Weekly Executive & Director Moves (May 19)

by | May 19, 2023

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Moves in this Issue

CEO

AROW, CVGI, FNCH, HLLY, JUN, MIMO, NAVI, NWL, SAIC, SERA, STRC, TGAN, WE, WSBC

CFO

AN, ARCB, CERE, CHCT, CURV, DXC, EDIT, ENTG, FL, FNCH, GEG, HAS, LAB, LYFT, MKFG, ONCR, PATK, PLAO, PTRA, QSI, RDN, REPL, SPRU, ZG

Directors

ADES, ALIM, AMAM, AMNB, AMT, AROW, ARW, BBAI, BKU, BURU, CB, CDW, CHE, CISO, CLDT, CMS, CNO, CSR, CUTR, CVGI, CVLG, DIN, EGBN, ELS, ENOV, EPAC, EQC, EQR, FBIN, FIX, FNCH, FORM, FRPT, FULT, GABC, GGG, GIFI, HA, HAS, HLLY, HLMN, HSY, IDA, IDEX, INBK, INDB, INFU, INVH, IRDM, JUN, KN, KSS, LEG, LFUS, LOCL, LUV, M, MAA, MIMO, MKL, MRNS, NAVI, NBTB, NC, NEE, NIC, NLY, NOC, NR, NSTC, NVT, NWBI, NWL, ODFL, OII, OSI, PARR, PETS, PRPL, PRTA, RMBL, RRGB, RS, SAFT, SAIC, SAM, SBSI, SCTL, SHAK, SKWD, SPNT, SPWR, SRCL, SRI, STRC, SWAV, TA, TGAN, TMCI, TTC, TW, UCBI, UFCS, UWHR, VSTM, WE, WW, XTNT, ZBRA

CEO Moves

AIRSPAN NETWORKS HOLDINGS INC (MIMO)
Leaving: CEO – Eric Stonestrom ( 1.8 yrs; -81.1% TSR)
Replaced by: Glenn Laxdal

Glenn Laxdal , 62, was appointed as the Company’s President and Chief Operating Officer in January 2022. Mr. Laxdal previously served since 2017 as senior vice president and general manager of product management at Infinera Corp., a provider of connectivity solutions (“Infinera”), where he was responsible for all operational aspects of Infinera’s product business. Prior to joining Infinera, Mr. La…read full bio

ARROW FINANCIAL CORP (AROW)
Leaving: CEO – Thomas J Murphy ( 10.4 yrs; 4.5% TSR)
Replaced by: David S Demarco

David S. DeMarco 59 Senior Vice President and Chief Banking Officer of Arrow since February 1, 2018. Mr. DeMarco has been a Senior Vice President of Arrow since May 1, 2009. Additionally, Mr. DeMarco has been President and Chief Executive Officer of SNB since January 1, 2013. He is also Executive Vice President and Chief Banking Officer of GFNB. Previously, Mr. DeMarco served as Executive Vice Pre…read full bio

COMMERCIAL VEHICLE GROUP INC (CVGI)
Leaving: CEO – Harold C Bevis ( 3.2 yrs; 19.1% TSR)
Replaced by: Robert C Griffin

Robert C. Griffin Chairman of the Board of CVG Head of Investment Banking, Americas, Barclays (retired) Background Robert C. Griffin has served as a Director since July 2005, and was elected Chairman in 2019. Mr. Griffin’s career spanned over 25 years in the financial sector until he retired from Barclays Capital, where from June 2000 to March 2002 he was Head of Investment Banking, Americas and …read full bio

FINCH THERAPEUTICS GROUP INC (FNCH)
Leaving: CEO – Mark Burnham Smith ( 6.8 yrs; -82.3% TSR)
Replaced by: Matthew P. Blischak

Mr. Blischak, age 60, most recently has served as a Partner at Roivant Sciences from May 2018 to April 2023, where he focused on the management and protection of intellectual property across the company and its subsidiaries. From 2012 to March 2018, Mr. Blischak worked at Teva Pharmaceuticals in a variety of roles including as Vice President and General Counsel, Global Specialty IP Litigation. …read full bio

JUNIPER II CORP (JUN)
Leaving: CEO – Murray Grainger ( 2.1 yrs; 1.5% TSR)
Replaced by: Bill Fradin

Bill Fradin, currently an advisor of the Company, was appointed as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of the Company. There is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Fradin and any other person pursuant to which he was appointed the Chief Executive Officer or Chairman of the Board of the Company, and there are currently no transactions in which Mr. F…read full bio

NAVIENT CORP (NAVI)
Leaving: CEO – John F Remondi ( 9.1 yrs; 3.8% TSR)
Replaced by: David L Yowan

David L. Yowan, 66 Director since March 2017 Consumer Financial Services Executive Business Experience: Executive Vice President and Treasurer, American Express Company — 2006 to 2022 Senior Treasury Management, American Express Company — 1999 to 2006 Senior Vice President, North American Consumer Bank Treasury, Citigroup — 1987 to 1998 Skills, Experience and Qualifications: Mr. Yowan’s extensi…read full bio

NEWELL BRANDS INC (NWL)
Leaving: CEO – Ravi Saligram ( 3.6 yrs; -9.1% TSR)
Replaced by: Christopher H Peterson

