Weekly Executive & Director Moves (June 24)

by | Jun 24, 2022

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Highlights

DocuSign (DOCU) CEO Dan Springer has resigned and will be replaced on an interim basis by Board Chair Maggie Wilderotter. Maggie, the former CEO of Frontier, is a seasoned director having served on over 15 public company boards since the 1990s. Springer had been CEO of DOCU since 2017 and helped usher the company to the public markets in its 2018 IPO. Growth was rampant, and aided by the COVID-19 pandemic, but has since slowed as office life edges back a bit. DOCU shares saw a 17% annualized TSR under his watch, though the stock has retreated over -70% in the last year.

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers (RRGB) CEO Paul Murphy is set to step down from the company by the end of 2022. Murphy joined in October of 2019 with the intention of serving three years and helping to improve operating efficiencies at the chain. Shares have lagged during his tenure, with TSR down -39% on an annualized basis.

Moves in this Issue

CEO

B, DOCU, DRTT, ENLC, LABP, RMTI, RRGB, WMG, WWE

CFO

AMRN, ATAI, CVGW, IRMD, JBI, MIXT, WWR

Directors

ABIO, ADGI, AEP, AGIO, ALGM, ATNX, ATVI, BA, BB, BCML, BGNE, BHC, BLCO, BPMC, CAMP, CCCC, CHS, DLTH, DRRX, DRTT, DV, ENLC, EXPE, EXPI, EYPT, FA, FCAX, FRME, FWRG, HOFV, IMH, INBP, ISSC, JHG, KIRK, LABP, LNG, MDRX, OCUL, OCX, ONCR, RARE, RF, RMBL, RMTI, SJM, SLM, SNV, SON, VRM, WDAY, WDFC, WMG, XEL


CEO Moves

BARNES GROUP INC (B)
Leaving: CEO – Julie K Streich ( .3 yrs; )
Replaced by: Thomas J Hook

Mr. Hook, 59, has served as a member of the Board since 2016. He has served as the Chief Executive Officer of SaniSure, Inc. since February 2021 and a director of SaniSure, Inc. since December 2019. He has been a director of Q Holding Company since September 2017, where he served as Chief Executive Officer from September 2017 to January 2021. Mr. Hook also serves as a director of NeuroNexus Inc Mr…read full bio

DOCUSIGN INC (DOCU)
Leaving: CEO – Daniel D Springer ( 5.4 yrs; 16.5% TSR)
Replaced by: Maggie Wilderotter (interim)

Ms. Wilderotter has served on the Board since March 2018 and as Board Chair since January 2019. Since August 2016, Ms. Wilderotter has been Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Grand Reserve Inn, a luxury inn on Wilderotter Vineyards. Ms. Wilderotter previously served in various senior and management roles at Frontier Communications Corp., a telecommunications company, including as Presiden…read full bio

ENLINK MIDSTREAM LLC (ENLC)
Leaving: CEO – Barry E Davis ( 2.8 yrs; -13.1% TSR)
Replaced by: Jesse Arenivas

Mr. Arenivas joined KMI in 2003 and previously served in various financial, accounting, and business development roles, including Vice President of Finance and Accounting for KMI’s CO2 business segment. Before joining KMI, Mr. Arenivas spent five years at ConocoPhillips Co. in financial and commercial roles. Mr. Arenivas holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from the University of…read full bio

RED ROBIN GOURMET BURGERS INC (RRGB)
Leaving: CEO – Paul J B Murphy III ( 3.2 yrs; -39.2% TSR)
Replaced by: TBD, December retirement


ROCKWELL MEDICAL INC (RMTI)
Leaving: CEO – Russell H Ellison ( 2.2 yrs; -73.1% TSR)
Replaced by: Mark Strobeck

Dr. Strobeck, age 51, has held leadership positions in both emerging biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies for more than twenty years. Most recently, he served as Managing Director of Aquilo Partners, LP, a life sciences investment bank, from May 2021 to June 2022. He previously served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Assertio Holdings, Inc., a pharmaceutical company…read full bio

WARNER MUSIC GROUP CORP (WMG)
Leaving: CEO – Stephen Forbes Cooper ( 12.3 yrs; -4.4% TSR)
Replaced by: TBD, beginning succession planning by the end of 2023

