Lightwave Logic LWLG

Mr. Siraj Nour El-Ahmadi. Mr. El-Ahmadi has served as a director of our Company since October 2, 2013. Since April 2025, Mr. El-Ahmadi has served as the Chief Operating Officer at Atlas Data Storage, a Silicon Valley based deep technology company developing large data archival solutions based on synthetic DNA. He previously served as the acting VP of Engineering of our Company from December 2024 to December 2025. From November 2021 through January 2025, Mr. El-Ahmadi served as the Chief Commercial Officer and the General Manager of Data Products at Plume, the creator of the world's first SaaS experience platform for communications service providers (CSPs) and their subscribers. At Plume, Mr. El-Ahmadi also led strategy and corporate development activities, including M&A and strategic partnerships to expand the company's leadership globally. Mr. El-Ahmadi also served as an independent consultant for Twist Biosciences, a biotechnology company, from August 2019 through March 2025. Mr. El-Ahmadi brings 30+ years of experience developing and scaling multiple industry-first, award-winning technology products and solutions exceeding $1B in revenues. From January 2004 to April 2021, Mr. El-Ahmadi served as Co-Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of Menara Networks, a developer of innovative products and solutions that simplify layered optical transport networks. Subsequent to Menara Networks acquisition by IPG Photonics (NASDAQ:IPGP), Mr. El-Ahmadi assumed the General Manager and President role of IPG Photonics optical transceiver division from May 2016 to September 2021. Prior to founding Menara, he served as Vice President-Marketing & Product Management at Nortel where he was responsible for the OPTera LH 4000 ULR product (acquired from Qtera) that achieved over $2B in bookings in its first two years. Prior to that, he was the Product Architect & Vice President of Product Management at Qtera Corporation, a successful technology start-up acquired by Nortel in 2000 for $3.25 billion. Mr. El-Ahmadi also held a Senior Manager position at Bell Northern Research and worked as a Transmission Engineer at WilTel (WorldCom) where he evaluated and deployed the world's first bidirectional EDFA and bi-directional WDM transmission. He holds a BS and MS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Oklahoma, is a member of Eta Kappa Nu and is the inventor of over 30 patents in the area of optical communications, Signal Processing, and ASIC design. Mr. El-Ahmadi served as an independent director on the Board Avanseus, a pioneer Artificial Intelligence company providing solutions to telecommunication networks providers, smart grids and smart manufacturing, until March 2026 when the company was acquired by Accenture. Mr. El-Ahmadi serves on the University of Texas- Dallas Engineering College Industrial Advisory board, the technical advisory board of several technology startups, and has authored a number of publications and is a frequent speaker at telecom, optical networking, and nanotechnology events and conferences.

Mr. Ronald A. Bucchi. Ron has served as a director of our Company since 2012, and is the Chair of the Board of Directors. Previously, Ron served as our Lead Director. He currently also serves as the Chair of our Audit Committee and as a member of our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Since September 2023, Mr. Bucchi has served as Financial Officer for Brewer Lane Ventures, a fintech/insurtech venture firm. Since October 2018, Mr. Bucchi has served as the CFO for Callahan Investments LLC, a Massachusetts family office. During his career, Ron has served in CFO roles and provided CEO consulting, strategic planning, mergers, acquisitions, business sales and tax consultation to both domestic and international companies. He is a financial expert for Audit Committee purposes. Ron is currently Treasurer and director of the Petit Family Foundation, Inc. and a director of the Farmington Bank Foundation. He served as lead director and chair of the Audit Committee of First Connecticut Bancorp, Inc. (until its sale in 2018), where he also served on its Governance and Loan Committees. Additionally, Ron has served on numerous community boards and is past chair of the Wheeler Clinic and the Wheeler Regional Family YMCA of Greater Hartford. Ron is a Chartered Global Management Accountant of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), and a member of the Connecticut Society of Certified Public Accountants. Mr. Bucchi holds a BS in Accounting from Central Connecticut State University and he is a graduate of the Harvard Business School Executive Education program with completed course studies in general board governance, audit, and compensation.

