Weekly Executive & Director Moves (Oct 07)

by | Oct 7, 2022

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Moves in this Issue

CEO

ADEA, ASMB, ATUS, CALX, DMLP, ENB, ESS, GBT, HYPR, LPRO, MRVI, PEAK, UTZ, VRT

CFO

ADEA, ASTR, BLK, CACI, CARS, GPP, KRUS, RKT, SATS, SHLS, SHPW, SWKH, TSN, ZEV

Directors

ABC, ACM, ADEA, AEVA, ALLR, ANZU, AORT, APO, ASMB, ATVI, AXP, BECN, BGGSQ, BHVN1, BLFS, BRG, CALX, CATC, CCRD, CLW, COO, COOK, CPHC, CTLP, DBVT, DH, EMMA, ENB, EOG, FEAM, FFIE, FLXS, FOUR, FRBK, FRT, FUN, GBT, GDOT, GM, GWRE, HDSN, HWBK, HZO, IEX, INCY, IPSC, IQV, IRMD, JHG, LAD, LNG, LPRO, LYEL, MCD, MNKKQ, NAVB, NKE, NKLA, NRDS, NUVL, NXST, OFC, PB, PEAK, PLD, POR, PRCH, PXMD, QSI, RDW, REGN, RIII, ROST, SD, SMMT, SNCE, STEL, THC, THO, TMCI, TRNO, UE, UGI, UTZ, VERO, VRT, VSEC, VTR, WTW, YTEN

CEO Moves

ADEIA INC (ADEA)
Leaving: CEO – Jon Kirchner ( 2.3 yrs; -2.7% TSR)
Replaced by: Paul E Davis

Paul E. Davis is the former Chief Legal Officer of Xperi Holding Corporation. He served as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Xperi Corporation, the predecessor to Xperi Holding Corporation, prior to the merger with TiVo Corporation in 2020. Mr. Davis joined the company in 2011 and in 2013 was promoted to Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Tessera Technologie…read full bio

ASSEMBLY BIOSCIENCES INC (ASMB)
Leaving: CEO – John G McHutchison ( 3.3 yrs; -45.8% TSR)
Replaced by: Jason A Okazaki

Mr. Okazaki served as the Company’s Chief Legal and Business Officer from March 2020 until August 2021, when he was elected Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Okazaki was elected to serve as the Company’s President effective August 1, 2022 and has since served as President and Chief Operating Officer. Further details of Mr. Okazaki’s business experience are included in the “Executive Officers” section o…read full bio


CALIX INC (CALX)
Leaving: CEO – Carl Russo ( 19.8 yrs; 12.2% TSR)
Replaced by: Michael Weening

Michael Weening has served as Calix’s president and chief operating officer since January 2021 and previously served as executive vice president and chief operating officer from August 2020 until January 2021; as executive vice president, global operations from January 2019 until August 2020; and as executive vice president in various capacities over our field operations and sales and marketing or…read full bio

DORCHESTER MINERALS LP (DMLP)
Leaving: CEO – William Casey McManemin ( 21.8 yrs; 12.4% TSR)
Replaced by: Bradley J Ehrman

Mr. Ehrman, age 45, served as the Company’s Engineering Manager from 2004 to 2011 when he was named Vice President of Operations. Mr. Ehrman then served as the Company’s Vice President of Operations from 2011 to 2015 when he was named Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Ehrman graduated with distinction with a Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Alberta, and received his M…read full bio

ENBRIDGE INC (ENB)
Leaving: CEO – Albert Monaco ( 10.3 yrs; 5.2% TSR)
Replaced by: Gregory L Ebel

Mr. Ebel has served as Chair of the Board since February 27, 2017. Prior to that, Mr. Ebel served as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Spectra Energy from 2009 until February 27, 2017. Mr. Ebel held various executive positions with Spectra Energy including Group Executive and Chief Financial Officer beginning in 2007. He was also President of Union Gas Limited from 2005 until 2007…read full bio

ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST INC (ESS)
Leaving: CEO – Michael J Schall ( 12.2 yrs; 10.3% TSR)
Replaced by: Angela L Kleiman

Angela L. Kleiman * Oversees Private Equity, Capital Markets, Accounting, Tax, Treasury, Financial Planning, Internal Audit and Investor Relations departments and has served in role since October 2015 Accomplishment Highlights: * Responsible for overall transaction management including leading negotiations of the merger agreement, pricing/valuations and joint venture equity ori…read full bio