CFO Moves

ATAI LIFE SCIENCES NV (ATAI)
Leaving: CFO – Gregory L Weaver ( 1.3 yrs; -58.3% TSR)
Replaced by: Stephen Bardin

Mr. Bardin, age 32, is expected to commence his employment with the Company as Deputy CFO and CFO Designate effective June 27, 2022. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Bardin served in various capacities at BridgeBio Pharma, Inc. (“BridgeBio”), a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company, most recently as its Senior Vice President, Finance and Operations, from October 2019 until June 2022. Prior t…read full bio

CALAVO GROWERS INC (CVGW)
Leaving: CFO – Brian W Kocher ( .1 yrs; )
Replaced by: Shawn Munsell

Mr. Munsell, age 47, led the finance and accounting functions for Tyson Foods’ (NYSE: TSN) chicken segment, from 2018 to 2022, as Senior Vice President of Finance and Accounting. From 2015 to 2018, he served as Tyson’s Treasurer. Prior to Tyson, Mr. Munsell was with CF Industries, serving in a variety of roles with progressive responsibility for the nitrogen products manufacturer.read full bio

MIX TELEMATICS LTD (MIXT)
Leaving: CFO – John Granara ( 2.9 yrs; -12.8% TSR)
Replaced by: Paul M Dell

Mr. Dell, age 40, is a chartered accountant and has served in various senior roles since joining the Company in July 2010. He currently serves as the Company’s Chief Accounting Officer and Chief Financial Officer of MiX Telematics North America Incorporated, a position he has held since July 2019. Mr. Dell served as the Company’s Interim Chief Financial Officer and as a member of the Board from Fe…read full bio

WESTWATER RESOURCES INC (WWR)
Leaving: CFO – Jeffrey L Vigil ( 9.2 yrs; -54.5% TSR)
Replaced by: Steven M Cates

Mr. Cates, age 43, has served as CAO of the Company since May 10, 2021. Prior to that, Mr. Cates served as the Vice President – Controller for Apartment Income REIT Corp. (NYSE: AIRC), a real estate investment trust focused on apartment communities (2019-2021), as corporate controller for Caliber Midstream Partners, LP, an energy and oil infrastructure company (2016-2019), and in various accountin…read full bio

Director Joins

ARCA BIOPHARMA INC (ABIO)
Jacob Ma-Weaver

Mr. Ma-Weaver is the Managing Member of Cable Car Capital LLC, an investment adviser he founded in 2013. Cable Car Capital LLC is the General Partner of The Funicular Fund, LP, a hedge fund. Since 2013, Mr. Ma-Weaver has been continuously involved in implementing the firm’s investment appro…read full bio

BAUSCH HEALTH COMPANIES INC (BHC)
Richard Mulligan

Dr. Mulligan will serve as a director of the Company and the Chairperson of the Science and Technology Committee, effective upon the completion of the B+L IPO. Dr. Mu…read full bio

CALAMP CORP (CAMP)
Wes Cummins

Mr. Cummins is President of B. Riley Asset Management, an institutional asset management arm of B. Riley Financial (NASDAQ: RILY), a financial services firm, a position he has held since 2021. Mr. Cummins has also served as a member of the board of directors of Sequans Communications S.A. (NYSE: SQN…read full bio

DOUBLEVERIFY HOLDINGS INC (DV)
Sundeep Jain

Prior to joining Uber in 2018, Jain served as Vice President, Product Management, Search Ads at Google – now Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) – and in other key product management roles from 2013 to 2018. From 2010 to 2013, Jain was Vice President, Platforms at Zynga. Jain also serve…read full bio

EXP WORLD HOLDINGS INC (EXPI)
Monica Weakley

Ms. Weakley has more than 18 years of experience in the real estate industry, including being a team leader. Ms. Weakley has also been coaching and training agents since 2007 and founded her own real estate referral service company, GhostPostr, in 2019. In 2021, Ms. Weakley joined the Company&rsq…read full bio

FIRST ADVANTAGE CORP (FA)
Bridgett R. Price

Dr. Price is currently the Global Human Resources Officer for Consumer, Development, and Operations disciplines at Marriott International, which she joined in 2000. From 2009 to 2016, she was based in London as the Chief Human Resources Officer for Europe. Dr. Price has held a variety of hu…read full bio

