer

  Global HR Technology Support   $188,231
     

Exequity

  Executive Compensation Consulting   $  27,045

 

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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

The following table shows the amount of each class of common stock beneficially owned as of March 15, 2023 by (a) each of our directors and named executive officers; (b) all of our directors and executive officers as a group; and (c) each person known by us to own beneficially more than five percent of our outstanding common stock.

 

   
Name of Beneficial Owner(1)   Shares Beneficially Owned
 

 

      Number      

 

 

    Percentage(2)    

     

Directors and Executive Officers:

     

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

     

Thomas T. Edman(3)

      622,115       *
     

Catherine A. Gridley

      47,960       *
     

Todd B. Schull

      201,836       *
     

Douglas L. Soder

      174,858       *
     

Philip Titterton

      51,159       *
     

Kenton K. Alder(4)

      40,116       *
     

Julie S. England(5)

      20,000       *
     

Philip G. Franklin(6)

      10,000       *
     

Rex D. Geveden(7)

      20,000       *
     

Pamela B. Jackson(8)

      0       *
     

Chantel E. Lenard(9)

      20,000       *
     

John G. Mayer(10)

      9,167       *
     

Dov S. Zakheim(11)

      0       *
     

All directors and executive officers, including NEOs, as a group

      1,371,577       1.3 %
     
 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

     

5% Stockholders(12)

     

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

     

BlackRock, Inc.(13)

      16,665,578       16.2 %
     

The Vanguard Group(14)

      11,706,735       11.4 %
     

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (15)

      7,965,899       7.8 %
     

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans (16)

      7,683,746       7.5 %
     

Macquarie Investment Management (17)

      5,665,454       5.5 %
     

FMR LLC(18)

      5,239,205       5.1 %

 

*

Represents less than 1% of our outstanding common stock.

 

(1)

Except as otherwise indicated, the address of each person listed on the table is 200 East Sandpointe, Suite 400, Santa Ana, CA 92707.

 

(2)

We have determined beneficial ownership in accordance with the rules of the SEC. In computing the number of shares beneficially owned by a person and the percentage ownership of that person, we have included the shares of common stock subject to options, RSUs, and performance- based restricted stock units (“PRUs”), held by that person that are currently exercisable or will become exercisable or releasable within 60 days after March 15, 2023 but we have not included those shares for purposes of computing percentage ownership of any other person. We have assumed unless otherwise indicated that the persons and entities named in the table have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares beneficially owned, subject to community property laws where applicable. Beneficial ownership is based on 102,585,707 shares of our common stock outstanding as of March 15, 2023.

 

(3)

Does not include 35,261 shares issuable upon delivery of shares underlying vested RSUs. The delivery of 18,826 shares is deferred until retirement, and the delivery of 16,435 shares is deferred until one year after retirement from our Board of Directors.

 

 

(4)

Does not include 91,259 shares issuable upon delivery of shares underlying vested RSUs, the delivery of which is deferred until retirement from our Board of Directors.

 

(5)

Represents shares issuable upon the exercise of stock options that are currently vested. Does not include 61,263 shares issuable upon delivery of shares underlying vested RSUs, the delivery of which is deferred until retirement from our Board of Directors.

 

(6)

Does not include 115,852 shares issuable upon delivery of shares underlying vested RSUs, the delivery of which is deferred until retirement from our Board of Directors.

 

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(7)

Represents shares issuable upon the exercise of stock options that are currently vested. Does not include 54,465 shares issuable upon delivery of shares underlying vested RSUs, the delivery of which is deferred until retirement from our Board of Directors.

 

(8)

Represents shares issuable upon the exercise of stock options that are currently vested. Does not include 18,628 shares issuable upon delivery of shares underlying vested RSUs, the delivery of which is deferred until retirement from our Board of Directors.

 

(9)

Represents shares issuable upon the exercise of stock options that are currently vested. Does not include 45,166 shares issuable upon delivery of shares underlying vested RSUs, the delivery of which is deferred until retirement from our Board of Directors.

 

(10)

Does not include 136,078 shares issuable upon delivery of shares underlying vested RSUs. The delivery of 119,643 shares is deferred until retirement, and the delivery of 16,435 shares is deferred until one year after retirement from our Board of Directors.

 

(11)

Does not include 119,643 shares issuable upon delivery of shares underlying vested RSUs, the delivery of which is deferred until retirement from our Board of Directors.

 

(12)

The percentage of shares beneficially owned by 5% stockholders is from their respective SEC filing.

 

(13)

Represents shares of our common stock held by BlackRock, Inc. and certain of its affiliates, referred to as BlackRock. BlackRock has sole voting power over 16,476,161 shares and sole dispositive power over 16,665,578 shares. Such information is as reported on Schedule 13G/A filed by BlackRock with the SEC on January 23, 2023. The address for BlackRock is 55 East 52nd Street, New York, New York 10055.

 

(14)

Represents shares of our common stock held by The Vanguard Group and certain of its affiliates, referred to as Vanguard. Vanguard has sole voting power over 0 shares, shared voting power over 148,727 shares, sole dispositive power over 11,469,314 shares and shared dispositive power over 237,421 shares. Such information is as reported on Schedule 13G/A filed by Vanguard with the SEC on February 09, 2023. The address for Vanguard is 100 Vanguard Blvd., Malvern, PA 19355.