HEALTHPEAK PROPERTIES INC (PEAK)
Leaving: CEO – Thomas M Herzog ( 5.8 yrs; 1.7% TSR)
Replaced by: Scott M Brinker

Mr. Brinker, age 46, served as President and Chief Investment Officer of the Company since January 2020. He was previously Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer of the Company. Prior to joining the Company in 2018, Mr. Brinker served in various investment and portfolio management-related roles at Welltower Inc., a healthcare REIT, between July 2001 and January 2017, most recently a…read full bio

HYPERFINE INC (HYPR)
Leaving: CEO – R Scott Huennekens ( .3 yrs; )
Replaced by: Maria Sainz

Ms. Sainz, age 56, has served on the Board since the closing of the Company’s business combination in December 2021. Ms. Sainz also serves as member of the board of directors of ShockWave Medical, Inc., Avanos Medical, Inc. and Atrion Corporation, and was previously on the board of Orthofix Medical Inc., Iridex Corporation and MRI Interventions, Inc Ms. Sainz served as the President and Chief Exec…read full bio

MARAVAI LIFESCIENCES HOLDINGS INC (MRVI)
Leaving: CEO – Carl Hull ( 8.5 yrs; -9.9% TSR)
Replaced by: William “Trey” Martin, III

Mr. Martin, age 48, comes to Maravai most recently from Danaher Corporation, a global science and technology company, where he served as Senior Vice President, New Business – Genomic Medicine from July 2021 to July 2022. Martin joined Danaher in 2018 in connection with its acquisition of Integrated DNA Technologies (“IDT”), a supplier of custom nucleic acids, where he serv…read full bio

VERTIV HOLDINGS CO (VRT)
Leaving: CEO – Robert Joseph Johnson ( 2.8 yrs; -.3% TSR)
Replaced by: Giordano Albertazzi

Mr. Albertazzi will succeed Mr. Johnson on the Board of Directors as of January 1, 2023. Mr. Albertazzi, age 56, most recently served as President, Americas where he was responsible for the Company’s operations and business development within the region. Mr. Albertazzi began his career at Kone Elevators, where he progressed through operations and product development leadership roles. He joined Eme…read full bio

CFO Moves

ADEIA INC (ADEA)
Leaving: CFO – Robert J Andersen ( 2.3 yrs; -2.7% TSR)
Replaced by: Keith A Jones

Keith Jones is the former Vice President of Finance and Interim Chief Financial Officer at Rambus Inc. where he was responsible for the global finance organization, including financial management, planning, tax, treasury, controls, and reporting. Previously, he served as the Chief Accounting Officer, Corporate Controller and Vice President of Finance for Rambus. Prior to joining Rambus, he served …read full bio

ASTRA SPACE INC (ASTR)
Leaving: CFO – Kelyn Brannon-Ahn ( 1.4 yrs; -84.9% TSR)
Replaced by: Axel Martinez

Mr. Martinez has deep knowledge in the technology industry, experience with scaling high-growth companies and participating in capital markets. He has more than 25 years of experience in finance and accounting roles of increasing responsibility. From April 2019 through November 2021, Mr. Martinez served as the chief financial officer of Veev Group, Inc., a construction technology comp…read full bio

BLACKROCK INC (BLK)
Leaving: CFO – Gary Shedlin ( 10.0 yrs; 13.2% TSR)
Replaced by: Martin Small

Mr. Small has served as Head of BlackRock’s U.S. Wealth Advisory business since 2019 and was previously Head of iShares in the U.S. and Canada from 2014 to 2018. Prior to that, he served in leadership roles for BlackRock’s Financial Markets Advisory unit. Mr. Small joined BlackRock in 2006 in its Legal & Compliance team from the law firm Davis Polk….read full bio

CACI INTERNATIONAL INC (CACI)
Leaving: CFO – Thomas A Mutryn ( 15.8 yrs; 10.2% TSR)
Replaced by: Jeffrey D Maclauchlan

 Mr. MacLauchlan, 63, has served as Senior Vice President, Finance, for the Company since May 2022. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. MacLauchlan served as Senior Vice President for Rockwell Collins, a provider of avionics and information technology systems, from April 2014 to December 2018. Prior to that, he held multiple leadership positions of increasing responsibility over a 32-year ca…read full bio

CARSCOM INC (CARS)
Leaving: CFO – Jandy Tomy ( .5 yrs; -34.3% TSR)
Replaced by: Sonia Jain

