About

Brian K. Barker has served as an Acme United director since 2019 and serves on the Audit Committee. He was a founder of AntelopeAI, LLC, an artificial intelligence and machine learning start-up, and served as its CEO from December 2018 until his retirement in 2022. He was a founder, director and CEO of NorthBay Solutions, LLC, a big data and analytics company, from 2010 to 2018 and continues to serve as a director. Since January 2024 he has served on the Board of Directors of Zeptive, a provider of vape detection and air quality monitoring technology. He was General Manager of the xDoc business unit at Document Sciences Corporation (2007-2010, through its 2008 acquisition by EMC Corporation), CEO of Cambridge Technology Vision, LLC (1997-2001) and President of ClearSpring Technologies, Inc. (1989-1992). He is co-inventor of Acquisition Trustee, which Intralinks Holdings, Inc. acquired for its secure document-sharing platform.

Roles

Acme United Corp.
Director (Audit Committee) · Current role
2019–present
AntelopeAI, LLC
Founder and CEO · AI/machine learning start-up
2018 - 2022
NorthBay Solutions, LLC
Founder, Director and CEO · Big data and analytics
2010 - 2018
Document Sciences Corporation
General Manager, xDoc Business Unit · Acquired by EMC Corporation in 2008
2007 - 2010

External Roles

Zeptive
Director
2024 - present
NorthBay Solutions, LLC
Director
2018 - present

Director Compensation

FY 2025
Fees earned or paid in cash
$128,963
ComponentAnnual director fee plus Board and committee meeting fees earned in FY2025
Option awards
$48,425
ComponentAnnual option grant under the 2017 Non-Salaried Director Stock Option Plan, ASC 718 grant-date fair value
Total
$177,388

Also at Acme United Corp.

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