 

(15)

Represents shares of our common stock held by Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, and certain of its affiliates, referred to as Dimensional Dimensional has sole voting power over 7,847,901 shares and sole dispositive power over 7,965,899 shares. Such information is as reported on Schedule 13G/A filed by Dimensional with the SEC on February 10, 2023. The address for Dimensional is 6300 Bee Cave Road, Building One, Austin, Texas 78746.

 

(16)

Represents shares held in the Thrivent Defined Benefit Plan Trust for which Thrivent Financial for Lutherans serves as investment advisor. Based on the information reported on Schedule 13G filed by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans with the SEC on February 14, 2023: (i) Thrivent reported beneficial ownership of 7,683,746 shares, sole voting power and sole dispositive power as to 108,151 of the shares; Shared voting and dispositive power to 7,575,595 and (ii)beneficial share ownership of 2,836,387 shares are held by registered investment companies for which Thrivent Financial for Lutherans serves as investment advisors, and 4,739,208 shares are held by registered investment companies for which Thrivent Asset Management, LLC and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, serves as investment advisor. The address for Thrivent Financial for Lutherans is 901 Marquette Avenue, Suite 2500, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402.

 

(17)

Represents shares of our common stock deemed beneficially owned by Macquarie Investment Management due to reporting person’s ownership of Macquarie Management Holdings Inc., Macquarie Investment Management Business Trust and Macquarie Investment Management Global Limited. Such information is as reported on Schedule 13G/A filed by Macquarie Investment Management with the SEC on February 14, 2023. The address for Macquarie Investment Management is 50 Martin Place Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

 

(18)

Represents shares of our common stock held by FMR LLC, on behalf of itself and its affiliates, referred to as FMR. Based on the information reported on Schedule 13G/A filed by FMR with the SEC on February 9, 2023: (i) FMR reported beneficial ownership of 5,239,205 shares, sole voting power as to 5,236,492 of the shares, and sole dispositive power as to 5,239,205 of the shares; (ii) members of the Johnson family, including Abigail P. Johnson, are the predominant owners of Series B voting common shares of FMR, representing 49% of the voting power of FMR, and may be deemed to form a controlling group; and (iii) neither FMR nor Abigail P. Johnson has the sole power to vote or direct the voting of the shares owned directly by the Fidelity funds advised by Fidelity Management & Research Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of FMR, which power resides with the Fidelity funds’ Board of Trustees. The address for FMR is 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210.

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

Biographical information regarding these officers is set forth below, except for Mr. Edman, whose biography is set forth above with our other directors.

Catherine A. Gridley has served as the Executive Vice President and President of the Aerospace & Defense Sector (“A&D”) since 2021. In January 2020, Ms. Gridley was promoted to Senior Vice President of A&D. She joined TTM in 2019 from Northrop Grumman Corporation, where she most recently served as the Vice President and General Manager of the Advanced Defense Services Division. Prior to Northrop Grumman, Catherine held P&L leadership positions with DynCorp International, GE Aviation Systems and Goodrich. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Ithaca College and MBA from Binghamton University.

William K. Hardwick has served as the Senior Vice President of Global Sales and EMS since 2020. Mr. Hardwick began his career in sales management with Sigma Circuits in 1982, developing regional sales territories throughout North America. In 1992, Mr. Hardwick was promoted to Director of Business Development at Sigma Circuits, managing the growth and direction of key multi-national accounts. In 1996, Mr. Hardwick was elevated to Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Sigma Circuits and successfully managed the sales organization through the acquisition by Tyco Electronics in 1998. At Tyco Electronics, Mr. Hardwick was responsible for cultivating the key global account customer base and developing the teams that support them. In 2006, TTM acquired Tyco Printed Circuit Group. As Director of Business Development for TTM, Mr. Hardwick managed the growth and transition of critical customer groups. In 2008, Mr. Hardwick was promoted to Vice

 

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President of the Global E-MS Business division before his role as Senior Vice President of Global Sales for the Company. Mr. Hardwick received his bachelor’s degree in business administration from California State University, Hayward.

Jeffrey S. Jankowsky has served as our President, C4ISR + Space Business Unit since January 2023. Mr. Jankowsky also served as President, Communications and Computing Business Unit starting in July of 2018 until he joined TTM. Since 2001, he also held positions as General Manager - Shanghai BPA, Director of Materials PCB Assembly Operations, Vice President - Operational Excellence, General Manager - Redmond PCB, Vice-President Process Transformation and Chief of Staff to the CEO. Mr. Jankowsky received both his bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in industrial engineering from Stanford University.

Antonio J. Sanchez has served as Vice President and Corporate Controller since 2007. Prior to joining TTM, Mr. Sanchez has been Corporate Controller at various public companies. He started his career at Deloitte LLP where he earned his CPA. Mr. Sanchez holds a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting and a Master of Business Administration in finance from University of Southern California. He also earned a Master of Taxation from Golden Gate University.