Sonia Jain Chief Financial Officer Age: 41 Sonia has served as Chief Financial Officer since July 2020. She leads accounting, finance and analytics, treasury, investor relations, and strategic planning. Prior to joining Cars.com, Sonia spent 10 years in various finance roles with Outerwall and Redbox, an innovative consumer-facing media and technology Company now owned by Apollo Global Management….read full bio

GREEN PLAINS PARTNERS LP (GPP)
Leaving: CFO – G Patrich Simpkins Jr ( 3.4 yrs; 3.5% TSR)
Replaced by: James R Stark

Mr. Stark rejoined Green Plains in January 2022 after serving as Vice President, Investor Relations at Darling Ingredients Inc. since 2019. Prior to that, Mr. Stark was Vice President Investor and Media Relations at Green Plains for over 10 years. Mr. Stark has over 30 years of senior management experience in corporate communications, finance and logistical management. Mr. Stark has a Master&rs…read full bio

LIGHTNING EMOTORS INC (ZEV)
Leaving: CFO – Teresa Covington ( 1.4 yrs; -66.9% TSR)
Replaced by: David Agatston

Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Agatston, 57, served as Senior Vice President of Finance and as a Divisional Chief Financial Officer for the Zayo Group, a leading provider of light-speed data transmission infrastructure serving wireless and wireline carriers, media, finance, healthcare, and other large enterprises, from June 2018 to March 2020. Prior to that, Mr. Agatston served for approxi…read full bio

SHAPEWAYS HOLDINGS INC (SHPW)
Leaving: CFO – Jennifer Walsh ( 1.1 yrs; -89.5% TSR)
Replaced by: Alberto Recchi

Mr. Recchi has served as a Class II director of the Company since its business combination transaction with Shapeways, Inc. in September 2021 (the “Business Combination”) , and will remain on the Board as an employee director following the Effective Date. Mr. Recchi, 49, started his career as an aerospace engineer at Agusta, presently known as Leonardo Helicopters. In 2001 he left Italy to embark …read full bio

SWK HOLDINGS CORP (SWKH)
Leaving: CFO – Charles M Jacobson ( 10.1 yrs; 7.4% TSR)
Replaced by: Yvette M Heinrichson

Ms. Heinrichson will also serve as the Company’s principal financial officer and principal accounting officer. Ms. Heinrichson, 48, joined the Company as Controller in January 2016 and was appointed Chief Accounting Officer in May 2020. Prior to joining the Company, she provided technical GAAP accounting, SEC financial reporting, SOX implementation and process improvement for a number of start-up …read full bio

TYSON FOODS INC (TSN)
Leaving: CFO – Stewart Glendinning ( 4.7 yrs; -.4% TSR)
Replaced by: John R Tyson

John R. Tyson was appointed Executive Vice President, Strategy and Chief Sustainability Officer in October 2021 after serving as Chief Sustainability Officer since September 2019, and Director, Office of the Chief Executive Officer since May 2019. Mr. Tyson has been an observer at the Company’s board of directors’ meetings since 2014. He was employed by J.P. Morgan as a private equity and venture …read full bio

Director Joins

AEVA TECHNOLOGIES INC (AEVA)
Erin L PolekErin L. Polek: Ms. Polek is Senior Vice President, Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer of Qualcomm, a global leader in wireless technology for mobile devices and other applications, including automotive. Ms. Polek’s principal responsibilities at Qualcomm in…read full bio

AEVA TECHNOLOGIES INC (AEVA)
Stephen ZadeskyStephen Zadesky: Mr. Zadesky served in various management roles at Apple for over 20 years, including Vice President of Product Design for iPhone and iPod engineering and Head of Special Projects Group. Prior to joining Apple, Mr. Zadesky worked at Ford Motor Company in a vari…read full bio

AEVA TECHNOLOGIES INC (AEVA)
Christopher EberleChristopher Eberle: Mr. Eberle is Global Head of Semiconductor and Hardware Investments at Sylebra Capital, a global investment management firm focused on technology, media, and telecom companies, and has 15 years of experience investing in and analyzing the semiconductor indu…read full bio

ALLARITY THERAPEUTICS INC (ALLR)
Gerald W McLaughlin

Jerry McLaughlin. Mr. McLaughlin has extensive experience serving as a senior executive and board member in the biopharmaceutical industry, including financings, mergers & acquisitions, licensing, product development, commercialization, lifecycle management, and operatio…read full bio

