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Steven Abramson

President, Chief Executive Officer & Director, Universal Display

Search every verified Steven Abramson interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Steven Abramson, president and chief executive officer of Universal Display, participated in the company’s second quarter 2026 earnings conference call on July 30, 2026. During the call, he discussed the company’s outlook for OLED materials, noting that near-term demand expectations have softened but asserting that the industry’s fundamental growth drivers remain intact. He also commented on the importance of power efficiency in display technology, saying that greater emphasis on power efficiency increases the significance of the company’s blue phosphorescence work, though he declined to provide further details on that topic. The call also addressed recent financial performance, with CFO Brian Meard noting a roughly $7 million reduction in materials revenue compared to the prior year’s second quarter, attributed to changes in product and materials mix. Meard said materials gross margins are expected to return to historical levels of approximately 60% in the remainder of the year. Regarding blue development, Meard stated that while related sales have been low in recent quarters, customer progress continues, and that revenue figures are not necessarily the best measure of advancement toward commercialization.

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