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Moves in this Issue
CEO
ARMP, CASA, CMC, EYPT, IRNT, LPSN, PEBO, VMI, VSTM
CFO
ACHC, ASO, BANC, BXC, CBOE, ELEV, ENVX, FFIE, HLGN, ICHR, INNV, INTA, KRMD, LESL, LL, LSI, LYFT, OPAD, SMLR, TKAT, TMP, VMI, XWEL
Directors
ABUS, ACET, AMSWA, ARMP, ATR, AVTE, BCOV, BFH, CAPR, CDLX, CRMZ, DAVE, DVA, ELEV, ESRT, GRPN, HYZN, IDXX, INVA, IRNT, ISEE, LNT, LPSN, NBIX, NNBR, NPCE, OCUL, OLPX, OMCL, OMGA, OSBC, PEBO, PHR, PLCE, PLUG, PLUR, RWAY, SHAK, SLDP, SMG, TMO, UDMY, VMI, VVV, WD, YORW, ZUMZ
CEO Moves
COMMERCIAL METALS CO (CMC)
Leaving: CEO – Barbara Smith ( 6.0 yrs; 21.6% TSR)
Replaced by: Peter R Matt
Peter R. Matt, the Company’s President, will assume the role of Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company, effective September 1, 2023. Mr. Matt will continue as a member of the Board, which he joined in June 2020. Mr. Matt, 60, has served as the Company’s President since April 9, 2023. Prior to serving as the Company’s President, Mr. Matt served as Executive Vice President and Chief Fi…read full bio
EYEPOINT PHARMACEUTICALS INC (EYPT)
Leaving: CEO – Nancy Lurker ( 6.8 yrs; -21.0% TSR)
Replaced by: Jay S Duker
Jay Duker, M.D. Dr. Duker has served as our President and Chief Operating Officer since January of 2023 and Chief Operating Officer since November 2021. Dr. Duker served as our Chief Strategic Scientific Officer on a part-time basis in 2020, after having served as an independent member of our Board of Directors since 2016. Dr. Duker was the Director of the New England Eye Center from 2001 to 2021 …read full bio
LIVEPERSON INC (LPSN)
Leaving: CEO – Robert P Locascio ( 28.1 yrs; -2.6% TSR)
Replaced by: TBD
PEOPLES BANCORP INC (PEBO)
Leaving: CEO – Charles W Sulerzyski ( 13.0 yrs; 10.4% TSR)
Replaced by: Tyler J Wilcox
Mr. Wilcox will also be elected as a director of each of Peoples and Peoples Bank effective April 1, 2024, in order to fill the vacancy created on each Board of Directors by Mr. Sulerzyski’s retirement. Mr. Wilcox, who has been an employee of Peoples since 2008, will serve in the position of Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, of each of Peoples and Peoples Bank in a transiti…read full bio
VALMONT INDUSTRIES INC (VMI)
Leaving: CEO – Stephen G Kaniewski ( 5.5 yrs; 11.6% TSR)
Replaced by: Avner M Applbaum
Mr. Applbaum, age 52, has served as Valmont’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since March 2020. Previously he served as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of Double E Company, an equipment manufacturer, from 2017 to March 2020….read full bio
VERASTEM INC (VSTM)
Leaving: CEO – Brian M Stuglik ( 4.0 yrs; -15.8% TSR)
Replaced by: Daniel J Patterson
Daniel Paterson, 62, Dan Paterson joined Verastem Oncology in 2011 and has served as Chief Operating Officer since 2014 and President since 2019. He has more than 30 years of experience at healthcare and biotechnology companies. At Verastem Oncology, he spearheaded the acquisition of lead compound avutometinib and strategic direction t…read full bio
CFO Moves
ACADEMY SPORTS & OUTDOORS INC (ASO)
Leaving: CFO – Michael P Mullican ( 2.2 yrs; 27.3% TSR)
Replaced by: Earl Carlton (Carl) Ford, IV
Mr. Ford, 45, served as the Company’s Senior Vice President, Finance, since joining the Company in January 2019. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Ford spent 15 years, from April 2003 to December 2018, with Belk, Inc., a department store chain, serving as Vice President of Financial Planning & Analysis, Vice President of Internal Audit between May 2009 and April 2011, and, prior to th…read full bio
BANC OF CALIFORNIA INC (BANC)
Leaving: CFO – Raymond J Rindone ( .3 yrs; )
Replaced by: Joseph Kauder