FIRST WATCH RESTAURANT GROUP INC (FWRG)
Stephanie Lilak

Lilak, 53, serves as the Chief People Officer at Bumble Inc., the parent company that operates Bumble, Badoo and Fruitz, three of the world’s most popular dating and connection apps. In her role, Lilak oversees Bumble Inc.’s human resources strategy, including learning and dev…read full bio

FORTRESS CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP (FCAX)
Daniel Bass

Mr. Bass has served as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer since September 2020. Mr. Bass also serves as Chief Financial Officer of Fortress since 2003, leading the firm’s finance, accounting, tax, corporate real estate, information technology, HR and corporate development functions. Mr. Bass has …read full bio

INTEGRATED BIOPHARMA INC (INBP)
Damon Desantis

Mr. D. Desantis currently serves as a board member of MacPherson’s, the largest employee-owned distributor of creative materials and art supplies in North America and since August 2021, Celsius Holding, Inc. (CELH), maker of the leading global fitness drink, CELSIUS®. H…read full bio

JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC (JHG)
Ali Dibadj

Ali Dibadj, 47, was Chief Financial Officer and Head of Strategy at AllianceBernstein Holding L.P. (“AB”), where he also has served as a Portfolio Manager for AB Equities, working with portfolio companies to improve their operational, ESG, and capital allocation performance. Prior to …read full bio

ONCORUS INC (ONCR)
Douglas Fambrough

Dr. Fambrough will serve for the term expiring at the Company’s 2023 annual meeting of stockholders (the ” 2023 Annual Meeting “), and until his successor has been duly elected and qualified, or until his earlier death, resignation or removal. Dr. Fambrough was not selected as a director pursuant to…read full bio

REGIONS FINANCIAL CORP (RF)
Noopur Davis

Ms. Davis, 60, is corporate executive vice president and chief information security and product privacy officer for Comcast, a Fortune 30 media and technology company….read full bio

REGIONS FINANCIAL CORP (RF)
Mark A Crosswhite

Mr. Crosswhite, 59, is chairman, president and chief executive officer of Alabama Power Company, a Southern Company subsidiary headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, that provides electric service to 1.5 million customers….read full bio

ROCKWELL MEDICAL INC (RMTI)
Mark Strobeck

Dr. Strobeck, age 51, has held leadership positions in both emerging biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies for more than twenty years. Most recently, he served as Managing Director of Aquilo Partners, LP, a life sciences investment bank, from May 2021 to June 2022. He previously served as Execu…read full bio

SYNOVUS FINANCIAL CORP (SNV)
Alexandra Villoch

Ms. Villoch, age 64, is the Chief Executive Officer of the Baptist Health Foundation (the “Foundation”), a part of Baptist Health South Florida (“Baptist Health”), one of the largest regional healthcare systems in the Southeast. In her role as CEO, she leads the Foundation’s philanthropic efforts in…read full bio

SYNOVUS FINANCIAL CORP (SNV)
John H. Irby

Mr. Irby, age 60, is a commercial real estate investor and attorney with Atlanta-based Wilson Brock & Irby, LLC, specializing in commercial real estate transactions, corporate transactions, commercial litigation, and general business matters. He has practiced law for over thirty years and is also th…read full bio

WORKDAY INC (WDAY)
Wayne Ai Frederick

Dr. Frederick is the president of Howard University, having held this position since July 2014. Prior to that, Dr. Frederick served as Howard University’s interim president (elected October 2013) after serving as provost and chief academic officer for more than a year. Dr. Frederick began h…read full bio

Director Exits

ACTIVISION BLIZZARD INC (ATVI)
Hendrick Hartong III ( 6.9 yrs; 18.0% TSR)
Committees: Audit

ADAGIO THERAPEUTICS INC (ADGI)
Anand Shah ( .8 yrs; -93.2% TSR)

AGIOS PHARMACEUTICALS INC (AGIO)
Ian T Clark ( 5.5 yrs; -18.2% TSR)
Committees: Compensation, Nominating (and Governance)

ALLEGRO MICROSYSTEMS INC (ALGM)
Noriharu Fujita ( 4.4 yrs; 16.9% TSR)