Christopher H. Peterson * January 2023 – Present: President of Newell Brands Inc. * May 2022 – December 2022 : Chief Financial Officer and President of Newell Brands Inc. * February 2020 – May 2022: Chief Financial Officer and President, Business Operations of Newell Brands Inc. * June 2019 – October 2019: Interim Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Newell Brands Inc. * December…read full bio

SARCOS TECHNOLOGY & ROBOTICS CORP (STRC)
Leaving: CEO – Kiva A Allgood ( 1.4 yrs; -86.1% TSR)
Replaced by: Laura J Peterson

Ms. Peterson, age 63, has served as a member of the Board since September 24, 2021. Ms. Peterson previously served as Vice President, China Business Development, for Boeing Commercial Airplanes, from 2012 to 2016. Prior to that, Ms. Peterson held a series of executive positions at Boeing in aircraft sales, international business development, global strategy, government relations and homeland secur…read full bio

SERA PROGNOSTICS INC (SERA)
Leaving: CEO – Gregory C Critchfield ( 1.9 yrs; -45.5% TSR)
Replaced by: Zhenya Lindgardt

Zhenya Lindgardt has served as a member of our board of directors since her appointment in November 2021. Ms. Lindgardt has served as Chief Executive Officer of The Commons Project Foundation, a non-profit public trust established with support from the Rockefeller Foundation, since October 2021. From August 2020 to October 2021, Ms. Lindgardt served as a Managing Director of her Family office. Fro…read full bio

TRANSPHORM INC (TGAN)
Leaving: CEO – Mario Rivas ( 3.3 yrs; -18.6% TSR)
Replaced by: Primit Parikh

Dr. Parikh, age 51, has served as the Company’s President and Chief Operating Officer since February 2020. Dr. Parikh is a co-founder of Transphorm Technology and has served as Transphorm Technology’s Chief Operating Officer since 2007, as well as a member of the board of directors of Transphorm Japan, Inc. since 2014. With over 25 years of semiconductor and entrepreneurial experience, his backgro…read full bio

WESBANCO INC (WSBC)
Leaving: CEO – Todd Clossin ( 9.3 yrs; .9% TSR)
Replaced by: Jeffrey H Jackson

JEFFREY H. JACKSON, age 50, is the Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Corporation and President and Chief Operating Officer of the Bank. It is anticipated that he will succeed Mr. Clossin upon his retirement on or about January 1, 2024. Mr. Jackson formerly served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Regional Banking for First Horizon Bank base…read full bio

WEWORK INC (WE)
Leaving: CEO – Sandeep Mathrani ( 1.6 yrs; -85.3% TSR)
Replaced by: David Tolley

David Tolley David Tolley has served as a director of WeWork since February 2023. He brings over 25 years of experience creating and executing strategies that increase corporate valuation, cash flow, and revenue. He most recently served as Chief Financial Officer at Intelsat S.A. from 2019 to 2022. Over the course of his career, Mr. Tolley has also served as Senior Advisor to Stonepeak Infrastruc…read full bio

CFO Moves

ARCBEST CORP (ARCB)
Leaving: CFO – David R Cobb ( 8.3 yrs; 9.7% TSR)
Replaced by: Matt Beasley

Matt Beasley, 44, Beasley joined the company in early 2022 and has over 20 years of financial experience, including executive-level roles in treasury, investor relations, enterprise risk management, and financial planning and analysis. At ArcBest, Beasley has played an instrumental role in the renegotiation of the company’s revolving credit facility, long-term capital allocation planning …read full bio

ENTEGRIS INC (ENTG)
Leaving: CFO – Gregory B Graves ( 16.1 yrs; 13.4% TSR)
Replaced by: Linda LaGorga

Ms. LaGorga, age 54, will join the Company from Honeywell International Inc. (“Honeywell”), where she most recently served as vice president and CFO of Honeywell’s UOP business unit, which provides process technology, catalysts, adsorbents, and equipment to the refining, gas processing, and petrochemical industries. Previously, she served as vice president and CFO of the Honey…read full bio

LYFT INC (LYFT)
Leaving: CFO – Elaine Paul ( 1.3 yrs; -64.3% TSR)
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

MARKFORGED HOLDING CORP (MKFG)
Leaving: CFO – Mark Joseph Schwartz ( 1.8 yrs; -71.8% TSR)
Replaced by: Assaf Zipori

Mr. Zipori, age 49, has served as the Company’s Senior Vice President of Strategy & Corporate Development since April 2021. From November 2019 to April 2021, Mr. Zipori served as the acting Chief Financial Officer of MarkForged, Inc. From March 2019 to November 2019, Mr. Zipori served as VP, Corporate Development of Yotpo, Inc. and from September 2016 to March 2019, he …read full bio

PATRIA LATIN AMERICAN OPPORTUNITY ACQUISITION CORP (PLAO)
Leaving: CFO – MarcoNicola D’Ippolito ( 2.3 yrs; 4.7% TSR)
Replaced by: Ana Cristina Russo

Ms. Russo is the Company’s newly appointed CFO. Ms. Russo joined Patria Group on October 3, 2022 and is the Chief Financial Officer of Patria Investments Limited. Ms. Russo is a seasoned finance and business executive with significant global experience. She has broad finance expertise, having managed a full range of finance functions throughout her career, as a department head and Brazil CFO (for …read full bio