AMERICAN EXPRESS CO (AXP)
Walter Joseph “Jay” ClaytonPrior to his government service, Mr. Clayton spent over 20 years at Sullivan & Cromwell, where he was a member of the management committee, co-managing partner of the General Practice Group, and co-head of the Cybersecurity Group. He specialized in mergers and acquisitions, capital ma…read full bio

ANZU SPECIAL ACQUISITION CORP I (ANZU)
Daniel J Hirsch

Mr. Hirsch, age 48, was a principal of Cascade Acquisition Holdings, LLC, the sponsor of a special purpose acquisition company, Cascade Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: CAS), formed in November 2020, and served as its chief operating officer and chief financial officer through May 2022. Mr. Hirsch served as…read full bio

ANZU SPECIAL ACQUISITION CORP I (ANZU)
Diane L Dewbrey

Since November 2018, Ms. Dewbrey, age 58, has served as an independent director of MBIA Inc., a NYSE-listed holding company whose subsidiaries provide financial guarantee insurance and other specialized financial services. Ms. Dewbrey serves on MBIA’s Audit Committee, Compensation and Gover…read full bio

ARTIVION INC (AORT)
Elizabeth A. HoffMs. Hoff has over 30 years of U.S. and international experience in the medical device industry. The Board appointed Ms. Hoff to serve as a director based on the entirety of her experience and skills, including her extensive leadership and business experience across public and private companies….read full bio

ASSEMBLY BIOSCIENCES INC (ASMB)
Jason A Okazaki

Mr. Okazaki served as the Company’s Chief Legal and Business Officer from March 2020 until August 2021, when he was elected Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Okazaki was elected to serve as the Company’s President effective August 1, 2022 and has since served as President and Chief Operating Officer. Fur…read full bio

BIOLIFE SOLUTIONS INC (BLFS)
Roderick De Greef

Roderick de Greef has been President and Chief Operating Officer since November 2021. Previously, Mr. de Greef was appointed Chief Financial Officer from May 2016 to November 2021, and Chief Operating Officer from December 2019 to May 2021. He was appointed interim Chief Financial Officer and interi…read full bio

CALIX INC (CALX)
Michael Weening

Michael Weening has served as Calix’s president and chief operating officer since January 2021 and previously served as executive vice president and chief operating officer from August 2020 until January 2021; as executive vice president, global operations from January 2019 until August 2020; and as…read full bio

CANTALOUPE INC (CTLP)
Ravi Venkatesan

Ravi Venkatesan (age 46), the Company’s Chief Operating Officer, was appointed Chief Executive Officer, effective October 1, 2022. Mr. Venkatesan has served as the Company’s Chief Operating Officer since February 2022 and its Chief Technology Officer since December 2020. Prior to join…read full bio

CANTERBURY PARK HOLDING CORP (CPHC)
Peter Ahn

Peter Ahn currently serves as Chief Financial Officer of Hemisphere Companies, a private investment firm he co-founded in 2001. Hemisphere invests across a variety of industries, including restaurants, casinos, entertainment, and retail, among others, managing the entire lifecycle of its portfoli…read full bio

CANTERBURY PARK HOLDING CORP (CPHC)
Damon E Schramm

Damon Schramm currently serves as Vice President of Legal for Togetherwork where he oversees all the private technology company’s legal affairs, advising business partners and executives on corporate transactions, mergers and acquisitions, compliance, data privacy, and employment matters. P…read full bio

CEDAR FAIR L P (FUN)
Jennifer Mason

Ms. Mason is global officer, treasurer, and risk management at Marriott International, the world’s largest hospitality company with 30 brands and 8,000+ properties in 139 countries. In her role at Marriott, she oversees global capital markets and hotel financing, financial strategy and…read full bio

CEDAR FAIR L P (FUN)
Jennifer Mason

Ms. Mason is global officer, treasurer, and risk management at Marriott International, the world’s largest hospitality company with 30 brands and 8,000+ properties in 139 countries. In her role at Marriott, she oversees global capital markets and hotel financing, financial strategy and…read full bio

CENTURY THERAPEUTICS INC (IPSC)
Timothy P. Walber

Timothy Walbert, 54, has served as President, Chief Executive Officer and director of Horizon Therapeutics Public Limited Company, a public biotechnology company, since June 2008 and has served as its Chairman since March 2010. From May 2007 to June 2009, Mr. Walbert served as President…read full bio