Joseph Kauder, age 55, Mr. Kauder has more than 30 years of experience in the banking and financial services industry, including more than 15 years in executive finance positions at Wells Fargo Corporation. Most recently, Mr. Kauder served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Wells Fargo’s Commercial Banking Segment, with over $200 billion in assets, and nearly…read full bio
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS INC (CBOE)
Leaving: CFO – Brian N Schell ( 5.5 yrs; 2.5% TSR)
Replaced by: Jill Griebenow
Jill M. Griebenow. Ms. Griebenow is our Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer, a position she has held since August 2018. Previously, she served as Chief Financial Officer, Europe of the Company’s subsidiary Cboe Europe, a position she was appointed to upon the Company’s acquisition of Bats. She also previously served as Chief Financial Officer, Europe of Bats’ subsidiary Bats Europe Lim…read full bio
ELEVATION ONCOLOGY INC (ELEV)
Leaving: CFO – Joseph J Ferra Jr ( 2.1 yrs; -63.5% TSR)
Replaced by: Tammy Furlong
Ms. Furlong, age 52, has served as the Vice President of Finance and Accounting of the Company since April 2021. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Furlong served as a finance consultant from September 2018 to March 2021, where she focused on capital raising, strategic transactions and finance operations for multiple biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies. Ms. Furlong is a certified public a…read full bio
ENOVIX CORP (ENVX)
Leaving: CFO – Steffen Pietzke ( 2.0 yrs; -5.6% TSR)
Replaced by: Farhan Ahmad
From July of 2018 through June of 2023, Mr. Ahmad held certain roles at Micron Technology, Inc., a publicly-traded global semiconductor company, including Vice President, Investor Relations and Finance Strategy and Senior Director, Head of Investor Relations, and was responsible for driving long range strategic planning and cost competitiveness. From January 2011 through July 2018, Mr.&nbs…read full bio
FARADAY FUTURE INTELLIGENT ELECTRIC INC (FFIE)
Leaving: CFO – Yun Han ( .8 yrs; -72.1% TSR)
Replaced by: Jonathan Maroko
Mr. Maroko, age 38, has most recently served as external Chief Financial Officer for various companies during their growth phase including Gladstein Neandross & Associates, Willow, Lifeforce A-Frame Brands, Kwell Labs and Arcadia Earth. Mr. Maroko brings over 17 years of investment and finance experience to the role of CFO, previously serving as Discretionary Global Macro Portfolio Manager …read full bio
LIFE STORAGE INC (LSI)
Leaving: CFO – Alexander E. Gress ( .5 yrs; 30.2% TSR)
Replaced by: David Dodman
David Dodman, age 49, has served as Chief Operating Officer of the Company since 2022 and previously served as Senior Vice President of Strategic Planning and Investor Relations since joining the Company in 2018. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Dodman held various corporate strategy, mergers and acquisitions and operational roles at KeyCorp, First Niagara Financial Group, Inc. and Lockheed Marti…read full bio
LYFT INC (LYFT)
Leaving: CFO – Lisa Blackwood-Kapral ( .2 yrs; )
Replaced by: Erin Brewer
Ms. Brewer, 52, served as Managing Director Enterprise Finance at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., a financial services company, from May 2020 to October 2022. From September 2018 to April 2020, Ms. Brewer served as Head of Strategy and Finance at Atlassian Corporation, a software development company. Previously, Ms. Brewer served in a variety of roles for McKesson Corporation from August 2005 t…read full bio
SEMLER SCIENTIFIC INC (SMLR)
Leaving: CFO – Andrew B Weinstein ( 4.8 yrs; -3.4% TSR)
Replaced by: Renae Cormier
Ms. Cormier, age 51, will continue as Semler’s head of corporate communications and business strategy, a role she has held since May 2022. In this capacity, Ms. Cormier led Semler’s investor relations efforts and was instrumental in helping to shape the overall direction of Semler. From 2001 to until joining Semler, Ms. Cormier held various positions at investment management firms. …read full bio