Anthony J. Sandeen has served as our President of AMI&I since June 2020. Prior to joining TTM, Mr. Sandeen served as Chief Commercial Officer for Beyonics Technology Ltd., Ying Shing Enterprises Limited, Ying Hao and Fischer Technology from May 2017 through May, 2020. Mr. Sandeen received a bachelor’s degree in English from St. John’s University in Collegeville, Minnesota.

Todd B. Schull has served as our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since March 2013. Mr. Schull joined our Company as an Executive Vice President in February 2013. Prior to joining us, Mr. Schull served as Senior Vice President of Finance and Corporate Controller of Sanmina Corporation from 2005. Mr. Schull started his career with Deloitte LLP and then held leadership positions with Verbatim Corporation, Solectron Corporation, Tidal Software, Ultratech, Repeater Technologies, and VA Linux. Mr. Schull holds a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from the University of Utah.

Douglas L. Soder has served as our Executive Vice President and President of the Commercial Sector since July 2018. Mr. Soder joined TTM in November 2006 as Executive Vice President with responsibility for Global Sales. Since that time and prior to his current assignment, he also served as President of the North America Business Unit and President of the Communications & Computing Business Unit. Before joining our Company, Mr. Soder held the position of Executive Vice President for Tyco Electronics—Printed Circuit Group. During a 23-year career at Tyco Electronics, Mr. Soder served in a variety of sales, sales management, and business leadership positions at its AMP Incorporated and Tyco Printed Circuit Group (PCG) subsidiaries. Mr. Soder holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Dickinson College.

Philip Titterton has served as our Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer since January 2020. Mr. Titterton also served as Senior Vice President and President of the Aerospace & Defense / Specialty Business Unit from January 2016 until December 2019 and as Vice President of Operations, North America since 2006. He also held positions as Vice President of Operations and General Manager for Tyco Electronics Printed Circuit Group from 1992 until our acquisition of that company in October 2006. Mr. Titterton received his bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Lehigh University.

Daniel J. Weber has served as our Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary since January 2020. He leads the Office of the General Counsel, which includes the contracts and administration function. He is also responsible for TTM’s government relations activities which manages TTM’s political action committee and its government outreach and advocacy. Before joining TTM in 2015, Mr. Weber served as the General Counsel for Viasystems for approximately 11 years and had served as in-house counsel for Viasystems for over 15 years. Mr. Weber previously also served as Vice President and General Counsel of Courtesy Corporation, a plastic molding manufacturer based in the United States, and as General Counsel of International Wire Group, Inc., a multinational insulated and bare copper wire manufacturer. Prior to embarking on his in-house legal career, Mr. Weber worked in private practice at Gallop, Johnson & Neuman, L.C. in the corporate and securities group. As of January 1, 2022, Mr. Weber was appointed Chairman of the Government Relations Committee of the IPC, an electronics industries association. Mr. Weber completed his undergraduate work from University of Kansas and received his law degree from St. Louis University.

 

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DELINQUENT SECTION 16(A) REPORTS

Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires our directors, officers, and persons who own more than 10% of a registered class of our securities to file reports of ownership and changes in ownership with the SEC. Directors, officers, and greater than 10% stockholders are required by SEC regulations to furnish us with copies of all Section 16(a) forms they file.

Based solely upon our review of the copies of such forms that we received during the fiscal year ended January 2, 2023, and written representations that no other reports were required, we believe that each person who at any time during such year was a director, officer, or beneficial owner of more than 10% of our common stock complied with all Section 16(a) filing requirements during the fiscal year ended January 2, 2023.

COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

The Compensation Discussion and Analysis, or CD&A, describes and analyzes our executive compensation philosophy and program in the context of the compensation paid during the last fiscal year to our Chief Executive Officer, our Chief Financial Officer, and each of our three other highest paid executive officers (collectively referred to as our named executive officers or NEOs). Our named executive officers are:

 

     
Name                                                         Age                 Position(s) Held
     

Thomas T. Edman

  60   Chief Executive Officer, President and Director
     

Catherine A. Gridley

  53   Executive Vice President and President A&D Sector
     

Todd B. Schull

  64   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
     

Douglas L. Soder

  62   Executive Vice President and President Commercial Sector
     

Philip Titterton

  57   Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

This CD&A is organized into four sections:

 

   

Compensation Overview – Alignment of Performance and Compensation (Page 26)

 

   

Pay Versus Performance (Page 29)

 

   

Executive Compensation Philosophy and Objectives (Page 31)

 

   

Role of the Compensation Committee (Page 32)

 

   

Compensation Structure (Page 33)

Compensation Overview – Alignment of Compensation and Performance

Our goal is to tie the Company Executive’s compensation closely with performance. The information below provides an executive summary of the Company’s financial performance for fiscal year 2022 and how pay is aligned with performance.

KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN 2022

TTM’s commitment to its strategy of diversification, differentiation and discipline led to TTM’s continued financial strength in 2022. Due to disciplined operations and cost controls, we generated Non-GAAP net income of $181.2 million in 2022. For a discussion explaining the use of the Non-GAAP metrics, a presentation of comparable financial measures calculated and reported in accordance with GAAP, and a reconciliation to those audited GAAP metrics, see Annex A attached hereto.

PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS

Highlights from 2022

The Company achieved solid financial performance despite certain impacts caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and supply chain challenges.

 

   

Revenues grew 11% year on year primarily due to the acquisition of Telephonics in June 2022.

 

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Non-GAAP EPS grew to $1.74/share from $1.28/share.

 

   

2022 cash flow from operations was $272.9 million.

 

   

2022 organic revenue growth exceeding 5%.

 

   

Strong growth in automotive, data center computing, medical, industrial and instrumentation end markets.

ALIGNMENT OF PAY AND PERFORMANCE

TTM’s executive compensation is strongly aligned to Company performance and measurable financial metrics. The following charts show metrics that we track related to our financial performance over the past three years. (1)

 

 


                Top left graph : Chart shows increasing revenues from FY 2020 of $2.1 billion to FY 2022 of $2.5 billion.
                Top center graph : Bar chart shows increasing operating income from FY 2020 of $181 million to FY 2022 of $235 million.
                Top right graph : Bar chart shows increasing EPS from FY 2020 of $1.10 to FY 2022 of $1.74
                Bottom left graph : Bar chart shows increasing cash flow from operations from FY 2020 of $248 million to FY 2022 of $273 million.
                Bottom center graph : Bar chart shows cash flow from operations as a percent of revenues from FY 2020 of 11.8% to FY 2022 of 10.9%.
                Bottom right graph : Line graph shows low net leverage (debt/EBITDA) from FY 2022 of 1.4x to FY 2022 of 1.5x.

 

 

1

All of the metrics discussed in this proxy statement exclude the Mobility business unit that we sold in 2020, but still include the two E-M Solutions facilities that have ceased operations. For a discussion explaining the use of the Non-GAAP metrics, see Annex A attached hereto.

 

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The charts below measure the total compensation for the CEO and the average total compensation for each of our NEOs for the past three years.

 

 


                Left graph : Bar chart shows CEO total compensation from $2.8 million in 2020 to $4.1 million in 2022.
                Right graph : Bar chart shows average NEO total compensation from FY 2020 of $1.2 million to FY 2022 of $1.8 million.

These charts demonstrate consistent alignment in performance-based compensation for the three-year period with the Company’s performance over such three-year period. Simply stated, as the Company’s performance and the price of the Company’s common stock on the NASDAQ increases or decreases, so too does the total compensation realized by our executives.

 

 

(1)

Total compensation consists of salary paid, the value of RSUs that vested during the fiscal year, short-term incentive compensation for that fiscal year, and PRUs earned for the performance period during the fiscal year.

 

(2)

This chart illustrates the average compensation received by the group of NEOs as reported in our proxy statements for the years 2020, 2021 and 2022, even though the group of NEOs has changed each year.

 

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Table of Contents
2023 PAY VERSUS PERFORMANCE
 
               
 
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
  Value of Initial Fixed $100
Investment Based On:
   
 
   
 
                 
Year
 
Summary
Compensation
Table Total
for PEO
 
Compensation
Actually Paid
to PEO
(1)
 
Average
Summary
Compensation
Table Total for
Non-PEO
NEOs
(1)
 
Average
Compensation
Actually Paid
to Non-PEO
NEOs
 
Total
Shareholder
Return
(9)
 
Peer Group
Total
Shareholder
Return
(8)
 
Net Income
(Dollars in
Thousands)
 
Operating
Income

(Dollars in
Thousands)
                 
2022
  $4,003,765   $4,014,905
(2)
  $1,783,084   $1,791,224  
(5)
  $100   $109   $94,583   $210,408
                 
2021
  $2,595,084   $2,705,252
(3)
  $1,453,843   $1,530,561
(6)
  $99   $142   $54,414   $125,991
                 