PATRICK INDUSTRIES INC (PATK)
Leaving: CFO – Jacob R Petkovich ( 2.5 yrs; 5.5% TSR)
Replaced by: Matthew Filer

Mr. Filer, age 50, joined the Company in November 2022 as Senior Vice President of Finance. Prior to joining Patrick, Mr. Filer worked across multiple industries, including rail, mining, defense and industrial. In 2007, he joined Caterpillar Inc. and served in a series of progressive leadership roles which culminated in his appointment to Chief Financial Officer beginning in 2019 for two separate …read full bio

PROTERRA INC (PTRA)
Leaving: CFO – Karina F Padilla ( 1.3 yrs; -75.7% TSR)
Replaced by: David S Black

David S. Black Mr. Black was appointed by the Board on April 27, 2023 to serve as Chief Financial Officer effective as of May 16, 2023, following Ms. Padilla’s resignation. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Black served as a Special Advisor to the CEO of BWX Technologies, a leading supplier of nuclear components and fuel to the U.S. government, from November 2021 until his retirement in March 2022…read full bio

RADIAN GROUP INC (RDN)
Leaving: CFO – Robert Quigley ( .4 yrs; 24.2% TSR)
Replaced by: Sumita Pandit

Sumita Pandit Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Growth Officer Age: 45 Ms. Pandit joined Radian in March 2023 and is responsible for developing and implementing the Company’s long-term strategic growth plans. Ms. Pandit joined Radian after serving as the Chief Operating Officer of dLocal, a global digital payment company, where since 2021 she oversaw client management, marketing, investor rel…read full bio

REPLIMUNE GROUP INC (REPL)
Leaving: CFO – Jean M Franchi ( 3.5 yrs; 5.4% TSR)
Replaced by: Philip Astley-Sparke

Philip Astley-Sparke Mr. Philip Astley-Sparke is one of our co-founders and has served as a member of our Board since our formation in 2015 and as our Chief Executive Officer since January 2020. Previously, Mr. Astley-Sparke served as our Executive Chairman from our formation in 2015 to January 2020. Mr. Astley-Sparke currently serves on the board of Forbion European Acquisition Corp From 2016 un…read full bio

SPRUCE POWER HOLDING CORP (SPRU)
Leaving: CFO – Donald P Klein ( 1.1 yrs; -61.6% TSR)
Replaced by: Sarah Weber Wells

Mrs. Wells, age 45, has served as Senior Vice President, Finance and Accounting, and Head of Sustainability of the Company since September 2022; prior thereto she served as Senior Vice President, Finance and Accounting of Spruce Power from November 2018 to September 2022. Prior to joining Spruce Power, Mrs. Wells served as Finance Manager of Cornerstone Building Brands, a building products manufac…read full bio

Director Joins

ADVANCED EMISSIONS SOLUTIONS INC (ADES)
Laurie Bergman

Laurie Bergman Director Nominee Age 45 Ms. Bergman has extensive financial and executive leadership expertise, including serving as the Chief Financial Officer of Liquid Environmental Solutions, provider of waster removal services, since June 2021. Prior to that, Ms. Bergman served as Vice President…read full bio

AIRSPAN NETWORKS HOLDINGS INC (MIMO)
Glenn Laxdal

Glenn Laxdal , 62, was appointed as the Company’s President and Chief Operating Officer in January 2022. Mr. Laxdal previously served since 2017 as senior vice president and general manager of product management at Infinera Corp., a provider of connectivity solutions (“Infinera”), where he was respo…read full bio

AMERICAN NATIONAL BANKSHARES INC (AMNB)
Rick J Barker

President, Supply Resources, Inc. (tailor-made packaging provider), Danville, VA since 2007. Mr. Barker brings extensive experience from multiple industries. His entrepreneurial, construction, finance and real estate knowledge, as well as leadership and strategic planning skills, are expected to …read full bio

AMERICAN NATIONAL BANKSHARES INC (AMNB)
Adrian T Smith

Adrian T. Smith President and Chief Executive Officer, Ice Management, Inc. (McDonald’s franchises), Greensboro, NC since 2004. Mr. Smith brings a diverse perspective combining extensive operational and financial knowledge as well as strategic planning expertise from his experience as owner…read full bio

ARROW ELECTRONICS INC (ARW)
Mary T McDowell

Ms. McDowell has strong strategic and operational leadership experience developed over an extensive career in the technology industry and owing to her previous roles as chief executive officer of two global technology-focused organizations and the chair of a corporate board of directors. The Boar…read full bio

BANKUNITED INC (BKU)
Germaine Smith-Baugh

Dr. Baugh has more than 25 years of experience in executive leadership, nonprofit management, board governance and financial administration, Since taking on leadership of the Urban League affiliate in 2002, Dr. Baugh has been a champion for economic empowerment, with a depth of expertise in organ…read full bio

CHEMED CORP (CHE)
Eileen P McCarthy

Ms. McCarthy’s experience, qualifications, attributes and skills include serving as Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel for UiPath, Inc. (NYSE: PATH), an automation platform industry leader, where her role includes leading the legal efforts in corporate governance, compliance a…read full bio