CENTURY THERAPEUTICS INC (IPSC)
Daphne Quimi

Daphne Quimi , 56, has served as the Chief Financial Officer of Amicus Therapeutics, Inc. (” Amicus “), a public biotechnology company, since January 1, 2019. Previously she served as Amicus’ Senior Vice President, Finance and Corporate Controller and has been employed with Amicus since September 20…read full bio

CHENIERE ENERGY INC (LNG)
Brian E EdwardsMr. Edwards is a Senior Vice President of Caterpillar Inc. (“Caterpillar”) (NYSE: CAT) with responsibility for the Caterpillar Remanufacturing Division. Mr. Edwards joined Caterpillar in 2010 as Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Caterpillar’s wholly owned subsidia…read full bio

COOPER COMPANIES INC (COO)
Cynthia L Lucchese

Lucchese currently serves as Chief Strategy Officer of Penske Entertainment, a subsidiary of Penske Corporation. She previously served as Chief Administrative and Financial Officer of Hulman & Company (acquired by Penske Corporation) from 2014 to 2020. Prior to this, she was Senior Vice …read full bio

CORECARD CORP (CCRD)
Kathryn Petralia

Ms. Petralia is the Co-Founder of Keep Financial, a fintech compensation platform that helps employers and employees stay together longer and happier. Prior to starting Keep, Kathryn Co-Founded Kabbage, a financial services, technology and data platform for small businesses that was acquired by Amer…read full bio

CORPORATE OFFICE PROPERTIES TRUST (OFC)
Essye B. MillerFrom 2018-2020, Ms. Miller served as the Principal Deputy Chief Information Officer (“CIO”) for the Department of Defense (“DOD”), overseeing all matters of their $8 billion Cybersecurity Program. Prior to that, while serving as the Deputy CIO for Cybersecurity (&l…read full bio

DBV TECHNOLOGIES SA (DBVT)
Daniele Guyot-Caparros

Ms. Guyot-Caparros has a longstanding track record in finance and business operations. She began her career in audit and corporate finance with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and later joined Rhône-Poulenc-Rorer (later Aventis and Sanofi) where she held several sen…read full bio

DEFINITIVE HEALTHCARE CORP (DH)
Sastry Chilukuri

Chilukuri was named co-CEO of Medidata in 2021. Chilukuri is also the Founder & President of Acorn AI, Medidata’s Data Science business. Chilukuri brings more than 22 years of expertise in healthcare technology. Before joining Medidata, Chilukuri was a partne…read full bio

EMMAUS LIFE SCIENCES INC (EMMA)
Seah H Lim

Dr. Lim, age 64, has more than 25 years of experience working in academia and with pharmaceutical companies in the clinical developments of products in hematology, oncology, and transplantation. He is board-certified in Internal Medicine, Hematology, and Medical Oncology and is an internationally…read full bio

GENERAL MOTORS CO (GM)
Jon McNeill

Jonathan McNeill, 55, is the co-founder and CEO of DVx Ventures.

DVx Ventures is a venture firm focused on creating and scaling breakthrough businesses that will have a positive impact on the world. McNeill founded DVx in 2019 after driving significant growth at Lyft, Inc. as …read full bio

GUIDEWIRE SOFTWARE INC (GWRE)
David S Bauer

Since January 2020, David S. Bauer has served as Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Holding Ground Decision Intelligence LLC, which provides strategic technology assessment and diligence services for investment companies, boards and executives. From November 2014 to&…read full bio

GUIDEWIRE SOFTWARE INC (GWRE)
David S. Bauer

Since January 2020, David S. Bauer has served as Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Holding Ground Decision Intelligence LLC, which provides strategic technology assessment and diligence services for investment companies, boards and executives. From November 2014 to&…read full bio

HAWTHORN BANCSHARES INC (HWBK)
Jonathan L States

States is a member/owner of Little Dixie Construction, a Columbia, MO based general contracting firm. He earned a degree from the University of Missouri and has over 30 years’ experience in the commercial construction industry….read full bio

HEALTHPEAK PROPERTIES INC (PEAK)
Scott M Brinker

Mr. Brinker, age 46, served as President and Chief Investment Officer of the Company since January 2020. He was previously Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer of the Company. Prior to joining the Company in 2018, Mr. Brinker served in various investment and portfolio management-rel…read full bio