2020
  $2,610,139   $2,603,034
(4)
  $1,367,753   $1,377,114
(7)
  $92   $119   $177,535   $28,092
(1)
 The PEO for each of the years presented within this table is Thomas T. Edman, President, and Chief Executive Officer. The NEO’s for 2022 were Todd B. Schull, Chief Financial Officer; Douglas L. Soder, President Commercial Sector; Philip Titterton, Chief Operations Officer; and Catherine A. Gridley, President of A&D BU. The NEO’s for 2021 were Todd B. Schull, Chief Financial Officer; Douglas L. Soder, President Commercial Sector; Philip Titterton, Chief Operations Officer; and Daniel J. Weber, General Counsel. The NEO’s for 2020 were Todd B. Schull, Chief Financial Officer; Douglas L. Soder, President Commercial Sector; Philip Titterton, Chief Operations Officer; and Catherine A. Gridley, President of A&
D
BU.
(2)
For compensation actually paid to the PEO in 2022, the Summary Compensation Table total for the PEO is adjusted to reflect the changes in the value of equity awards and pension benefits, described in the following: (1) $1,064,521 was deducted from the total, representing the amount reported in the Stock Awards column of the Summary Compensation Table; (2) $ 1,181,032 was added representing the year-end 2022 valuation of the equity awards granted in 2022 that remained outstanding and unvested as of January 2, 2023; (3) $2,283 was deducted representing the decrease in fair value between the year end 2022 and 2021 for equity awards granted in prior years that remain outstanding and unvested at the end of 2022, and; (4) $103,089 was deducted representing the decrease in fair value for equity awards granted in prior years that vested during 2022.
(3)
For compensation actually paid to the PEO in 2021, the Summary Compensation Table total for the PEO is adjusted to reflect the changes in the value of equity awards and pension benefits, described in the following: (1) $1,017,226 was deducted from the total, representing the amount reported in the Stock Awards column of the Summary Compensation Table; (2) $ 1,042,869 was added representing the year-end 2021 valuation of the equity awards granted in 2021 that remained outstanding and unvested as of January 3, 2022; (3) $ 56,654 was added representing the increase in fair value between the year end 2021 and 2020 for equity awards granted in prior years that remain outstanding and unvested at the end of 2021 and; (4) $ 27,872 was added representing the increase in fair value for equity awards granted in prior years that vested during 2021.
(4)
For compensation actually paid to the PEO in 2020, the Summary Compensation Table total for the PEO is adjusted to reflect the changes in the value of equity awards and pension benefits, described in the following: (1) $861,985 was deducted from the total, representing the amount reported in the Stock Awards column of the Summary Compensation Table; (2) $ 1,017,220 was added representing the year-end 2020 valuation of the equity awards granted in 2020 that remained outstanding and unvested as of December 28, 2020; (3) $43,322 was deducted representing the decrease in fair value between the year end 2020 and 2019 for equity awards granted in prior years that remain outstanding and unvested at the end of 2020 and; (4) $119,017 was deducted representing the decrease in fair value for equity awards granted in prior years that vested during 2020.
(5)
For compensation actually paid to the NEO in 2022, the Summary Compensation Table total for the NEO is adjusted to reflect the changes in the value of equity awards and pension benefits, described in the following: (1) $551,625 was deducted from the total, representing the amount reported in the Stock Awards column of the Summary Compensation Table; (2) $ 629,596 was added representing the year-end 2022 valuation of the equity awards granted in 2022 that remained outstanding and unvested as of January 2, 2023; (3) $1,635 was deducted representing the decrease in fair value between the year end 2022 and 2021 for equity awards granted in prior years that remain outstanding and unvested at the end of 2022, and; (4) $68,195 was deducted representing the decrease in fair value for equity awards granted in prior years that vested during 2022.
(6)
For compensation actually paid to the NEO in 2021, the Summary Compensation Table total for the NEO is adjusted to reflect the changes in the value of equity awards and pension benefits, described in the following: (1) $566,086 was deducted from the total, representing the amount reported in the Stock Awards column of the Summary Compensation Table; (2) $ 584,523 was added representing the year-end 2021 valuation of the equity awards granted in 2021 that remained outstanding and unvested as of January 3, 2022; (3) $ 39,688 was added representing the increase in fair value between the year end 2021 and 2020 for equity awards granted in prior years that remain outstanding and unvested at the end of 2021 and; (4) $ 18,593 was added representing the increase in fair value for equity awards granted in prior years that vested during 2021.
(7)
For compensation actually paid to the NEO in 2020, the Summary Compensation Table total for the NEO is adjusted to reflect the changes in the value of equity awards and pension benefits, described in the following: (1) $470,373 was deducted from the total, representing the amount reported in the Stock Awards column of the Summary Compensation Table; (2) $ 580,857 was added representing the year-end 2020 valuation of the equity awards granted in 2020 that remained outstanding and unvested as of December 28, 2020; (3) $29,804 was deducted representing the decrease in fair value between the year end 2020 and 2019 for equity awards granted in prior years that remain outstanding and unvested at the end of 2020 and; (4) $71,319 was deducted representing the decrease in fair value for equity awards granted in prior years that vested during 2020.
(8) 
The peer group used in this calculation is defined as the “Executive Peer Group” on page 41.
 
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(9)
 For purposes of calculating the cumulative total shareholder return, the measurement period is the market close on the last trading day before fiscal year 2020, through and including the end of the fiscal year for which cumulative total shareholder return is being calculated.
 
 
Line graph shows comparison of $100 invested at market close of 12/13/2019 to 12/30/22 in TTM Technologies vs. executive compensation peers.  Shows TTM about the same at $100 over time period.  Peer group only slightly higher.
* Assumes $100 invested at market close of 12/31/2019 in stock or index
Financial Performance Measures
We believe that a significant portion of the Company’s named executive officers’ target total compensation should be dependent upon performance. At TTM, we use corporate, business unit and individual performance components to link compensation actually paid (as defined by SEC rules) to the Company’s named executive officers for the most recently completed fiscal year. The Company’s performance metric targets include the following:
 
 
 
Total Revenue
 
 
Adjusted EBITDA
 
 
Global Operating Income
 
 
Global Cash Flow as a percentage of Revenue
 
 
Business Unit Operating Income
 
 
Individual Goals
Relationship Between Executive Compensation Actually Paid to Executives and Financial Performance
2022 SAY ON PAY VOTE
At our 2022 annual meeting, our stockholders overwhelmingly approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers described in our 2022 proxy statement. Approximately 98.56% of the votes cast on the matter were voted “For” such advisory “Say-on-Pay” approval, thereby providing the compensation committee with verification that its compensation practices align the interests of the Company’s executives with those of the Company’s stockholders.
 
