AvePoint Annual Meeting: Directors Elected, Say-on-Pay Approved, Deloitte Ratified as Auditor

Key Points

• The board’s three nominees — Brian Michael Brown, Jeff Epstein and John Ho — were elected to three-year terms expiring at the 2029 annual meeting.
• Stockholders approved the non-binding say-on-pay advisory vote and ratified Deloitte & Touche as AvePoint’s independent auditor for fiscal 2026.
• CEO Tianyi Jiang said fiscal 2025 delivered “accelerated revenue growth, GAAP profitability, and strong cash flow,” and highlighted rising demand for AI-era data governance as AvePoint serves over 28,000 customers and 6,000 partners globally.

AvePoint NASDAQ: AVPT held its 2026 annual meeting of stockholders virtually, with Chief Legal and Compliance Officer and director Brian Brown serving as chairman and secretary of the meeting. Brown said the virtual format was intended to allow participation “regardless of their geographical location.”

Meeting agenda and attendees

Brown outlined three voting items for stockholders: the election of three director nominees, an advisory vote on executive compensation for fiscal 2025, and the ratification of Deloitte & Touche as the company’s independent auditor for fiscal 2026. He also said CEO Dr. Tianyi Jiang would provide a summary of AvePoint’s 2025 performance, followed by a question-and-answer period.

Brown introduced the current board members in attendance: Kai Gong (Executive Chairman), Dr. Tianyi Jiang (CEO), Jeff Teper (Lead Independent Director), Jeff Epstein, John Ho, and Janet Schijns. He also listed members of the executive team and other participants, including Jim Caci (Chief Financial Officer), Stuart Robertson (Chief Operating Officer), Mario Carvajal (Chief Marketing and Chief Strategy Officer), Taylor Davenport (Chief Revenue Officer), John Peluso (Chief Technology Officer), Ken Shiomitsu (Head of Japan), Coby Liang (Chief Revenue Officer and Head of EMEA), Dux Raymond Sy (Chief Brand Officer), and James Arestia (Vice President of Investor Relations).

Lou Larson of L-Squared Elections participated as the inspector of election, while John Pardoe represented Deloitte & Touche.

Quorum and voting procedures

The meeting opened with confirmation that a quorum was present. Brown said a majority of the shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote were present or represented by proxy. He also stated that the stockholder list as of the March 9, 2026 record date, along with meeting and proxy materials, would be filed with the company’s records and meeting minutes.

Brown declared the polls open at 9:05 a.m. and reviewed voting mechanics, including the distinction between routine and non-routine matters. He noted that the ratification of the company’s auditor is treated as a routine matter, meaning brokers typically vote in line with the board’s recommendation when they have not received instructions from clients. In contrast, he said the director election and the say-on-pay vote are non-routine matters under SEC rules, meaning shares without explicit voting instructions are treated as broker non-votes and are not counted for those items.

Stockholder proposals and election results

The company presented three proposals, with the board recommending votes in favor of each.

• Proposal 1: Election of directors. Brown said the nominees for three-year terms expiring at the 2029 annual meeting were Brian Michael Brown, Jeff Epstein, and John Ho. Directors were elected by plurality of votes cast. Brown stated no additional director nominations were properly received.
• Proposal 2: Advisory vote on executive compensation. The non-binding advisory proposal covered compensation paid to AvePoint’s named executive officers in fiscal 2025. Brown said approval required the affirmative vote of a majority of shares present or represented by proxy and entitled to vote.
• Proposal 3: Ratification of auditor. Stockholders were asked to ratify Deloitte & Touche as AvePoint’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2026. Brown said approval required the affirmative vote of a majority of shares present or represented by proxy and entitled to vote.

Brown closed the polls at 9:10 a.m. and announced preliminary voting results based on the inspector’s report. He said each director nominee was elected, the say-on-pay proposal was approved on a non-binding basis, and Deloitte & Touche was ratified as the company’s auditor for fiscal 2026. Brown added that final results would be filed with the SEC after being finalized and verified.

CEO highlights 2025 performance and AI-driven demand

After the formal meeting was adjourned, CEO Tianyi Jiang provided a summary of AvePoint’s fiscal 2025 performance. Jiang described 2025 as “an exceptional year,” citing “accelerated revenue growth, GAAP profitability, and strong cash flow generation.” He attributed results to AvePoint’s position in “mission-critical data management” and what he called market demand for “data protection in the AI era.”

Jiang also said AvePoint was seeing “healthy demand” across company sizes, industries, and regions, which he said supported the company’s view of a “large and growing market for secure, automated, and AI-ready data governance and resilience solutions.” He emphasized that AI has raised the “speed, scale, and stakes” of data security and governance and said organizations increasingly view governance as “the prerequisite for AI and agentic AI adoption.”

According to Jiang, customers and partners have indicated that before deploying AI at scale, they want “one company that can secure, govern, and operationalize their data with confidence,” adding, “AvePoint is that company.” He said the company serves more than 28,000 customers and 6,000 partners globally, and highlighted its capability to manage critical data in real time across cloud vendors as a factor in becoming a “trusted partner of choice.”

Q&A and closing

The meeting moved to a Q&A session, with COO Stuart Robertson stating that no questions had been submitted. Brown then concluded the annual meeting, thanking stockholders for their attendance and investment.

About AvePoint NASDAQ: AVPT

AvePoint, Inc NASDAQ: AVPT is a leading software provider specializing in data management, governance, and compliance solutions for Microsoft 365 and related cloud platforms. Founded in 2001 and headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey, the company offers a comprehensive suite of cloud-based and on-premises tools designed to help organizations migrate, manage, and protect their collaboration data. AvePoint's flagship Cloud Platform delivers backup, governance, reporting, and migration services for SharePoint, Teams, Exchange, OneDrive, and Salesforce environments.

With a customer base spanning thousands of organizations across more than 100 countries, AvePoint serves enterprises, government agencies, and educational institutions seeking to ensure data security, regulatory compliance, and operational resilience.

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