INCYTE CORP (INCY)
Susanne Schaffert

Dr. Schaffert, age 55, previously spent 26 years at the pharmaceutical company Novartis AG, where she served in various roles. Most recently Dr. Schaffert served as President of Novartis Oncology from January 2019 until April 2022. Prior to that role, Dr. Schaffert served from January 2018 to Februa…read full bio

LITHIA MOTORS INC (LAD)
James E Lentz

Mr. Lentz spent 38 of his 42-year automotive career with Toyota after beginning his career at Ford Motor Company. After holding various executive positions in the Toyota division beginning in 2006, where he oversaw sales, logistics and marketing activities for Toyota and Scion regional sales of…read full bio

MALLINCKRODT PLC (MNKKQ)
Susan Michele Silbermann

Ms. Silbermann earned both an M.B.A. in Marketing and International Business and a Master of Administration degree in French Social and Political Sciences from New York University. She also earned a B.S. in Biology and French from Tufts University. We believe Ms. Silbermann’s extensive experience in…read full bio

MCDONALDS CORP (MCD)
Kareem Daniel

Mr. Daniel currently serves as Chairman, Disney Media and Entertainment Distribution at The Walt Disney Company, where he leads the organization that delivers Disney’s storytelling to fans and families around the world. In this role, he is responsible for driving the overall growth …read full bio

NAVIDEA BIOPHARMACEUTICALS INC (NAVB)
Joshua M. Wilson

Mr. Wilson is a seasoned banking and finance executive with more than 23 years of financial services and family office experience. During his career, Mr. Wilson focused his efforts on raising capital and streamlining company operations for profit and non-profit entities, raising more than $500 mi…read full bio

NERDWALLET INC (NRDS)
Maurice Kevin Taylor

Maurice has extensive experience working in public equity investing and capital markets across a wide range of sectors including technology, software, consumer and healthcare. His background enables him to bring a diverse and valuable perspective in advising companies to help them achieve…read full bio

NUVALENT INC (NUVL)
Michael L Meyers

Dr. Meyers has established a legacy of industry leadership spanning early-phase development to late-stage life cycle management for both liquid and solid tumors.  During his career, he served as the Senior Vice President, Chief Development Officer and Chief Medical Officer at Syndax Pharmace…read full bio

PAXMEDICA INC (PXMD)
Charles J Casamento

Mr. Casamento is an accomplished healthcare industry veteran with over 40 years of extensive experience in marketing, business development and executive management in pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical products companies. Mr. Casamento has served as the Executive Director and a Principal o…read full bio

PORCH GROUP INC (PRCH)
Amanda Reierson

Amanda Reierson is a marketing veteran with over two decades of experience in the space, including significant management experience in the home services and property and casualty insurance sectors. Reierson most recently served as Head of Marketing at Sequoia-backed Thumbtack, the modern home ma…read full bio

PROSPERITY BANCSHARES INC (PB)
Ileana Blanco

Ms. Blanco has had extensive experience with financial institutions and in leadership positions throughout her career. For over 35 years she has represented banks in complex commercial litigation and counseled their officers and directors. A champion for diversity, Ms. Blanco served two terms as …read full bio

PROSPERITY BANCSHARES INC (PB)
Dr. Laura Murillo

Dr. Murillo has served as the President and CEO of the Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce since 2007.  From 2003 to 2007, Dr. Murillo served as a senior executive and oversaw fundraising, capital campaign development and international services, among other areas, for the Memorial Hermann H…read full bio

QUANTUM-SI INC (QSI)
Jeffrey Hawkins

Mr. Hawkins, age 44, served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Truvian Sciences, Inc. from January 2018 through July 2022 and then as a technical advisor from August 2022 through September 2022. As Chief Executive Officer of Truvian Sciences, he led the evolution of the company’s benchtop b…read full bio

SCIENCE 37 HOLDINGS INC (SNCE)
Paul Von Autenried

Mr. von Autenried, 61, served as the Chief Information Officer and an Executive Committee member of Bristol Myers Squibb Company, a publicly-traded biopharmaceutical company from 2011 through 2022, and prior to that role, he held various leadership positions since 1996. Prior to joining Bristol…read full bio

SHIFT4 PAYMENTS INC (FOUR)
Sam Bakhshandehpour

Mr. Bakhshandehpour is the President and Board Member of read full bio

SUMMIT THERAPEUTICS INC (SMMT)
Robert F Booth

Dr. Booth has spent more than 30 years in the biopharmaceutical industry, most recently as founder and chief executive officer of Virobay Inc Additionally, he has served as operating partner and senior advisor at TPG Biotech. Prior to Virobay, Dr. Booth was the chief scientific officer at Celera Gen…read full bio