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COMPENSATION PRACTICES
We continually review the Company’s executive compensation program to maintain compensation practices that are in the best interests of our stockholders. Some of our key policies are summarized below:
 
WHAT WE DO:
 
    We tie pay to performance, including through the use of performance share units
 
    We use double triggers in our severance agreements and our equity awards
 
    We maintain significant stock ownership guidelines for our NEOs
 
    We have a robust clawback policy
 
    The Compensation Committee engages an independent compensation consultant
 
    We conduct annual compensation risk assessments
WHAT WE DON’T DO:
 
    We do not maintain pension plans or other executive retirement plans
 
    We do not provide tax gross up payments for any amounts considered to be excess parachute payments
 
    We do not allow hedging or pledging of our stock
 
    We do not permit the repricing of stock options without prior stockholder approval
 
    We do not provide excessive perquisites
 
Executive Compensation Philosophy and Objectives
Our executive compensation philosophy, which is established by the compensation committee of our Board of Directors, is intended to attract, motivate, and retain executives and reward the creation of stockholder value. We seek to provide executive compensation packages that are competitive with comparable companies and reward the achievement of short-term and long-term performance goals.
We use a combination of fixed and variable compensation programs to reward and incentivize strong performance, as well as to align the interests of our executives with those of our stockholders. We generally target total compensation around the 50th percentile of comparable companies. We believe that this philosophy will continue to enable us to remain competitive in attracting and retaining qualified executive officers while avoiding paying amounts in excess of what we believe is necessary to attract and retain such executive officers. However, our compensation committee’s decisions on target compensation for specific individuals are also influenced by a variety of additional factors, including compensation practices of businesses acquired by us, and Company and individual performance.
Each year our compensation committee, together with our senior management, establishes performance targets for short-term and long-term incentive plans that require the achievement of significant financial results. Each year our compensation committee determines compensation by assessing prior year performance against these established financial targets, as well as other factors such as the compensation paid by comparable companies, achievement of strategic objectives, improvements in market share and the professional development and potential of individual officers. Ultimately, the amount of compensation awarded to our executives is determined based on performance and what our compensation committee believes is in the best interests of our stockholders.
We believe that our use of restricted stock units and performance-based restricted stock units, together with an annual incentive bonus program that is based on various combinations of global operating income, sector or business unit operating income, and global cash flow from operations as a percentage of revenue shows that we have closely linked executive officer pay to performance. Our pay mix consists primarily of base salary, annual performance-based cash bonuses, performance-based equity incentives and time-based equity incentives. We have no executive retirement plans
 
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except our 401(k) plan and deferred compensation plan available to North America employees; the company does not contribute to the deferred compensation plan.
Role of the Compensation Committee
General
. Our compensation committee, which is currently comprised of three independent members of our Board of Directors, as discussed in greater detail under “Information Relating to Corporate Governance and the Board of Directors,” is responsible for, among other things:
 
   
the review and approval of our compensation philosophy;
 
   
the review of all executive compensation plans and structures, including that of our executive officers and other members of senior management;
 
   
the approval (or recommendation to our Board of Directors) of individual compensation for our executive officers, including our Chief Executive Officer;
 
   
the approval of annual and long-term incentive performance metrics as well as payouts thereunder; and
 
   
the review of other executive benefit plans, including perquisites.
Our compensation committee, in consultation with the outside executive compensation consultant retained by our compensation committee, also helps analyze the reasonableness and effectiveness of our overall executive compensation packages.
While our Chief Executive Officer and other executive officers may attend meetings of the compensation committee or our Board of Directors from time to time, the ultimate decisions regarding executive officer compensation are made solely by the members of our compensation committee and, in the case of compensation decisions for our Chief Executive Officer, the non-employee members of our Board of Directors. These decisions are based not only on our compensation committee’s deliberations, but also on input requested from outside advisors, including our compensation committee’s outside compensation consultant, with respect to, among other things, market data analyses. The final decisions relating to our Chief Executive Officer’s compensation have historically been based on recommendations of our compensation committee and included discussions with and approval by all of our non-employee directors without the presence of our Chief Executive Officer or other management. Our compensation committee typically discusses proposals for our Chief Executive Officer’s compensation package with him but always makes final decisions regarding his compensation when he is not present. Decisions regarding other executive officers have typically been made by our compensation committee after considering recommendations from our Chief Executive Officer.
Compensation Consultant
. Our compensation committee has historically engaged the services of an outside compensation consultant to provide independent advice in connection with making executive compensation determinations. The chairman of our compensation committee, in consultation with other committee members, defines the scope of any consultant’s engagement and related responsibilities. These responsibilities may include, among other things, advising on issues of executive compensation and equity compensation structure and assisting in the preparation of compensation disclosure for inclusion in our SEC filings. In fulfilling its responsibilities, the outside compensation consultant may interact with management or our other outside advisors to the extent necessary or appropriate.
Our compensation committee continued our engagement with Mercer through July 2022 with respect to 2022 compensation matters. Mercer (through such date, the “Compensation Consultant”) was retained to provide an independent review of the Company’s executive compensation programs, including an analysis of both the competitive market and the design of the programs. More specifically, the Compensation Consultant evaluated our selected peer companies and provided competitive compensation data and analysis relating to the compensation of our Chief Executive Officer and our other senior officers. The Compensation Consultant also furnished the compensation committee with reports on peer company practices relating to the following matters: short-term and long-term compensation program design; equity compensation, vesting practices and ownership guidelines; retention value of current equity holdings; target incentive opportunities; and compensation trends for board and committee members. In addition, the Compensation Consultant assisted the compensation committee with its evaluation of the risks associated with our compensation programs and provided our nominating and corporate governance committee with an assessment of our directors’
 