ALLSCRIPTS HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS INC (MDRX)
Mara G Aspinall ( 5.1 yrs; 5.9% TSR)
Committees: Audit

ALLSCRIPTS HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS INC (MDRX)
Michael Klayko ( 9.1 yrs; 2.5% TSR)
Committees: Compensation, Nominating (and Governance), Transaction Advisory

ALLSCRIPTS HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS INC (MDRX)
Paul Black ( 10.1 yrs; .4% TSR)

AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC (AEP)
David J Anderson ( 11.2 yrs; 13.7% TSR)
Committees: Audit, Executive, Finance, Policy

ATHENEX INC (ATNX)
Kim Campbell ( 6.7 yrs; -49.3% TSR)
Committees: Nominating (and Governance)

BAUSCH HEALTH COMPANIES INC (BHC)
Joseph C Papa ( -3.2% TSR)

BAYCOM CORP (BCML)
David M Spatz ( -1.3% TSR)

BAYCOM CORP (BCML)
Malcolm Flemming Hotchkiss ( -1.3% TSR)

BEIGENE LTD (BGNE)
Timothy Yung-Cheng Chen ( 6.3 yrs; 29.1% TSR)
Committees: Audit, Commercial and Medical Affairs Advisory, Compensation

BLACKBERRY LTD (BB)
Barbara Stymiest ( 2.2 yrs; 17.6% TSR)
Committees: Audit and Risk Management, Compensation, Nominating (and Governance)

BLUEPRINT MEDICINES CORP (BPMC)
Charles A Rowland Jr ( 7.3 yrs; 15.9% TSR)
Committees: Audit, Compensation

C4 THERAPEUTICS INC (CCCC)
Alain J Cohen ( 6.5 yrs; -56.1% TSR)

CHENIERE ENERGY INC (LNG)
Andrew Teno ( 1.3 yrs; 70.3% TSR)
Committees: Audit

CHICO’S FAS INC (CHS)
Stephen E Watson ( 11.6 yrs; -3.4% TSR)
Committees: Nominating (and Governance)

DURECT CORP (DRRX)
Simon X Benito ( 17.2 yrs; -10.5% TSR)
Committees: Audit, Compensation, Nominating (and Governance)

ENLINK MIDSTREAM LLC (ENLC)
Barry E Davis ( 8.3 yrs; -8.2% TSR)

EXPEDIA GROUP INC (EXPE)
Susan C Athey ( 6.5 yrs; -.7% TSR)

EXP WORLD HOLDINGS INC (EXPI)
Felicia J Gentry ( 2.1 yrs; 72.2% TSR)

EYEPOINT PHARMACEUTICALS INC (EYPT)
Ronald W Eastman ( 4.3 yrs; -5.5% TSR)
Committees: Compensation, Nominating (and Governance)

IMPAC MORTGAGE HOLDINGS INC (IMH)
Stewart B Koenigsberg ( 3.9 yrs; -47.1% TSR)
Committees: Audit, Compensation, Nominating (and Governance)

J M SMUCKER CO (SJM)
Richard K Smucker ( 47.8 yrs; 10.0% TSR)

J M SMUCKER CO (SJM)
Timothy P Smucker ( 49.6 yrs; 10.0% TSR)

OCULAR THERAPEUTIX INC (OCUL)
Bruce Peacock ( 7.9 yrs; -15.3% TSR)
Committees: Audit, Compensation

ONCOCYTE CORP (OCX)
Cavan M Redmond ( 6.8 yrs; -20.6% TSR)
Committees: Audit, Nominating (and Governance)

ROCKWELL MEDICAL INC (RMTI)
Russell H Ellison ( 2.4 yrs; -68.1% TSR)

SLM CORP (SLM)
Frank C Puleo ( 14.3 yrs; -.3% TSR)
Committees: Risk, Strategic Planning

SONOCO PRODUCTS CO (SON)
James M Micali ( 8.3% TSR)
Committees: Compensation, Executive, Executive Compensation, Financial Policy, Nominating (and Governance)

ULTRAGENYX PHARMACEUTICAL INC (RARE)
William Aliski ( 11.4 yrs; 2.1% TSR)
Committees: Audit, Compensation

VROOM INC (VRM)
Scott Arnold Dahnke ( 6.9 yrs; -83.7% TSR)
Committees: Nominating (and Governance)

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