CHUBB LTD (CB)
Michael Corbat

Michael L. Corbat served as Chief Executive Officer of Citigroup Inc. (global banking and financial services) from October 2012 until March 2021. Mr. Corbat held a number of key executive management positions in his nearly 40-year career at Citigroup, in which he gained experience …read full bio

CHUBB LTD (CB)
Nancy Buese

Nancy K. Buese has served as Chief Financial Officer of Baker Hughes Company (supplier of products and services to the energy industry) since November 2022. Prior to that, Ms. Buese served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Newmont Corporation (precious metals an…read full bio

CNO FINANCIAL GROUP INC (CNO)
Adrianne Lee

Adrianne B. Lee Chief Financial Officer, Overstock.com, Inc Age: 45 Director Nominee Career Ms. Lee is Chief Financial Officer of Overstock.com, Inc. (Nasdaq: OSTK), a position she has held since 2020. In this role, she oversees all financial-related matters for the company, including financia…read full bio

CNO FINANCIAL GROUP INC (CNO)
Archie M Brown Jr

Archie M. Brown President and Chief Executive Officer, First Financial Bancorp and First Financial Bank Age: 62 Director Nominee Career Mr. Brown is President and Chief Executive Officer of First Financial Bancorp and President and Chief Executive Officer of First Financial Bank, Bancorp’s lea…read full bio

COVENANT LOGISTICS GROUP INC (CVLG)
Joey B Hogan

Joey B. Hogan , 61, currently serves as our Executive Vice President (“EVP”) focused on strategic planning, mentoring the leadership team, government relations, and other special projects. Mr. Hogan served as our President from April 2021 to January 2023, and our Principal Financial Officer (“PFO”) …read full bio

COVENANT LOGISTICS GROUP INC (CVLG)
Tracey Rosser

Tracy L. Rosser, 57, has served as Executive Vice President of Operations at Uber Freight (formerly Transplace) from May 2019 until December 2022. Mr. Rosser served as Chief Operating Officer for Walmart Stores East, LLC (Walmart Fleet) and Senior Vice Presi…read full bio

DINE BRANDS GLOBAL INC (DIN)
Artie Starrs

Starrs currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Topgolf and has served in such capacity since April 2021. He is responsible for Topgolf’s global businesses, which include domestic and international Topgolf venues, Toptracer, and Topgolf Media.

Prior to Topgolf, Starrs was t…read full bio

FIRST INTERNET BANCORP (INBK)
Joseph A Fenech

He founded and currently serves as the Chief Investment Officer of GenOpp Capital Management LP, an investment management firm specializing primarily in the bank sector. He has worked in the bank sector for more than twenty-five years. He began his career in 1998 helping execute IPOs for Sandler …read full bio

FORTUNE BRANDS INNOVATIONS INC (FBIN)
Amee Chande

Chande has extensive board experience and currently serves on the Board of Directors of Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp., an international generation, transmission and distribution utility company, Air Canada, the largest airline of Canada, and Thumbtack.com, an online solution that ma…read full bio

GRACO INC (GGG)
Heather L. Anfang

Ms. Anfang serves as Senior Vice President, General Manager, U.S. Dairy Foods at Land O’ Lakes, Inc., a leading agribusiness and food company and one of the largest producers of dairy products in the United States. She has held this position, in which she oversees a $4 billion busin…read full bio

GULF ISLAND FABRICATION INC (GIFI)
Jay Troger

Mr. Troger is currently a non-executive director of Gore Street America Corporation and LeviSense Medical, Inc., each a private company. From 2016 to 2021, Mr. Troger served as Chief Executive Officer and director of Mopec Group, a privately held medical device manufacturer. Prior to 2016, Mr. Tr…read full bio

HERSHEY CO (HSY)
Maria T Kraus

Ms. Kraus is Vice Chair of the Board of Hershey Trust Company and Milton Hershey School, positions she has held since January 2021. She has also served as a director of Hershey Trust Company and a member of the Board of Managers of Milton Hershey School since January 2018. Ms. Kraus is currently …read full bio

IDEANOMICS INC (IDEX)
Andrea Hayward

Ms. Hayward worked for over 31 years at United Parcel Service, where she has delivered specialized supply chain and logistics services on a global scale. Most recently, she served as Vice President of U.S. Network and Vice President of Transportation Technology, where she led over 8,000 employees…read full bio

INVITATION HOMES INC (INVH)
Frances Aldrich Sevilla-Sacasa

Ms. Aldrich Sevilla-Sacasa is a private investor and was Chief Executive Officer of Banco Itaú International, Miami, Florida, from April 2012 to December 2016. Prior to that time, she served as Executive Advisor to the Dean of the University of Miami School of Business from August 2011 to …read full bio

INVITATION HOMES INC (INVH)
Keith D Taylor

Mr. Taylor is the Chief Financial Officer of Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), a leading multinational digital infrastructure company. He has held this position since September 2005. From 2001 to 2005 Mr. Taylor served in various roles at Equinix Inc., including Vice President, Finance, and Chief Acc…read full bio

JUNIPER II CORP (JUN)
Bill Fradin

Bill Fradin, currently an advisor of the Company, was appointed as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of the Company. There is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Fradin and any other person pursuant to which he was appointed the Chief Executive Officer …read full bio