TRAEGER INC (COOK)
Steven Philip Richman

Mr. Richman was appointed Group President of Milwaukee Tool in January 2007 and is responsible for all aspects of its business. Under Mr. Richman’s leadership, Milwaukee Tool has achieved annual topline growth of 20% and has increased its US workforce by seven-fold over the last dec…read full bio

VENUS CONCEPT INC (VERO)
Rajiv De Silva

Mr. De Silva currently serves as the Chairman of Covis Pharma, a privately-held, multinational specialty pharmaceutical company, and is a co-founder of Asiri Skincare, a privately-held company focused on topical consumer therapeutic skincare products. From 2013 to 2016, Mr. De Silva served as P…read full bio

VERTIV HOLDINGS CO (VRT)
Joseph J Deangelo

Mr. DeAngelo served as president and chief executive officer of HD Supply Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: HDS) from 2005, and chairman of the Board from 2015, until HDS was acquired by Home Depot (NYSE: HD) in 2020. Mr. DeAngelo previously served in various executive positions at Home Depot fro…read full bio

VERTIV HOLDINGS CO (VRT)
Giordano Albertazzi

Mr. Albertazzi will succeed Mr. Johnson on the Board of Directors as of January 1, 2023. Mr. Albertazzi, age 56, most recently served as President, Americas where he was responsible for the Company’s operations and business development within the region. Mr. Albertazzi began his career at Kone Eleva…read full bio

WILLIS TOWERS WATSON PLC (WTW)
Paul C Reilly

Mr. Reilly, 67, will serve on the Board, effective October 1, 2022, if elected at the 2022 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders.

Mr. Reilly is currently the Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the board of Raymond James Financial, a multi-national independen…read full bio

YIELD10 BIOSCIENCE INC (YTEN)
Willie Loh

Dr. Loh, age 67, is an independent business consultant and previously served as a consultant to the Board beginning in April 2022 until his appointment to the Board. From July 1995 to December 2019, Dr. Loh served in various positions at Cargill, Inc., including most recently as Vice President,…read full bio

Director Exits

5E ADVANCED MATERIALS INC (FEAM)
Palvi Kumar Mehta ( .8 yrs; -61.3% TSR)

ACTIVISION BLIZZARD INC (ATVI)
Lulu Cheng Meservey ( .5 yrs; -8.1% TSR)
Committees: Workplace Responsibility

ADEIA INC (ADEA)
Dave Habiger ( 2.3 yrs; -2.7% TSR)
Committees: Compensation, Nominating (and Governance)

ADEIA INC (ADEA)
Laura Durr ( 2.3 yrs; -2.7% TSR)
Committees: Audit, Compensation, Nominating (and Governance)

ADEIA INC (ADEA)
Darcy Antonellis ( 2.3 yrs; -2.7% TSR)
Committees: Compensation, Nominating (and Governance)

ADEIA INC (ADEA)
Jon Kirchner ( 2.3 yrs; -2.7% TSR)

ADEIA INC (ADEA)
Christopher A Seams ( 2.3 yrs; -2.7% TSR)
Committees: Audit, Compensation, Nominating (and Governance)

CEDAR FAIR L P (FUN)
Debra Smithart-Oglesby ( 10.8 yrs; 11.2% TSR)
Committees: Audit, Compensation, Nominating (and Governance)

CEDAR FAIR L P (FUN)
Lauri M Shanahan ( 10.3 yrs; 8.8% TSR)
Committees: Compensation, Nominating (and Governance)

CENTURY THERAPEUTICS INC (IPSC)
Eli Casdin ( 1.3 yrs; -49.6% TSR)

CHENIERE ENERGY INC (LNG)
David B Kilpatrick ( 19.8 yrs; 33.4% TSR)
Committees: Audit, Compensation

DBV TECHNOLOGIES SA (DBVT)
Viviane Monges ( 3.8 yrs; -37.0% TSR)

DEFINITIVE HEALTHCARE CORP (DH)
David Randall Winn ( 1.0 yrs; -58.7% TSR)

ENBRIDGE INC (ENB)
Albert Monaco ( 10.9 yrs; 5.7% TSR)

