Glaukos Chairman William J. Link to retire Dec 31; CEO Burns named new Chairman, Foley Lead Independent Director

GLAUKOS Corp

William J. Link retires as Board Chairman effective Dec 31, 2021; will serve as strategic advisor during transition.
President and CEO Thomas W. Burns appointed Chairman of the Board, effective Dec 31, 2021.
Mark J. Foley appointed Lead Independent Director, receiving additional $30,000 annual retainer.
Board reduced to eight directors following Link's retirement; no disagreement cited.
Dr. Link served as Chairman since 2001; Burns has been a director since 2002.

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Appointed

Mark J. Foley

Lead Independent Director

GKOS · GLAUKOS Corp

Effective: 2021-12-31
Filed: December 20, 2021, 6:59 PM ET

the independent members of the Board appointed Mark J. Foley, who has served as a member of the Board since 2014 and is the Chair of the Compensation Committee, as the Board’s Lead Independent Director effective December 31, 2021.

Appointed

Thomas W. Burns

Chairman of the Board

GKOS · GLAUKOS Corp

Effective: 2021-12-31
Filed: December 20, 2021, 6:59 PM ET

the Board, upon the recommendation of the Compensation Committee, appointed Thomas W. Burns, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer and a director on the Board since 2002, to serve as the Chairman of the Board of the Company effective upon Dr. Link’s retirement on December 31, 2021.

Departed

William J. Link

Chairman of the Board

GKOS · GLAUKOS Corp

Effective: 2021-12-31
Successor: Thomas W. Burns
Filed: December 20, 2021, 6:59 PM ET

On December 16, 2021, William J. Link, Ph.D., informed Glaukos Corporation (the “Company”) that he intends to retire from the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) effective December 31, 2021.

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Mark J. Foley was appointed as Lead Independent Director at GLAUKOS Corp.

Action: appointed
Role: Lead Independent Director

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the independent members of the Board appointed Mark J. Foley, who has served as a member of the Board since 2014 and is the Chair of the Compensation Committee, as the Board’s Lead Independent Director effective December 31, 2021.

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Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Thomas W. Burns was appointed as Chairman of the Board at GLAUKOS Corp.

Action: appointed
Role: Chairman of the Board

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the Board, upon the recommendation of the Compensation Committee, appointed Thomas W. Burns, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer and a director on the Board since 2002, to serve as the Chairman of the Board of the Company effective upon Dr. Link’s retirement on December 31, 2021.

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Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

William J. Link retired as Chairman of the Board at GLAUKOS Corp.

Action: retired
Role: Chairman of the Board

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On December 16, 2021, William J. Link, Ph.D., informed Glaukos Corporation (the “Company”) that he intends to retire from the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) effective December 31, 2021.

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