MARINUS PHARMACEUTICALS INC (MRNS)
Sarah B Noonberg

Dr. Noonberg is a physician-scientist with a diverse background in translational science, clinical development, medical affairs, and corporate governance. She has significant experience designing and leading rare disease programs from discovery to global regulatory approvals and commercialization…read full bio

MARKEL CORP (MKL)
Lawrence A Cunningham

Managing Partner, Quality Shareholders Group (a boutique investor relations consultancy) since 2017 and Special Counsel, Mayer Brown LLP since January 2023. (Mr. Cunningham will not be providing consulting or legal services to the Company.) Mr. Cunningham served as the Henry St. George Tucker III…read full bio

MID AMERICA APARTMENT COMMUNITIES INC (MAA)
John Case

Mr. Case has served as Partner and Senior Advisor of Ares Management Corporation since 2021 and as Chairman and Principal of Bunker Hill Group since 2019. Mr. Case previously served as the CEO and member of the board of directors of Realty Income Corporation from 2013 to 2018, after serving as th…read full bio

MID AMERICA APARTMENT COMMUNITIES INC (MAA)
Tamara D Fischer

Ms. Fischer currently serves as the Executive Chairman of National Storage Affiliates Trust, having previously served as the President and CEO from 2020 until April 1, 2023. Ms. Fischer previously served as President and CFO from 2018 to 2019, after serving as EVP and CFO from 2013 to 2018. Prior…read full bio

NEWELL BRANDS INC (NWL)
Gary Hu

Gary Hu has served as a portfolio manager for Icahn Capital LP since October 2020. Before joining Icahn Capital LP, Mr. Hu held investment management roles at Silver Point Capital, a credit-focused investment firm, from August 2012 to June 2020, and Stockbridge Investors, a public equity hed…read full bio

NEWELL BRANDS INC (NWL)
Christopher H Peterson

Christopher H. Peterson * January 2023 – Present: President of Newell Brands Inc. * May 2022 – December 2022 : Chief Financial Officer and President of Newell Brands Inc. * February 2020 – May 2022: Chief Financial Officer and President, Business Operations of Newell Brands Inc. * June 2019 – Octobe…read full bio

NEXTERA ENERGY INC (NEE)
Deborah L Stahlkopf

Ms. Stahlkopf joined Cisco Systems, Inc. (“Cisco”) in August 2021 as executive vice president and chief legal officer. Prior to joining Cisco, she held several senior roles at Microsoft Corporation (“Microsoft”) over the course of 14 years, including corporate vice preside…read full bio

NICOLET BANKSHARES INC (NIC)
Glen E Tellock

Retired President and Chief Executive Officer of Lakeside Foods, May 2016 to May 2021. Former Chairman, President, and CEO of The Manitowoc Company from 2009 to 2015, served as President and CEO from 2007 to 2009, and prior executive leadership positions held including Chief Financial Officer fro…read full bio

NORTHERN STAR INVESTMENT CORP III (NSTC)
Howard Yeaton

Mr. Yeaton has served as the managing principal of Financial Consulting Strategies, LLC, a financial consulting firm, since 2003. Mr. Yeaton served as Interim Chief Financial Officer of Bark Inc. (NYSE: BARK) from November 2021 to January 2023. From October 2018 to December 2019, Mr. Yeaton serve…read full bio

NORTHERN STAR INVESTMENT CORP III (NSTC)
David Shapiro

Mr. Shapiro has served as the Co-CEO of Prophetably, Inc. since May 2022. He was Senior Vice President – Corporate Development of Innovation at Thrasio from May 2021 until May 2022. Mr. Shapiro was affiliated with Propel Media from October 2011 until December 2020, most recently serving as i…read full bio

OLD DOMINION FREIGHT LINE INC (ODFL)
Andrew Stephen Davis

Andrew S. Davis (45) was nominated by our Board’s Governance and Nomination Committee as further described under “Proposal 1 – Election of Directors.” Since April 2022, Mr. Davis has served as Senior Vice President, Strategy and Investments of Cox Enterprises Inc. From Dec…read full bio

OSIRIS ACQUISITION CORP (OSI)
Jennifer DeCasper

Ms. DeCasper currently serves as the Campaign Manager to 2024 presidential candidate US Senator Tim Scott. Previously, Ms. DeCasper served as Chief of Staff to US Senator Tim Scott from 2013 to 2022 where she was principal advisor on a wide range of policy, legislative and political mat…read full bio

PROTHENA CORP PUBLIC LTD CO (PRTA)
William Dunn

Dr. Dunn is the founding director of the Office of Neuroscience, CDER, at the FDA, a position he held since the founding of the office in 2019 through February 2023. He was responsible for the regulatory oversight of all research conducted to support neuroscience drug development, including the r…read full bio

SHAKE SHACK INC (SHAK)
Jeffrey D Lawrence

Mr. Lawrence was appointed as a Class III member who will stand for election at the 2024 Annual Meeting. T he Board has determined that Mr. Lawrence is independent under the listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange and the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines. Mr. Lawrence has been appo…read full bio

SKYWARD SPECIALTY INSURANCE GROUP INC (SKWD)
Anthony J. Kuczinski

Anthony J. Kuczinski, has 38 years of industry expertise, spending 34 years at Munich Re, serving as President and Chief Executive Officer for 15 years of Munich Reinsurance U.S. Holdings. In addition to his storied career at Munich Re, Kuczinski has assumed numerous leadership positions on the b…read full bio

SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO (LUV)
Eduardo F Conrado

Eduardo F. Conrado has served as President for Ascension, the nation’s largest non-profit health system, since February 2023. Before becoming President, Mr. Conrado served as Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy and Innovations Officer from July 2019 through Janua…read full bio

SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO (LUV)
Elaine Mendoza

Elaine Mendoza serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Conceptual MindWorks, Inc., an informatics company that specializes in providing health-related software and medical informatics to the private sector, which she founded in 1990. Ms. Mendoza also served on the Board of Regents of t…read full bio

STERICYCLE INC (SRCL)
Victoria L Dolan

Ms. Dolan served as the Chief Financial Officer of Revlon, Inc. from March 2018 through September 2022 and as Corporate Controller and Principal Accounting Officer of Colgate-Palmolive Company (“Colgate”) from 2011 through October 2017. She also served as Colgate’s Chief Transformatio…read full bio

TRANSPHORM INC (TGAN)
Primit Parikh

Dr. Parikh, age 51, has served as the Company’s President and Chief Operating Officer since February 2020. Dr. Parikh is a co-founder of Transphorm Technology and has served as Transphorm Technology’s Chief Operating Officer since 2007, as well as a member of the board of directors of Transphorm Jap…read full bio

Uwharrie Capital Corp (UWHR)
Matthew D McAulay

Mr. McAulay is a Director at Crown Advisors, a national retained executive search firm dedicated to serving the real estate, capital markets, construction, and related financial industries. Founded in 1996, Crown Advisors provides executive recruiting services to clients focused exclusively on co…read full bio

Uwharrie Capital Corp (UWHR)
Mary N Klauder

Mrs. Klauder is currently the Director of Financial Planning and Analysis of Sonesta International Hotels Corporation, a global hospitality company that provides hotel management and franchising services with a portfolio of over 1,200 hotel properties.  She has held similar roles at a p…read full bio

VERASTEM INC (VSTM)
Karin Anna Tollefson

Karin Tollefson, age 56, is being nominated as a Class II director. Dr. Tollefson has been the Senior Vice President of Global Medical Affairs of Seagen Inc., a publicly traded biopharmaceutical company, since November 2021 and has been the Glo…read full bio

XTANT MEDICAL HOLDINGS INC (XTNT)
Lori D Mitchell-Keller

Ms. Mitchell-Keller will serve as a member of the Compensation Committee and Audit Committee of the Board. Ms. Mitchell-Keller has over 30 years of experience in the software, consumer goods, wholesale distribution and retail industries, including more than 15 years focused on market strategy and ma…read full bio

Director Exits

ADVANCED EMISSIONS SOLUTIONS INC (ADES)
Taylor Simonton ( 9.0 yrs; -22.8% TSR)
Committees: Audit, Nominating (and Governance)

ALIMERA SCIENCES INC (ALIM)
Garheng Kong ( 11.3 yrs; -18.5% TSR)
Committees: Compensation

AMBRX BIOPHARMA INC (AMAM)
Katrin Rupalla ( 2.1 yrs; -18.9% TSR)

AMERICAN NATIONAL BANKSHARES INC (AMNB)
Charles H Majors ( 42.3 yrs; 6.9% TSR)

AMERICAN TOWER CORP (AMT)
David E Sharbutt ( 16.8 yrs; 13.2% TSR)
Committees: Nominating (and Governance)

ANNALY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC (NLY)
Wellington Denahan ( 26.4 yrs; 8.8% TSR)
Committees: Corporate Responsibility, Risk

ARROW FINANCIAL CORP (AROW)
Thomas J Murphy ( 10.8 yrs; 4.7% TSR)

BIGBEARAI HOLDINGS INC (BBAI)
Raanan Horowitz ( 1.4 yrs; -58.5% TSR)

BOSTON BEER CO INC (SAM)
Michael Lynton ( 2.6 yrs; -31.5% TSR)
Committees: Compensation, Nominating (and Governance)

CDW CORP (CDW)
Paul J Finnegan ( 12.3 yrs; 26.1% TSR)
Committees: Compensation, Nominating (and Governance)

CENTERSPACE (CSR)
Mark Okey Decker Jr ( 6.1 yrs; 3.9% TSR)

CHATHAM LODGING TRUST (CLDT)
Thomas J Crocker ( 13.1 yrs; -.9% TSR)
Committees: Compensation, Nominating (and Governance)

CISO GLOBAL INC (CISO)
Stephen H. Scott, Jr. ( 4.1 yrs; -51.5% TSR)

CNO FINANCIAL GROUP INC (CNO)
Frederick James Sievert ( 12.0 yrs; 10.9% TSR)
Committees: Human Resources and Compensation, Nominating (and Governance)

CNO FINANCIAL GROUP INC (CNO)
Ellyn L Brown ( 11.0 yrs; 12.2% TSR)
Committees: Human Resources and Compensation, Nominating (and Governance)

COMFORT SYSTEMS USA INC (FIX)
Alan Krusi ( 15.0 yrs; 18.5% TSR)
Committees: Audit, Compensation, Compensation And Human Capital, Nominating, Governance, And Sustainability