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compensation. As discussed in previous sections, beginning in August 2022, the committee retained Exequity (commencing on such date, the “Compensation Consultant”) to replace Mercer, Exequity’s work has been focused on preparing for 2023 in the final compensation committee meetings of 2022.
The Compensation Consultant provides analyses and recommendations that inform the committee’s decisions, but it does not decide or approve any compensation decisions. The Compensation Consultant reviews various proposals presented to the committee by management, and provides updates on market trends and the regulatory environment as it relates to executive compensation. The Compensation Consultant reports directly to our compensation committee and not to management. Mercer provided ongoing support to HR systems in 2022 along with a subscription-based compensation survey. Our compensation committee assessed the independence of the Compensation Consultant pursuant to SEC and NASDAQ rules and concluded that the Compensation Consultant is independent and that the work of the Compensation Consultant has not raised any conflicts of interest.
Management Role in Setting Compensation
. Members of our human resources and finance departments work with our Chief Executive Officer to recommend changes to existing compensation plans and programs, to define financial and other targets to be achieved under those programs, to prepare analyses of financial data and other briefing materials to assist the compensation committee in making its decisions and, ultimately, to implement the decisions of our compensation committee.
Our Chief Executive Officer is actively engaged in setting compensation for other executives through a variety of means, including recommending for committee approval the financial goals and the annual salaries and variable pay amounts for members of the executive team. He works closely with other members of executive management in analyzing relevant market data to determine base salary and annual target bonus opportunities for senior management and to develop targets for our short-term and long-term incentive plans. Our Chief Executive Officer is generally subject to the same financial performance goals as our other executive officers, all of which are ultimately determined and approved by our compensation committee.
Compensation Structure
Although the final structure may vary from year to year and officer to officer, our compensation committee utilizes three main components for executive officer compensation: base salary, annual incentive bonus and long-term equity incentives.
Pay Mix
. In determining the allocation each year among base salary, annual incentive bonus, and long-term equity incentive compensation, our compensation committee considers the following factors: our short-term and long-term business objectives, competitive trends within our industry, and the importance of creating a performance-based environment that ties a significant portion of each executive officer’s compensation to the achievement of performance targets and corporate objectives. When considering a proposed compensation package for an executive officer, our compensation committee considers the compensation package as a whole, including each element of total compensation. We have no pre-established policy for allocating between either cash and non-cash or short-term and long-term compensation.
Our compensation committee believes that the particular elements of compensation identified above produce a well- balanced mix of stock-based compensation, retention value, and at-risk compensation that collectively provide each executive officer with both short-term and long-term performance incentives. Base pay provides the executive officer with a measure of security as to the minimum level of compensation to be received while the annual and long-term incentive components motivate the executive officer to focus on the business metrics that will maximize company performance over the long term. Our compensation committee believes that this approach should lead to an increase in stockholder value, provide an appropriate reward for our executive officers, and reduce the risk of loss of executive officers to competitors.
While each element of our compensation program is intended to motivate and encourage employees at all levels to drive performance and achieve superior results for our stockholders, there is a different emphasis on the three primary elements based on an employee’s position and ability to impact our financial results. In general, the percentage of performance-based pay, or at-risk pay, increases with job responsibility. This is intended to offer an opportunity for gain in the event of successful performance, matched with the prospect of less compensation when performance falls short of established financial and/or stockholder return targets.
 
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The charts below show the mix of base salary, actual annual incentive, and the grant date fair value of equity grants for the CEO and other NEOs in 2022. Consistent with our pay-for-performance philosophy, the largest portion of compensation (approximately 71% for our CEO) is tied to variable or performance-based annual and long-term incentives.
 