TAKUNG ART CO LTD (TKAT)
Leaving: CFO – Jiang Qian ( 1.5 yrs; -79.4% TSR)
Replaced by: Yaobin Wang
Mr. Yaobin Wang has served as the Finance Director & Operation Data Director of Lvmama.com since August 2018. From June 2017 to July 2018, Mr. Wang served as the Director and CFO of SunMoon Food Company Limited (SGX: AAJ). Mr. Wang served as an Investment Director of Yiguo Group from June 2017 to July 2018 and prior to that as Finance Director from April 2015 to June 2017. Mr. Wang received…read full bio
TOMPKINS FINANCIAL CORP (TMP)
Leaving: CFO – Francis M Fetsko ( 22.8 yrs; 8.0% TSR)
Replaced by: Matthew Tomazin
Mr. Tomazin, age 38, has served as Senior Vice President and Treasurer of the Company and the Bank since February 2021, having joined the Company in April 2019 as Vice President and Senior Quantitative Analyst. From 2008 until April 2019, Mr. Tomazin served in accounting and strategic finance roles, most recently as Vice President and Assistant Treasurer with NBT Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ: NBTB),&nb…read full bio
VALMONT INDUSTRIES INC (VMI)
Leaving: CFO – Avner M Applbaum ( 3.3 yrs; 24.7% TSR)
Replaced by: Timothy Francis
Mr. Francis, age 46, has served as Senior Vice President and Finance Business Partner, Global Operations since June 2022. Previously he served as Senior Vice President and Controller from June 2014 to June 2022….read full bio
XWELL INC (XWEL)
Leaving: CFO – Omar A. Haynes ( 1.1 yrs; -66.3% TSR)
Replaced by: Suzanne A. Scrabis
Ms. Scrabis, 53, moved into a Program Manager, Technology Platforms role for Rockwell Automation in 2020 after serving as Chief Financial Officer for MAVERICK Technologies Holdings, LLC, a privately held independent systems integrator based in Columbia, Illinois from 2006 to December, 2019. As CFO, she helped lead the acquisition of Maverick Technologies by Rockwell Automation …read full bio
Director Joins
ADICET BIO INC (ACET)
Katie Peng
Ms. Peng brings extensive industry and commercial expertise to the Board. She currently serves as Chief Commercial Officer at Denali Therapeutics Inc., where she is leading the global commercialization efforts of Denali’s pipeline. Previously Ms. Peng served as the Senior Vice President, He…read full bio
AEROVATE THERAPEUTICS INC (AVTE)
Habib J Dable
Mr. Dable currently serves as a member of the Boards of Directors of Blueprint Medicines Corporation and PepGen Inc., and also served as a member of the Boards of Directors of Albiero Pharm, Inc. and Millendo Therapeutics Inc. As President and Chief Executive Officer of Acceleron Pharma Inc., Mr….read full bio
AMERICAN SOFTWARE INC (AMSWA)
Celena Matlock
Ms. Celena Matlock, age 51, Ms. Matlock joins as the ninth member of American Software’s Board of Directors. Ms. …read full bio
ARBUTUS BIOPHARMA CORP (ABUS)
Melissa Rewolinski
Dr. Rewolinski currently serves as principal of MVR Consulting, where she specializes in providing counsel to small and mid-size biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies. Earlier she held a number of senior level R&D positions for Intercept, rising to Senior Vice President, Head of Technica…read full bio
CAPRICOR THERAPEUTICS INC (CAPR)
Paul Gisbert Auwaerter
Dr. Auwaerter is the Sherrilyn and Ken Fisher Professor of Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, serving as the Clinical Director for the Division of Infectious Diseases and Director of the Sherrilyn and Ken Fisher Center for Environmental Infectious Diseases. Dr. Auwaerter…read full bio
Creditriskmonitor Com Inc (CRMZ)
Lisa A Reisman
Lisa Reisman is currently co-founder and CEO of MetalMiner. With a background in physical metal trading, management consulting and executive leadership, Lisa has a proven entrepreneurial track record. Through her Companies’ Insights platform, they offer a SaaS …read full bio
