Weekly Executive & Director Moves (Sep 2)

by | Sep 2, 2022

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Moves in this Issue

CEO

AXTA, BK, CAH, CDLX, CLVT, FL, FLNC, FSLY, GLT, HTBI, IVC, LNW, PEG, SBUX, SFT, SNDA, SWKH, WDFC

CFO

ALL, AMSF, ANVS, ARLO, AYR, CAH, CAMP, CBL, COCO, DDD, DE, EVLO, FAZE, FLNC, HY, JAMF, JKHY, KIRK, LC, LTH, MCD, ME, MGI, MKTW, PSIX, ROL, ROVR, SCHN, SENS, SMG, SONO, SPWR, STRT, TVTX, VMC, VNT

Directors

AFRM, BLFS, BOOT, BR, BVS, BXC, CAH, CASY, CBRE, CDLX, CMPX, CTLT, DBRG, DCI, ECPG, ETN, FDS, FHTX, FL, FLNC, FRSH, FSLY, GEF, GLT, GO, GOVX, GSBC, HON, HOV, HQY, INTC, IRAA, IVC, JJSF, LC, LCAA, LNW, LOV, LZB, MOS, NUE, OMGA, OTRK, OWLT, PEG, PGNY, POLY, PRTA, QTNT, SBUX, SCPL, SEER, SFT, SNDA, SNMP, SON, SWKH, TENB, UE, UFI, WCC

CEO Moves

AXALTA COATING SYSTEMS LTD (AXTA)
Leaving: CEO – Robert W Bryant ( 3.8 yrs; -3.6% TSR)
Replaced by: Rakesh Sachdev

Mr. Sachdev (64) most recently served as CEO of Platform Specialty Products Corporation, now renamed Element Solutions Inc, a leading global specialty chemicals company, from 2016 to 2019. Prior to that, Mr. Sachdev led Sigma-Aldrich Corporation, a leading S&P 500 global life sciences and technology company, as its President and CEO from 2010 until 2015, when it was acquired by Merck KGaA. …read full bio

BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORP (BK)
Leaving: CEO – Thomas P Gibbons ( 2.9 yrs; 3.2% TSR)
Replaced by: Robin A Vince

Mr. Vince was also appointed CEO of the Company’s wholly-owned principal subsidiary, The Bank of New York Mellon (the “Bank”), and was elected to the Bank’s board of directors, effective August 31, 2022. Mr. Vince, 51, has served as President and CEO-Elect of the Company since March 4, 2022, and previously served as Vice Chair and CEO of Global Market Infrastructure from October 2020 to March 2022…read full bio

CARDINAL HEALTH INC (CAH)
Leaving: CEO – Michael C Kaufmann ( 4.7 yrs; 5.8% TSR)
Replaced by: Jason M Hollar

Mr. Hollar has served as Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) of the Company since May 2020. He previously served as Executive Vice President and CFO of Tenneco Inc. from July 2018 to April 2020. He was Senior Vice President Finance at Tenneco Inc. from June 2017 to June 2018 and CFO of Sears Holding Corporation from October 2016 to April 2017. In connection with Mr. Hollar assuming the CEO role, the B…read full bio

CARDLYTICS INC (CDLX)
Leaving: CEO – Lynne Marie Laube ( 2.3 yrs; -33.5% TSR)
Replaced by: Karim Saad Temsamani

Karim Temsamani, age 49, has served as the Head of Global Partnerships at Stripe since November 2021. Prior to this role, Mr. Temsamani served as Head of Banking and Financial Products at Stripe since April 2019. Prior to his time at Stripe, Mr. Temsamani held numerous positions of increasing responsibility at Google from 2007 to April 2019, including President of Google’s Asia-Pacific …read full bio


FASTLY INC (FSLY)
Leaving: CEO – Joshua Bixby ( 2.6 yrs; -24.6% TSR)
Replaced by: Todd Nightingale

