Eric Doan
About Eric Doan
Independent director of Amaze Holdings, Inc. (AMZE) since December 13, 2021; age 46 as of May 5, 2025. He is Chief Financial Officer of Orchard Software Corporation (since April 2020) and has prior CFO/COO roles in private equity-backed companies. The Board designates him an “audit committee financial expert” and an independent director under NYSE American rules .
Past Roles
| Organization | Role | Tenure | Committees/Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edmentum Inc. | Chief Financial Officer | Jul 2018 – Mar 2020 | Finance/operational leadership |
| myON by Renaissance | Chief Financial Officer | May 2017 – Jul 2018 | Finance leadership |
| Jump Technologies, Inc. | Chief Operating Officer | Sep 2016 – May 2017 | Operations leadership |
External Roles
| Organization | Role | Tenure | Committees/Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orchard Software Corporation | Chief Financial Officer | Apr 2020 – Present | Senior financial officer |
Board Governance
| Attribute | Detail |
|---|---|
| Independence status | Independent director under NYSE American standards |
| Audit Committee | Chair; committee composed of Eric Doan and David Yacullo; both deemed “audit committee financial experts” |
| Compensation Committee | Sole member (independent); determines officer and director compensation; administers equity plans; no interlocks |
| Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee | Sole member |
| Board/Committee attendance (FY2024) | Each director attended ≥75% of Board and committee meetings; Board held three meetings in 2024 |
| Director since | 2021 |
| Age | 46 (as of May 5, 2025) |
Fixed Compensation
| Component | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly cash retainer (non-employee directors) | $5,000 per quarter | Paid in arrears; program commenced 2023 |
| Fees earned in cash (FY2024) – Eric Doan | $20,000 | No stock awards in the Director Compensation table for 2024 |
Performance Compensation
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Director stock awards (FY2024) | $0 for Eric Doan (no stock awards shown) |
| Options policy | Company does not currently grant stock options, SARs, or similar option-like awards |
| Plan cap for non-employee directors | Equity awards to non-employee directors limited to $500,000 in value per calendar year under plan terms |
| Performance metrics tied to director pay | Not disclosed for directors in 2024; compensation consisted of cash retainer per program |
Other Directorships & Interlocks
| Category | Detail |
|---|---|
| Current public company directorships | None disclosed for Eric Doan in proxy biography |
| Compensation committee interlocks | None; Doan has never been employed by the Company and does not serve as an executive officer of a company where AMZE executives sit on the comp committee |
Expertise & Qualifications
- Finance and operations executive with multiple CFO roles; designated “audit committee financial expert” .
- Education: bachelor’s degrees in Zoology and Classical Humanities; MBA from Miami University .
- Independent director under NYSE American standards .
Equity Ownership
| Metric | May 7, 2025 (Annual Proxy) | Nov 7, 2025 (Special Proxy) |
|---|---|---|
| Common shares beneficially owned | 30,000 (<1%) | 1,305 (<1%) |
| Shares outstanding (context) | 16,713,398 common shares outstanding (record date for annual meeting) | 7,458,559 common shares outstanding (as of Nov 7, 2025) |
- Insider trading/hedging policy: prohibits short sales and hedging; prohibits holding AMZE securities in margin accounts or pledging them unless advance consent is obtained from the compliance officer .
- Section 16(a) compliance: no delinquent insider ownership reports during FY2024, per the proxy .
Governance Assessment
- Strengths
- Independent director with deep CFO/COO experience; designated audit committee financial expert, which bolsters financial oversight .
- Chairs Audit Committee and led issuance of audit committee report; governance structure includes written charters available on the company website .
- Compensation committee interlocks: none; reduces risk of cross-company reciprocity in pay decisions .
- Attendance: at least 75% of Board/committee meetings in 2024, meeting baseline expectations .
- Alignment and incentives
- Director compensation in 2024 was cash-only ($20,000), with no director stock awards disclosed; company does not currently grant options, which may limit equity alignment for directors .
- Beneficial ownership shows <1% stake; while not unusual for small-cap boards, it indicates limited current ownership leverage relative to total shares outstanding .
- Policies mitigating risk
- Insider trading policy restricts short-term/speculative trading, hedging, and pledging without consent, supporting alignment and risk control .
- RED FLAGS / Watch-items
- Concentration of authority: Doan is the sole member of both the Compensation Committee and the Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee, and also chairs the Audit Committee. This concentration in a single independent director may pose governance risk (workload, checks-and-balances) despite independence and expertise .
- Low equity-based director compensation in 2024 (no stock awards) could reduce long-term alignment unless addressed in subsequent periods or via director ownership guidelines (none disclosed) .
Note: The proxy’s Related Party Transactions section describes policy and indemnification agreements; no Doan-specific related-party transactions are identified in the disclosures reviewed .