Creditriskmonitor Com Inc (CRMZ)
Brigitte W Muehlmann
Brigitte Muehlmann is currently a Professor at Babson College and an Adjunct Professor at Texas A&M University School of Law. She serves as a Director of Babson Global, Inc., and the USA Branch of the International Fiscal Association. Entrepreneurial leader…read full bio
Mr. Rozov is also the founder and Managing Partner of Terrace Edge Ventures LLC, and previously a Partner of GoldenTree Asset Management LLC, a leading global credit asset management firm. Additionally, he was a Partner and Managing Director at Moelis & Company, where he headed the …read full bio
ELEVATION ONCOLOGY INC (ELEV)
Joseph J Ferra Jr
Joseph J. Ferra, Jr. has served as our Interim Chief Executive Officer and President since January 2023 and as our Chief Financial Officer since June 2021. Mr. Ferra joined us from Syros Pharmaceuticals, Inc., where he served as Chief Financial Officer from March 2018 to June 2021. Prior to Syros, M…read full bio
EMPIRE STATE REALTY TRUST INC (ESRT)
Hannah Yang
Hannah is a business leader with deep expertise in strategic growth, media and digital transformation. For more than a decade, she played a key role in the development of The New York Times Company’s global subscription business. Hannah is currently the Chief Growth and Customer Officer of …read full bio
OCULAR THERAPEUTIX INC (OCUL)
Adrienne L Graves
Dr. Graves was designated as a Class I member of the Board to serve until the 2024 annual meeting of the stockholders of the Company and thereafter until her successor has been duly elected and qualified, or until her earlier death, resignation or removal. Dr. Graves, age 69, served as President and…read full bio
OMEGA THERAPEUTICS INC (OMGA)
Christian S Schade
Mr. Schade is a seasoned executive with over 30 years of experience across private and public biopharma companies, including proven leadership in several executive roles. He joined Flagship Pioneering as a Growth Partner in January of this year. Previously, he was President and Chief Executive Of…read full bio
OMNICELL INC (OMCL)
Kaushik Ghoshal
Mr. Ghoshal is an established technology leader who brings more than 30 years of experience across multiple industries including finance, semiconductors, and healthcare. In Mr. Ghoshal’s current role as President of SaaS for ResMed, Inc. (“ResMed”), he leads the Company’s …read full bio
PLUG POWER INC (PLUG)
Patrick Joggerst
Patrick Joggerst Patrick Joggerst has been designated as a Class III director to serve until the Company’s 2026 annual meeting of the stockholders or until his successor has been duly elected and qualified, or until his earlier death, removal or resignation. The Board has determined that Mr. Jogger…read full bio
PLUG POWER INC (PLUG)
Mark J Bonney
Mark J. Bonney Mark J. Bonney has been designated as a Class II director to serve until the Company’s 2025 annual meeting of the stockholders or until his successor has been duly elected and qualified, or until his earlier death, removal or resignation, and as the Chair of the Audit Committee. The …read full bio
PLURI INC (PLUR)
Lorne Kenneth Abony
Mr. Abony, age 53, is an experienced entrepreneur who has decades of experience building and scaling multi-billion-dollar global businesses – both public and private companies – across multiple industries. He has served as a member of the board of directors of Yooma Wellness Inc. (CSE…read full bio
SHAKE SHACK INC (SHAK)
Charles J Chapman III
Mr. Chapman was appointed as a Class III member who will stand for election at the 2024 Annual Meeting. T he Board has determined that Mr. Chapman is independent under the listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange and the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines. Mr. Chapman has been appoint…read full bio
SOLID POWER INC (SLDP)