Mr. Nightingale has served as the Executive Vice President and General Manager of Enterprise Networking and Cloud at Cisco Systems, Inc. since March 2020. From June 2016 to March 2020, Mr. Nightingale served as the Senior Vice President and General Manager of Cisco Meraki. Prior to that he held various roles as a Vice President at Cisco Meraki. Mr. Nightingale holds a Bachelor of Science in e…read full bio

FLUENCE ENERGY INC (FLNC)
Leaving: CEO – Manuel Perez Dubuc ( .8 yrs; -57.0% TSR)
Replaced by: Julian Nebreda

Mr. Nebreda will continue to serve as a member of the Company’s Board but has stepped down as a member of the Compensation Committee of the Board, effective as of August 5, 2022. Prior to Mr. Nebreda’s appointment at the Company, Mr. Nebreda, age 56, most recently served as Executive Vice President and President of US & Global Business Lines for The AES Corporation (“AES”) since January 2022. Mr. …read full bio


HOMETRUST BANCSHARES INC (HTBI)
Leaving: CEO – Dana L Stonestreet ( 8.8 yrs; 5.3% TSR)
Replaced by: Hunter Westbrook

Mr. Westbrook was hired in 2012, at the time of the Bank’s stock conversion, to be an integral part of deploying the $220 million of capital raised to transition the HomeTrust business model to a full-service commercial bank while expanding into high-growth Metro markets. Mr. Westbrook’s integral part in executing the vision of the Company led to his previous three promotions and addition to the B…read full bio

INVACARE CORP (IVC)
Leaving: CEO – Matthew E Monaghan ( 7.3 yrs; -33.1% TSR)
Replaced by: Geoffrey Purtill

Geoffrey P. Purtill, who had been serving as the company’s Senior Vice President and General Manager, EMEA and APAC, was named interim President and Chief Executive Officer effective August 28, 2022, to serve while the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) conducts its search process to identify and appoint a Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Purtill, age 52, had been serving as the Company’s…read full bio

PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISE GROUP INC (PEG)
Leaving: CEO – Ralph Izzo ( 15.3 yrs; 7.5% TSR)
Replaced by: Ralph A Larossa

Mr. LaRossa will also join the Board when he becomes President on September 1, 2022. He will assume the additional responsibilities of chair of the Board on January 1, 2023. On April 18, 2022, PSEG and Mr. LaRossa entered into a letter agreement to memorialize his appointment as President and CEO. The agreement also specifies certain new compensation terms for Mr. LaRossa, effective September 1, 2…read full bio

SHIFT TECHNOLOGIES INC (SFT)
Leaving: CEO – George Arison ( 1.9 yrs; -70.6% TSR)
Replaced by: Jeff Clementz

Mr. Clementz previously served as the Company’s President from September 2021. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Clementz served in various management positions at Walmart from October 2015 to September 2021, most recently serving as Senior Vice President and General Manager of Marketplace and Partner Operations. Prior to that, he served in various management positions at PayPal from May 2003 to O…read full bio

SONIDA SENIOR LIVING INC (SNDA)
Leaving: CEO – Kimberly Herman ( 3.7 yrs; -38.7% TSR)
Replaced by: Brandon Ribar

Mr. Ribar, age 42, joined the Company in September 2019 and currently serves as the Company’s the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Ribar served as an executive healthcare consultant primarily focused on improving existing operations and expanding continuing care retirement communities for multiple investment platforms and operators since 2018….read full bio

STARBUCKS CORP (SBUX)
Leaving: CEO – Howard D Schultz ( 1.0 yrs; 28.5% TSR)
Replaced by: Laxman Narasimhan

Mr. Narasimhan will serve as an executive officer of the Company beginning on his start date, which is expected to be October 1, 2022. The Offer Letter provides that on or before April 1, 2023, Mr. Narasimhan will be appointed chief executive officer of the Company, reporting to the Board. Upon elevation to chief executive officer, Mr. Narasimhan will also be appointed to the Board and will be nom…read full bio