COMMERCIAL VEHICLE GROUP INC (CVGI)
Harold C Bevis ( 8.9 yrs; -1.2% TSR)
Committees: Audit, Compensation

COVENANT LOGISTICS GROUP INC (CVLG)
Robert E Bosworth ( 25.3 yrs; 3.7% TSR)
Committees: Audit, Compensation, Nominating (and Governance)

EAGLE BANCORP INC (EGBN)
Ernie Jarvis ( 2.3 yrs; -19.7% TSR)

ENOVIS CORP (ENOV)
Mitchell P Rales ( 28.3 yrs; -1.2% TSR)

EQUITY COMMONWEALTH (EQC)
Samuel Zell ( 9.0 yrs; 3.4% TSR)

EQUITY LIFESTYLE PROPERTIES INC (ELS)
Samuel Zell ( 28.2 yrs; 13.8% TSR)
Committees: Executive

EQUITY RESIDENTIAL (EQR)
Samuel Zell ( 30.3 yrs; 8.9% TSR)
Committees: Executive Committee

FINCH THERAPEUTICS GROUP INC (FNCH)
Mark Burnham Smith ( 6.8 yrs; -82.3% TSR)

FORMFACTOR INC (FORM)
Raymond A Link ( 6.9 yrs; 21.8% TSR)
Committees: Audit, Nominating (and Governance)

FRESHPET INC (FRPT)
Charles A Norris ( 17.0 yrs; 16.6% TSR)

FULTON FINANCIAL CORP (FULT)
George W Hodges ( 22.3 yrs; 3.0% TSR)
Committees: Audit, Executive, Human Resources, Risk

FULTON FINANCIAL CORP (FULT)
Mark F Strauss ( 7.3 yrs; 1.1% TSR)
Committees: Compliance, Executive, Human Resources, Nominating (and Governance)

GERMAN AMERICAN BANCORP INC (GABC)
Chris A Ramsey ( 12.3 yrs; 9.6% TSR)

GERMAN AMERICAN BANCORP INC (GABC)
Mark A Schroeder ( 32.3 yrs; 4.2% TSR)

HASBRO INC (HAS)
Edward M Philip ( 21.0 yrs; 9.0% TSR)
Committees: Compensation, Executive, Nominating, Governance and Social Responsibility

HASBRO INC (HAS)
Kenneth A Bronfin ( 15.2 yrs; 8.4% TSR)
Committees: Audit, Compensation, Cybersecurity and Data Privacy, Finance

HAWAIIAN HOLDINGS INC (HA)
William S Swelbar ( 17.5 yrs; 6.3% TSR)
Committees: Safety

HERSHEY CO (HSY)
Wendy Lee Schoppert ( 5.4 yrs; 20.6% TSR)
Committees: Audit, Executive, Finance and Risk Management

HILLMAN SOLUTIONS CORP (HLMN)
Richard F Zannino ( 1.8 yrs; -17.6% TSR)

HILLMAN SOLUTIONS CORP (HLMN)
Joseph Michael Scharfenberger Jr ( 1.8 yrs; -17.6% TSR)

INDEPENDENT BANK CORP (INDB)
Warren Q Fields ( 2.3 yrs; -13.7% TSR)

INDEPENDENT BANK CORP (INDB)
Kevin J Jones ( 23.3 yrs; 8.8% TSR)
Committees: Compensation, Executive, Nominating (and Governance)

INDEPENDENT BANK CORP (INDB)
Christopher Oddleifson ( 20.3 yrs; 6.5% TSR)
Committees: Executive, Trust

INFUSYSTEM HOLDINGS INC (INFU)
Christopher R Sansone ( 5.9 yrs; 32.2% TSR)
Committees: Audit, Nominating (and Governance)

IRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS INC (IRDM)
Henrik O Schliemann ( 8.0 yrs; 24.8% TSR)
Committees: Audit, Nominating (and Governance)

JUNIPER II CORP (JUN)
Murray Grainger ( 2.1 yrs; 1.5% TSR)

KOHLS CORP (KSS)
Stephanie A Streeter ( 15.8 yrs; -4.8% TSR)
Committees: Audit, Compensation, Executive, Nominating (and Governance)

LEGGETT & PLATT INC (LEG)
Judy C Odom ( 21.3 yrs; 5.5% TSR)
Committees: Audit, Compensation, Human Resources and Compensation, Nominating (and Governance), Nominating, Governance and Sustainability

MACY’S INC (M)
Leslie D Hale ( 8.3 yrs; -11.5% TSR)
Committees: Audit, FINANCE

MACY’S INC (M)
John A Bryant ( 8.2 yrs; -11.9% TSR)
Committees: Audit, FINANCE

NACCO INDUSTRIES INC (NC)
Richard De J Osborne ( 25.3 yrs; -2.2% TSR)
Committees: Audit, Audit Review, Compensation, Executive, Nominating (and Governance)

NAVIENT CORP (NAVI)
John F Remondi ( 10.0 yrs; 3.8% TSR)
Committees: Executive

NBT BANCORP INC (NBTB)
Joseph A Santangelo ( 23.3 yrs; 6.7% TSR)
Committees: Nominating (and Governance)

NEWELL BRANDS INC (NWL)
Ravi Saligram ( 3.6 yrs; -9.1% TSR)