Kaled Awada
Mr. Awada has more than 20 years of global leadership and human resources management expertise, including experience working with suppliers to automotive companies. He also brings experience in the matters of corporate strategy, organizational development, and environmental, health and safet…read full bio
SOLID POWER INC (SLDP)
Susan M Kreh
Ms. Kreh has more than 35 years of finance and information technology expertise, including experience in defining and leading strategy development and execution, enterprise risk management, cybersecurity, and global operations. She currently serves as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Inform…read full bio
ZUMIEZ INC (ZUMZ)
Guy Matthew Harkless
Mr. Harkless has served from August 2015 to April 2023 in operating and strategy roles for Foot Locker, Inc. Most recently, from July 2020 to April 2023, Mr. Harkless led the North American operations as Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Champs Sports division, following …read full bio
Director Exits
ALLIANT ENERGY CORP (LNT)
Susan D Whiting ( 10.0 yrs; 11.4% TSR)
Committees: Audit, Compensation and Personnel, Executive, Operations
APTARGROUP INC (ATR)
Maritza Gomez Montiel ( 8.2 yrs; 9.0% TSR)
Committees: Audit
ARMATA PHARMACEUTICALS INC (ARMP)
Brian Varnum ( 1.9 yrs; -42.4% TSR)
BRIGHTCOVE INC (BCOV)
Ritcha Ranjan ( 2.9 yrs; -22.5% TSR)
Committees: Audit, Compensation
CARDLYTICS INC (CDLX)
Chris Suh ( 1.8 yrs; -74.3% TSR)
Committees: Audit
INNOVIVA INC (INVA)
Deborah Birx ( 2.3 yrs; 2.4% TSR)
Committees: Audit, Integration, Nominating (and Governance)
IRONNET INC (IRNT)
Andre Pienaar ( 1.9 yrs; -86.0% TSR)
Committees: Nominating (and Governance)
IVERIC BIO INC (ISEE)
Adrienne L Graves ( 4.6 yrs; 88.3% TSR)
Committees: Compensation, Compensation and Talent Strategy, Research and Development
IVERIC BIO INC (ISEE)
Axel Bolte ( 15.9 yrs; 3.3% TSR)
Committees: Audit, Business Development and Strategy, Nominating (and Governance)
IVERIC BIO INC (ISEE)
Calvin W Roberts ( 4.5 yrs; 105.8% TSR)
Committees: Audit, Compensation, Compensation and Talent Strategy, Nominating (and Governance), Research and Development
IVERIC BIO INC (ISEE)
Christine Ann Miller ( 1.5 yrs; 80.1% TSR)
Committees: Business Development and Strategy, Nominating (and Governance), Research and Development
IVERIC BIO INC (ISEE)
Glenn Sblendorio ( 6.2 yrs; 50.0% TSR)
IVERIC BIO INC (ISEE)
Jane Henderson ( 5.5 yrs; 58.2% TSR)
Committees: Audit, Compensation, Compensation and Talent Strategy, Nominating (and Governance)
IVERIC BIO INC (ISEE)
Mark S Blumenkranz ( 3.0 yrs; 96.8% TSR)
Committees: Business Development and Strategy, Compensation, Compensation and Talent Strategy, Nominating (and Governance), Research and Development
IVERIC BIO INC (ISEE)
Pravin Dugel ( .5 yrs; 78.0% TSR)
LIVEPERSON INC (LPSN)
Robert P Locascio ( 27.7 yrs; -2.6% TSR)
Committees: Executive
NN INC (NNBR)
Robert E Brunner ( 11.4 yrs; -10.6% TSR)
Committees: Compensation, Nominating (and Governance)
NN INC (NNBR)
Shihab A Kuran ( 2.4 yrs; -35.9% TSR)
Committees: Compensation, Nominating (and Governance)
OLD SECOND BANCORP INC (OSBC)
William B Skoglund ( 31.5 yrs; 1.8% TSR)
Committees: Loan, Nominating (and Governance), Risk, Risk and Insurance
PEOPLES BANCORP INC (PEBO)
Charles W Sulerzyski ( 13.0 yrs; 10.4% TSR)
Committees: Executive, Risk
PLUG POWER INC (PLUG)
Jonathan M Silver ( 5.1 yrs; 37.3% TSR)
Committees: Nominating (and Governance), Regulatory Affairs
RUNWAY GROWTH FINANCE CORP (RWAY)
Brian K Laibow ( 6.5 yrs; 4.0% TSR)
SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO (SMG)
Gerald Volas ( 2.0 yrs; -40.3% TSR)
Committees: Audit, Finance
VALMONT INDUSTRIES INC (VMI)
Stephen G Kaniewski ( 5.5 yrs; 11.6% TSR)
WALKER & DUNLOP INC (WD)
Howard W Smith III ( 13.8 yrs; 19.2% TSR)
YORK WATER CO (YORW)
Cynthia Dotzel ( 4.5 yrs; 14.1% TSR)
Committees: Executive