UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 13, 2025
| ALEANNA, INC. |
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
| Delaware | 001-41164 | 98-1582153 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer | ||
| incorporation) | Identification No.) |
| 300 Crescent Court, Suite 1860 Dallas, Texas | 75201 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (469) 398-2200
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
| The Stock Market LLC | ||||
| The Stock Market LLC |
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Chief Financial Officer Transition
On August 13, 2025, Tristan Yopp notified Aleanna, Inc. (the “Company”) that he will resign from his position as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, effective September 1, 2025 (the “Effective Date”). On August 13, 2025, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company appointed Ivan Ronald to serve as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, including the role of principal accounting officer, effective as of the Effective Date.
Mr. Ronald age 52, has approximately 30 years of experience in financial leadership and management across a range of sectors, including energy, aerospace, services, technology, engineering and healthcare. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Ronald served as the Chief Financial Officer and Executive Director at Venterra Group PLC (“Venterra”), an energy transition business from 2021 to 2025. Before Venterra, Mr. Ronald was the Chief Financial Officer of GKN Aerospace and earlier was a Finance Director of Centrica Consumer, with responsibility for British Gas in UK, Bord Gais in Ireland and the Direct Energy business in North America. Prior to that, Mr. Ronald held a number of roles in IMI and AstraZeneca. Mr. Ronald holds a BSc (Hons) in Mathematics from the University of Warwick and completed his CIMA Examinations on the AstraZeneca Graduate Programme.
Chief Financial Officer Employment Agreement
In connection with Mr. Ronald’s appointment as Chief Financial Officer, the Company entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Ronald (the “Ronald Employment Agreement”), effective as of the Effective Date, pursuant to which Mr. Ronald will serve as the Chief Financial Officer. The Ronald Employment Agreement commences on the Effective Date and will continue until terminated by either party upon 90 days’ prior written notice or unless earlier terminated pursuant to the terms of the Ronald Employment Agreement.
The Ronald Employment Agreement provides that Mr. Ronald’s annual base salary will be £300,000, less applicable taxes and other legal withholdings, which may be periodically adjusted to the market at the discretion of the Company or the Compensation Committee of the Board. Further, Mr. Ronald will be eligible to receive an annual discretionary bonus, based on performance against financial operational and safety/environmental metrics to be agreed upon by the Company for 2025, by no later than October 15, 2025, and for future years, in line with the Company’s normal practices and policies. The target performance-based bonus will be 33% of Mr. Ronald’s base gross salary with a maximum bonus of 66% of his base gross salary with no minimum performance-based bonus. Any bonus to be paid will be paid in the quarter following the end of the relevant bonus performance year. The Company will reimburse Mr. Ronald’s reasonable expenses incurred in the performance of duties subject to any relevant Company policies from time to time. In addition, the Company will provide tax preparation services to Mr. Ronald in both the United States of America and the United Kingdom as required, subject to a maximum contribution of $5,000 per annum. Mr. Ronald will be entitled to customary employment benefits, including paid vacation. The Ronald Employment Agreement also contains customary provisions relating to, among other things, confidentiality.
Mr. Ronald will be eligible to participate in the AleAnna, Inc. 2025 Long-Term Incentive Plan, including, but not limited to (i) equity awards, to include, for 2025, 50% performance-based restricted stock units (“RSUs”) and 50% time-vested RSUs or options and (ii) a target grant value of 2x annual base gross salary.
In the event of termination without cause, the Company may terminate Mr. Ronald’s employment with immediate effect in lieu of satisfying a notice period with payment to Mr. Ronald in the amount of his gross salary and benefits.
The foregoing description of the Ronald Employment Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Ronald Employment Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.
Other than the Ronald Employment Agreement, there are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Ronald and any other persons pursuant to which he was selected to serve as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer. There is no family relationship between Mr. Ronald and any director or executive officer of the Company. In addition, there are no transactions between the Company and Mr. Ronald or his immediate family members requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Chief Accounting Officer Resignation
On August 13, 2025, Charles Roscopf notified the Company that he is resigning from his position as Chief Accounting Officer of the Company, effective August 18, 2025.
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Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 10.1 | Employment Agreement, dated August 13, 2025, by and between AleAnna, Inc. and Ivan Ronald. | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Date: | August 15, 2025 | |||
| AleAnna, Inc. | ||||
| By: | /s/ Tristan Yopp | |||
| Name: | Tristan Yopp | |||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |||
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