SWK HOLDINGS CORP (SWKH)
Leaving: CEO – Winston L Black III ( 6.7 yrs; 7.1% TSR)
Replaced by: Jody Staggs

Mr. Staggs, 41, was a co-founder of PBS Capital, an investment management firm focused on pharmaceutical royalties and healthcare equities, which was a predecessor to the Company’s specialty finance business. He joined the Company in August 2015 and was promoted to Managing Director in January 2020. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Staggs was a Vice President of Investments at Annandale Capital, …read full bio


WD 40 CO (WDFC)
Leaving: CEO – Garry O Ridge ( 24.8 yrs; 11.1% TSR)
Replaced by: Steven A Brass

Mr. Brass will not serve on any committees of the Board. Mr. Brass, who is 56, has served as President and COO of the Company since June 2019. Mr. Brass joined the Company in 1991 as International Area Manager of the Company’s U.K. subsidiary and has since held several management positions including Country Manager in Germany, Director of Continental Europe, European Sales Director, and European C…read full bio

CFO Moves

23ANDME HOLDING CO (ME)
Leaving: CFO – Steven J Schoch ( 1.3 yrs; -51.5% TSR)
Replaced by: Joseph Selsavage

Mr. Selsavage will serve as the Company’s principal financial officer and principal accounting officer on an interim basis pending an executive search being conducted by the Company. Mr. Selsavage, 59, serves as the Chief Financial Officer of Lemonaid Health, Inc., which was acquired by the Company in November 2021 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. Before joining Lemonaid Health, In…read full bio

3D SYSTEMS CORP (DDD)
Leaving: CFO – Wayne C Pensky ( .3 yrs; )
Replaced by: Michael Lynn Turner

Mr. Turner, age 47, is currently the Chief Financial Officer of Innovative Chemical Products, a leading developer and manufacturer of specialty coatings, adhesives, and sealants serving major industrial and construction end markets. Prior to joining Innovative Chemical Products in May 2021, he was a finance executive at the publicly traded chemical company Albemarle Corporation from April 2015 …read full bio

AIRCASTLE LTD (AYR)
Leaving: CFO – Aaron Dahlke ( 5.3 yrs; 18.3% TSR)
Replaced by: Roy Chardain Chandran

Roy Chandran, 58, became our Chief Strategy Officer in March 2020. Mr. Chandran was previously our Executive Vice President, Corporate Finance and Strategy from June 2017 to March 2020. He previously served as Executive Vice President of Capital Markets from May 2008. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Chandran was a Director at Citi in the Global Structured Solutions Group, having originally joine…read full bio

AMERISAFE INC (AMSF)
Leaving: CFO – Neal Andrew Fuller ( 7.0 yrs; 7.4% TSR)
Replaced by: Anastasios Omiridis

Since 2019, Mr. Omiridis has served as Senior Vice President, Deputy Chief Financial and Principal Accounting Officer of Kemper Corporation. From 2017 through 2019, Mr. Omiridis served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Chubb Life & CFO for Huatai Life JV. From 2012 through 2019, Mr. Omiridis was Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer for…read full bio

ARLO TECHNOLOGIES INC (ARLO)
Leaving: CFO – Gordon Mattingly ( 2.3 yrs; 55.7% TSR)
Replaced by: Kurt Binder

Mr. Binder, 52, currently serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of CalAmp Corp., a publicly-held provider of Internet of things software applications, cloud services, data intelligence, and telematics products and services. Prior to joining CalAmp in July 2017, Mr. Binder served as the Chief Financial Officer at VIZIO, Inc., a television and consumer electroni…read full bio

CALAMP CORP (CAMP)
Leaving: CFO – Kurtis Joseph Binder ( 5.2 yrs; -20.9% TSR)
Replaced by: Xiaolian (Cindy) Zhang