NEWPARK RESOURCES INC (NR)
Anthony James Best ( 9.2 yrs; -10.7% TSR)

NORTHERN STAR INVESTMENT CORP III (NSTC)
James Vincent ( 2.3 yrs; .5% TSR)

NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP (NOC)
Karl J Krapek ( 14.7 yrs; 16.1% TSR)
Committees: Compensation, Nominating (and Governance)

NUBURU INC (BURU)
Ake Almgren ( .3 yrs; )

NVENT ELECTRIC PLC (NVT)
Jacqueline Wright ( 3.2 yrs; 18.3% TSR)
Committees: Compensation, Compensation and Human Capital, Governance and Social Responsibility, Nominating (and Governance)

OCEANEERING INTERNATIONAL INC (OII)
T Jay Collins ( 6.2% TSR)
Committees: Audit

OSIRIS ACQUISITION CORP (OSI)
Dhiren R Fonseca ( 2.1 yrs; -.1% TSR)

PURPLE INNOVATION INC (PRPL)
Dawn M Zier ( 2.5 yrs; -59.2% TSR)
Committees: HR & Compensation, Nominating (and Governance)

RED ROBIN GOURMET BURGERS INC (RRGB)
Holmes Kalen ( 6.8 yrs; -17.6% TSR)
Committees: Compensation, Nominating (and Governance)

RELIANCE STEEL & ALUMINUM CO (RS)
John G Figueroa ( 12.6 yrs; 17.6% TSR)
Committees: Compensation, Nominating (and Governance)

SAFETY INSURANCE GROUP INC (SAFT)
David F Brussard ( 21.6 yrs; 13.1% TSR)
Committees: Investment

SARCOS TECHNOLOGY & ROBOTICS CORP (STRC)
Kiva A Allgood ( 1.4 yrs; -86.1% TSR)

SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORP (SAIC)
Nazzic S Keene ( 4.3 yrs; 6.6% TSR)
Committees: Risk Oversight

SIRIUSPOINT LTD (SPNT)
Gretchen A Hayes ( 5.0 yrs; -7.2% TSR)
Committees: Audit, Compensation, Investment, Nominating (and Governance), Underwriting

SOCIETAL CDMO INC (SCTL)
Michael Berelowitz ( 9.2 yrs; -22.9% TSR)
Committees: Audit, Nominating (and Governance)

SOUTHSIDE BANCSHARES INC (SBSI)
William Sheehy ( 40.3 yrs; 10.6% TSR)
Committees: Audit, Compliance, Information Technology (IT) and Community Reinvestment Act (CRA), Executive Committee and Loan/Discount , Investment/Asset-Liability Committee (ALCO), Risk

STONERIDGE INC (SRI)
Jeffrey P Draime ( 18.3 yrs; .9% TSR)
Committees: Compensation, Nominating (and Governance)

TORO CO (TTC)
Michael G Vale ( 5.3 yrs; 10.6% TSR)
Committees: Audit, Finance

TRADEWEB MARKETS INC (TW)
Lee Olesky ( 27.4 yrs; 16.0% TSR)

TRANSPHORM INC (TGAN)
Mario Rivas ( 3.3 yrs; -18.6% TSR)

TRAVELCENTERS OF AMERICA INC (TA)
Joseph Morea ( 8.3 yrs; 5.5% TSR)
Committees: Audit, Compensation, Nominating (and Governance)

TRAVELCENTERS OF AMERICA INC (TA)
Rajan Penkar ( 3.3 yrs; 62.2% TSR)
Committees: Audit, Compensation, Nominating (and Governance)

TRAVELCENTERS OF AMERICA INC (TA)
Lisa Harris Jones ( 10.3 yrs; 14.0% TSR)
Committees: Audit, Compensation, Nominating (and Governance)

TRAVELCENTERS OF AMERICA INC (TA)
Adam Portnoy ( 8.9 yrs; 9.4% TSR)

TRAVELCENTERS OF AMERICA INC (TA)
Elena Poptodorova ( 3.3 yrs; 62.2% TSR)
Committees: Audit, Compensation, Nominating (and Governance)

TRAVELCENTERS OF AMERICA INC (TA)
Barbara D Gilmore ( 16.3 yrs; -4.5% TSR)
Committees: Audit, Compensation, Nominating (and Governance)

TREACE MEDICAL CONCEPTS INC (TMCI)
F Barry Bays ( 8.9 yrs; -5.9% TSR)

TREACE MEDICAL CONCEPTS INC (TMCI)
Thomas E Timbie ( 8.9 yrs; -5.9% TSR)

UNITED COMMUNITY BANKS INC (UCBI)
Robert H Blalock ( 23.3 yrs; -4.5% TSR)
Committees: Audit, Nominating (and Governance), Risk

UNITED FIRE GROUP INC (UFCS)
Kyle D Skogman ( 23.3 yrs; 6.9% TSR)
Committees: Audit, Executive , Investment , Nominating (and Governance)

WEWORK INC (WE)
Sandeep Mathrani ( 1.6 yrs; -85.3% TSR)

WW INTERNATIONAL INC (WW)
Christopher J Sobecki ( 23.7 yrs; -5.5% TSR)
Committees: Compensation, Nominating (and Governance)

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