EOG RESOURCES INC (EOG)
William R Thomas ( 8.8 yrs; 5.8% TSR)

FARADAY FUTURE INTELLIGENT ELECTRIC INC (FFIE)
Scott D Vogel ( 1.3 yrs; -87.7% TSR)

FARADAY FUTURE INTELLIGENT ELECTRIC INC (FFIE)
Susan Swenson ( 1.3 yrs; -87.7% TSR)

FLEXSTEEL INDUSTRIES INC (FLXS)
Eric S Rangen ( 20.9 yrs; 4.8% TSR)
Committees: Audit and Ethics, Compensation

GREEN DOT CORP (GDOT)
Glinda Bridgforth-Hodges ( 7.8 yrs; -1.4% TSR)
Committees: Nominating (and Governance)

HEALTHPEAK PROPERTIES INC (PEAK)
Thomas M Herzog ( 5.8 yrs; 1.7% TSR)

HUDSON TECHNOLOGIES INC (HDSN)
Otto C Morch ( 26.7 yrs; 3.0% TSR)
Committees: Audit, Compensation, Executive

IDEX CORP (IEX)
William M Cook ( 14.5 yrs; 15.8% TSR)
Committees: Audit

IQVIA HOLDINGS INC (IQV)
Ronald A Rittenmeyer ( 6.0 yrs; 16.6% TSR)
Committees: Audit, Leadership Development and Compensation Committee

JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC (JHG)
Lawrence E Kochard ( 5.5 yrs; -.6% TSR)

JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC (JHG)
Jeffery J Diermeier ( 5.5 yrs; -.6% TSR)

JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC (JHG)
Richard Gillingwater ( 5.6 yrs; -.6% TSR)

LYELL IMMUNOPHARMA INC (LYEL)
Richard Klausner ( 1.3 yrs; -44.6% TSR)

NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP INC (NXST)
Dennis Miller ( 8.7 yrs; 18.4% TSR)
Committees: Compensation

NIKE INC (NKE)
Elizabeth J Comstock ( 11.5 yrs; 15.9% TSR)
Committees: Compensation

NIKOLA CORP (NKLA)
V De Witt C Thompson ( 2.3 yrs; -48.0% TSR)
Committees: Compensation

OPEN LENDING CORP (LPRO)
Ross M Jessup ( 2.3 yrs; -4.9% TSR)
Committees: Compensation

PROSPERITY BANCSHARES INC (PB)
George A Fisk ( 2.9 yrs; 2.7% TSR)

PROSPERITY BANCSHARES INC (PB)
Bruce W Hunt ( 2.9 yrs; 2.7% TSR)
Committees: Compensation

REDWIRE CORP (RDW)
Joanne O’Rourke Isham ( 1.1 yrs; -67.3% TSR)

Renavotio Inc (RIII)
Brian K Kistler ( 8.3 yrs; )

SCIENCE 37 HOLDINGS INC (SNCE)
Adam Goulburn ( .9 yrs; -83.1% TSR)

SUMMIT THERAPEUTICS INC (SMMT)
Urte Gayko ( .8 yrs; -78.6% TSR)

TENET HEALTHCARE CORP (THC)
Ronald A Rittenmeyer ( 12.3 yrs; 7.6% TSR)

THOR INDUSTRIES INC (THO)
James L Ziemer ( 11.8 yrs; 9.5% TSR)
Committees: Audit, Environmental, Social, Governance and Nominating, Nominating (and Governance)

UGI CORP (UGI)
John L Walsh ( 18.0 yrs; 8.7% TSR)
Committees: Executive

VERTIV HOLDINGS CO (VRT)
Robert Joseph Johnson ( 2.8 yrs; -.3% TSR)

VSE CORP (VSEC)
Jack C Stultz ( 9.8 yrs; 13.7% TSR)
Committees: Audit, Nominating (and Governance)

Recent Analysis

Daily SPAC Update – March 27, 2024

KYCH + ZOOZ Power Ltd Deal Vote. DSAQ, VHAQ Extension Votes. CNDB deSPACs to GCTS. APZI + Omnigenics AI Announced. LGVC Delays to April 1. FEXD Vote Set. NVAC Extends.

Daily SPAC Update – March 26, 2024

Trump’s DWAC Trades as DJT Today. IBAC $100M SPAC IPO. APXI + OmnigenicsAI Announced. TWOA + LatAm Logistics Properties Deal Approved. DISA Liquidation.

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