On March 5, 2021, the Board of Directors of CVD Equipment Corporation elected Dr. Robert M. Brill to serve as a director of the company, expanding its Board to six directors, effective as of March 6, 2021. Dr. Brill had previously served on the Company’s Board from April 2018 until October 2019, at which time he stepped down for personal reasons. Dr. Brill was co-founder and managing partner of Newlight Management, which managed venture capital funds that focused on early stage technology companies. Prior to co-founding Newlight, Dr. Brill was a general partner of Poly Ventures, a Long Island based venture capital fund. Dr. Brill is a member of the Board of Directors of the L.I. Angel Network, the L.I. High Tech Incubator and several private companies. Dr. Brill has also previously served on the Board of Directors of multiple public and private companies. Dr. Brill served as General Manager of Harris Corporation’s CMOS Semiconductor Division. He also held various technical and management positions at IBM’s semiconductor operation.