---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001140361-25-000846"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "PLAB"
cik: "0000810136"
company_name: "PHOTRONICS INC"
filed_at: "2025-01-10T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-28T05:58:36.373413+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Photronics appoints George C. Macricostas as Executive Chairman, effective Jan 6, 2025

## Summary
- George Macricostas, board member since 2002, named Executive Chairman; previously chaired Compensation Committee.
- He will be succeeded on committees by David Garcia, who joined the board in December 2024.
- Both George and Constantine Macricostas are no longer independent directors; board now 9 members, 6 independent.
- Macricostas has over 30 years of experience, including as SVP at Photronics and founder/CEO of RagingWire Data Centers.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001140361-25-000846
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: PLAB
- cik: 0000810136
- company_name: PHOTRONICS INC
- filed_at: 2025-01-10T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/810136/000114036125000846/0001140361-25-000846-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/810136/000114036125000846/ef20041419_8k.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-25-000846
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-25-000846.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-25-000846.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  George C. Macricostas was appointed as Executive Chairman at PHOTRONICS INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Executive Chairman
  source text: On January 6, 2025, Photronics, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed George C. Macricostas to the position of Executive Chairman.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/810136/000114036125000846/0001140361-25-000846-index.htm

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