Ms. Laila Partridge. Laila has served as a director of our Company since August 2023, and she currently serves as the Chair of our Compensation Committee and as a member of our Audit Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Laila has 30+ years of executive experience in technology, corporate innovation and finance across a wide range of technologies, including telecommunications, internet infrastructure, AI, internet of things, and more. Since January 2023, Laila has served as founder and chief executive officer of The HardTech Project, which addresses the funding gap for early-stage hardware start-ups at scale. From April 2019 through December 2022, she directed a global effort as Managing Director of the STANLEY +Techstars Accelerator to identify and invest in innovative technologies for industrial applications with an emphasis on electrification, sustainability and advanced manufacturing. From July 2019 through July 2024, she also served on the board of directors of Cambridge Bancorp (NASDAQ: CATC) and was a member of its Audit Committee and Compensation Committee. She also was a Director of Strategic Investments at Intel Capital during its formative years. Laila began her career in banking. In her last banking role she served as VP of Corporate Banking for Wells Fargo, leading complex corporate finance transactions for senior secured debt agencies in the Midwest. Laila was named one of the ten 2017 Women to Watch in Science and Technology by Boston Business Journal. She holds a bachelor's degree with honors from Wellesley College.

Dr. Thomas M. Connelly, Jr. Tom has served as a director of our Company since September 2024, and he serves as a member of our Compensation Committee and a Chair of our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Tom served as CEO of the American Chemical Society, one of the largest scientific societies with 170,000 members worldwide, from February 2015 to January 2023. Previously, he was Chief Innovation Officer of DuPont and a member of its Office of the Chief Executive. Among his business responsibilities were performance materials and applied biosciences. He directed technical organizations and businesses while based in the US, Europe and Asia. Among the DuPont businesses he led were Delrin, Kevlar, Teflon, and Sorona. Dr. Connelly holds degrees in chemical engineering (highest honors) and economics from Princeton University, and as a Winston Churchill Scholar he received a PhD in chemical engineering from the University of Cambridge. As a member of the National Academy of Engineering, he chaired the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's committee for the Division on Earth and Life Studies. In addition, he has held advisory roles to the U.S. government and Republic of Singapore. Tom currently serves as chair of the compensation committee for Novelis, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hindalco Industries Ltd, of India, and chair of the board of AV Group NB, Inc. Until August 2024, he served as a member of the board of directors of Grasim Industries Limited, where he served as a member of their risk management and audit committees.

Dr. Craig Ciesla. Craig has served as a director of our Company since January 2022, and he currently serves as a member of our Audit Committee, Compensation Committee, and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Since August 2023, he has served as vice president for hardware engineering at 10X Genomics, a leading life sciences company. From 2017 through July 2023, Craig served as Illumina Inc.'s vice president and head of advanced platforms and devices, leading a team driving innovation in sequencing platforms, microfluidics, and nanofabrication. During his career, Craig has held a variety of fiber optics industry leadership roles, including for Intel, JDSU, Bookham (now Lumentum), Ignis Optics. At Kaiam, as vice president of engineering, he was responsible for the development and production of 100G transceivers. As the founding CEO of Tactus Technology, Craig co-invented its polymer morphing screen technology. Craig holds a BSc (Hons.) in Applied Physics and doctorate in Physics from Heriot-Watt University in Scotland.

On September 23, 2026, the Board of Directors of Lightwave Logic, Inc. appointed Edward Kennedy to the Board to serve as a director , effective September 23, 2026. Mr. Kennedy is a seasoned public and private company executive with more than 30 years of experience across telecom, networking and enterprise infrastructure. He currently serves as Principal of Kenko Partners. Previously, he served as Chief Executive Officer of CENX, Inc., which was acquired by Ericsson in 2018, and as Chief Executive Officer of Tollgrade Communications, where he led the company through its take-private transaction with Golden Gate Capital. Earlier in his career, Mr. Kennedy served as Chief Executive Officer of Rivulet Communications, President of Tellabs North American Operations, co-founder and senior executive of Ocular Networks, and in executive roles at Alcatel and Newbridge Networks. Across these roles, he has developed extensive experience leading public and private companies through periods of strategic and operational change, including corporate transformations, M&A transactions and the evaluation and execution of strategic alternatives. He has served on the Board of Directors of Extreme Networks since 2011. His prior board service includes Visual Networks, Hatteras Networks, Imagine Communications and Avizia.