 

                            Left graph : Pie chart shows CEO’s 2022 compensation.  Performance based percent is 71% with annual incentive bonus at 42% and PRU at 29%.  Salary is only 17% and RSU only 12%.
                            Right graph : Pie chart shows NEO’s 2022 compensation.  Performance based percent is 58% with annual incentive bonus 34% and PRU 24%.  Salary earned is only 23% and RSU 19%.
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Base Salary
.
Base salaries for our executive officers are determined based on the level of the position within our Company, the individual’s performance in recent periods, and the executive’s potential for continued development within our global organization. The base salary levels, and any increases or decreases to those levels for each executive officer, are reviewed and approved each year by our compensation committee. Such adjustments may be based on factors such as the overall performance of our Company, new roles and responsibilities assumed by the executive, the performance of the executive officer’s area of responsibility, the executive officer’s impact on strategic goals, or revisions to our compensation philosophy. However, there is no specific weighting applied to any one factor in setting the level of base salary, and the process ultimately relies on the subjective exercise of our compensation committee’s judgment. We believe that providing base salaries around the median of our peer group and the broader market survey provided by our Compensation Consultants will enable us to remain competitive for qualified executive officers while avoiding paying amounts in excess of what we believe necessary to attract and retain such executive officers.
Base Salaries for 2022
. Based on market conditions, the Company’s and each individual’s performance, Mr. Edman recommended the base salaries for all NEOs be increased on July 1, 2022. Our compensation committee reviewed and approved the base salaries recommended by Mr. Edman for our other executive officers for 2022.
A summary of base salary for the past two years for all NEOs is outlined below:
 
Name
 
    
 
Base Salary
 
    
2021
 
      
2022
 
   
Y/Y Change
 
       
Thomas T. Edman
     $ 800,000        $ 848,000                   6%              
       
Catherine A. Gridley
     $ 400,000        $ 455,500     14%
       
Todd B. Schull
     $ 500,000        $ 550,000     10%
       
Douglas L. Soder
     $ 500,000        $ 515,000     3%
       
Philip Titterton
     $ 500,000        $ 550,000     10%
 
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Annual Incentive Bonus Plan
. Our compensation committee believes that annual performance-based cash bonuses play an important role in providing incentives to our executive officers to achieve near-term financial metrics and individual goals. The financial metrics comprise 90% while the individual goals are 10% of each NEO’s bonus plan.
To support collaboration within our senior management team, our compensation committee rewards all of our executive officers for company-wide performance by tying bonus awards to our operating income and operating cash flow and rewards executives responsible for business unit performance by also tying awards to business unit performance. The compensation committee believes operating income and operating cash flow are good indicators for capturing our success given the market in which we compete and are measures that management can easily track and communicate to employees throughout the performance period. In addition, individual performance goals ensure that other important areas of our business are measured and emphasized. They may include but are not limited to customer satisfaction, market positioning and growth, structural and organizational improvements, specific organizational talent actions, and critical projects and assignments.
In response to the recommendations of management, our compensation committee based the Company’s incentive bonus plan on several metrics that the committee believed most closely aligned the executive’s incentive pay with metrics that the executive is responsible for managing. For 2022, the below chart reflects the weight of each performance metric.
 
         
Name
 
Global
Operating
Income
 
Global Cash
Flow as % of
Revenue
 
Business Unit
Operating
Income
 
Individual
Goals
         
Thomas T. Edman
      70%         20%                 10%  
         
Catherine A. Gridley
      30%         20%         40%         10%  
         
Todd B. Schull
      70%         20%                 10%  
         
Douglas L. Soder
      30%         20%         40%         10%  
         
Philip Titterton
      70%         20%                 10%  
Each executive officer has a target annual incentive bonus opportunity, expressed as a percentage of base salary, with the ability to earn above or below that target based on our Company’s actual performance. The table below lists the 2022 base salaries and bonus levels for each of our current named executive officers at the different potential achievement outcomes. This table includes both the financial metrics as well as the individual goals.
 
Name
 
2022
Base
Salary
 
 
Annual Incentive Bonus Levels as % of Base Salary
 
 
    0-59% of Target    
 
60% of Target
 
100% of Target
 
120% of Target
(1)
           
Thomas T. Edman
      $848,000         0%         36%         125%         256%  
           
Catherine A. Gridley
      $455,000         0%         26%         80%         152%  
           
Todd B. Schull
      $550,000         0%         26%         80%         152%  
           
Douglas L. Soder
      $515,000         0%         26%         80%         152%  
           
Philip Titterton
      $550,000         0%         26%         80%         152%  
 
(1)
Represents maximum potential bonus payout. Individual goals are capped at 100% of target.
 
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Annual Incentive Bonus for 2022
. In February 2023, our compensation committee reviewed our 2022 performance relative to the 2022 operating income and cash flow from operations as a percentage of revenue goals. The performance was certified at 121.8% of the global operating income target and 143.1% of our goal for global cash flow from operations as a percentage of revenue. The compensation committee also reviewed and assessed the performance achieved against the individual goals that had been established for each of the members of the Company’s executive team, including Messrs. Edman, Schull, Soder, Titterton, and Ms. Gridley. We use particular individual performance goals to ensure that other important areas of our business are measured and emphasized, which may include but are not limited to customer satisfaction, market positioning and growth, structural and organizational improvements, and critical projects and assignments. Performance goals do not payout unless our Company achieves its threshold financial performance metrics. As a result, our compensation committee authorized the payment of 2022 incentive bonuses as follows:
 
Name
 
 
    2022 Incentive Bonus        
  
Payout as % of Annualized Earnings
(1)
     
Thomas T. Edman
    $ 2,103,044      255%
     
Catherine A. Gridley
    $ 600,173         140%
     
Todd B. Schull
    $ 797,463         152%
     
Douglas L. Soder
    $ 771,