Ms. Snizhana Ana Quan as the Company's Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer, effective on January 6, 2026. Snizhana Quan, has served as the Company's Corporate Controller since October 2023. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Quan served as the Global Corporate Controller of Stolle Machinery Company, LLC (Stolle) from May 2019 through October 2023 and as the Assistant Controller of Stolle from May 2018 through April 2019. From February 2017 through May 2018, Ms. Quan served as the Director of Corporate Accounting and SEC Reporting of Frontier Airlines (Nasdaq: ULCC). From June 2015 through February 2017, Ms. Quan also served as Director of Accounting and Financial Reporting for NTT America, the largest subsidiary of Tokyo-based NTT Communications, having previously served as its Senior Manager of Financial Reporting and Technical Accounting from February 2014 through May 2015. Ms. Quan also held financial and accounting roles of increasing responsibility at Western Union (NYSE: WU) from August 2012 through February 2014 and The Comex Group from June 2009 through August 2012. Ms. Quan began her career at KPMG LLP, where she worked in audit and risk advisory services from August 2005 through April 2009. Ms. Quan holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Accounting/Finance from the University of Colorado and is a certified public accountant in Colorado. Snizhana Ana Quan, who was previously named the Company's Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer, will no longer hold those titles and will hold the title of Vice President of Finance and Corporate Controller.

On July 20, 2026, the Board of Directors of Lightwave Logic, Inc. appointed Fred A. Graffam III as the Company's Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately. Mr. Graffam, age 60, has over 20 years of progressively responsible operational and financial leadership experience. From December 2022 to April 2026, Mr. Graffam served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Fidium (formerly Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: CNSL)), a fiber optic-based internet provider. Prior to this, Mr. Graffam served as executive vice president and Chief Financial Officer at Monitronics International, dba Brinks Home Security, a leading home security and alarm monitoring company, from October 2017 to November 2022, including serving as senior vice president and CFO of Ascent Capital (the parent of Monitronics International) from October 2017 to August 2019. Prior to this, Mr. Graffam was senior vice president of finance, investor relations and corporate development at DigitalGlobe, Inc., a technology company. Earlier in his career, among other roles, he was a senior vice president of the North America/Asia Pacific regions at Level 3 Communications, and he served in various finance and operating capacities of increasing responsibility at Comcast. Mr. Graffam is a certified public accountant and holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the Alfred Lerner College of Business & Economics at the University of Delaware.

Yves LeMaitre, the Company's Chief Executive Officer, will assume the role of President on January 1, 2026. Yves LeMaitre. Yves has served as our Chief Executive Officer since December 11, 2024. Yves joined our board of directors in August 2024 as a photonics industry veteran with 30+ years' experience in the Optical Network and AI/Datacenter industry, as well as in global technology, corporate strategy and marketing. Yves has a proven track record as a trusted business advisor and transformational growth CEO, leading teams with an emphasis on corporate strategy, customer relationships, technology innovation and commercial execution. Since 2021, Yves has provided strategic leadership and business development consulting services in the optical communications, materials processing, consumer electronics, automotive, aerospace and defense, and life sciences sectors. He currently is a strategic board advisor to Trumpf Photonic Components, the global technology company specializing in developing lasers for optics. He is a strategic advisor to the optical, RF, and microelectronics division of Sanmina. As part of his consulting practice, Yves led the Optical Coherent Division of IPG Photonics, and advised and oversaw its divestiture to Lumentum. Earlier in his career, he was SVP of Luna Innovations' North America business operation (following the acquisition of RIO Lasers, where he was President). For 10 years, he held roles of increasing responsibility through multiple acquisitions at Oclaro (acquired by Lumentum), ultimately becoming Lumentum's Chief Strategy Officer. He was key to positioning Oclaro as a leader in optical connectivity and driving growth of indium phosphide lasers in datacenter segments (now generative AI front-end networks). Yves LeMaitre earned a master's degree in mathematics and computer science from Nantes University in France. He also holds an engineering degree from Telecom Paris, Institut Polytechnique de Paris.