Prior to CalAmp, she held finance roles at Vizio Inc. and The Walt Disney Company. She holds a Master of Business Administration from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, a Master in Foreign Trade from Hunan University and a Bachelor of Science in Electric Engineering from Wuhan University of Technology….read full bio

CARDINAL HEALTH INC (CAH)
Leaving: CFO – Jason M Hollar ( 2.3 yrs; 17.3% TSR)
Replaced by: Patricia M English

Ms. English has served as Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of the Company since September 2020. She previously served as Vice President, Pharmaceutical Segment Accounting from January 2019 to August 2020. She served as Vice President, Medical Segment Accounting from March 2015 to December 2018 and as Director, Pharmaceutical Distribution Accounting from June 2011 to March 2015. I…read full bio

DEERE & CO (DE)
Leaving: CFO – Rajesh Kalathur ( .3 yrs; 14.7% TSR)
Replaced by: Joshua A. Jepsen

Mr. Jepsen replaces Rajesh Kalathur, who will continue as President of John Deere Financial and resume the position of Chief Information Officer for the Company. Mr. Jepsen has served as the Company’s Deputy Financial Officer since March 2022. Prior to this role, he served as Director, Investor Relations from 2018 to 2022, and Manager, Investor Communications from 2015 to 2018. Mr. Jepsen joined t…read full bio

FAZE HOLDINGS INC (FAZE)
Leaving: CFO – Helen Webb ( .1 yrs; )
Replaced by: Christoph Pachler

Christoph Pachler. On August 25, 2022, the Company announced the appointment of Christoph Pachler as Chief Financial Officer, effective October 3, 2022. Mr. Pachler previously served as Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer of Critical Content, LLC from 2016 to 2022. Prior to that, Mr. Pachler served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Playboy Enterprises, Inc. from …read full bio

FLUENCE ENERGY INC (FLNC)
Leaving: CFO – Dennis Fehr ( .9 yrs; -53.1% TSR)
Replaced by: Manavendra Sial

Mr. Sial will remain available to ensure a smooth transition at SunPower through September 14, 2022. Prior to joining SunPower Corporation, Mr. Sial served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of VECTRA, a portfolio company of certain funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, LLC (NYSE: APO), from 2015 through 2018. Prior to that, Mr. Sial was with SunEdison Inc. …read full bio

HENRY JACK & ASSOCIATES INC (JKHY)
Leaving: CFO – Kevin D Williams ( 21.7 yrs; 10.6% TSR)
Replaced by: Mimi Carsley

Ms. Carsley, age 52, joined the Company as the Executive Vice President of Finance on July 1, 2022. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Carsley served in various roles for Blucora, Inc. (Nasdaq: BCOR), including as Treasurer and Senior Vice President of Financial Planning & Analysis and Procurement from 2020 to 2022, as Interim Chief Financial Officer in 2020, and as a Financial Consultant contracto…read full bio

HYSTER-YALE MATERIALS HANDLING INC (HY)
Leaving: CFO – Kenneth C Schilling ( 9.9 yrs; .3% TSR)
Replaced by: Scott A. Minder

Mr. Minder has served as the Vice President, Treasurer and Investor Relations of ATI Inc. (“ATI”), a global specialty materials and components company (from June 2018 to present), and as the Vice President, Investor Relations of ATI (from June 2017 to June 2018). Previously, he worked for PPG Industries, a global manufacturer of paints, coatings and specialty materials, in various…read full bio

JAMF HOLDING CORP (JAMF)
Leaving: CFO – Jill Putman ( 8.3 yrs; -18.7% TSR)
Replaced by: Ian Goodkind

Ian Goodkind, age 47, has served as the Chief Accounting Officer at the Company since November 2019, leading financial accounting, internal audit, tax and treasury functions. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Goodkind held various accounting and finance leadership roles at The Mosaic Company, a publicly traded crop nutrition company, from 2006 until March 2019, including Corporate Controller (Febr…read full bio

KIRKLAND’S INC (KIRK)
Leaving: CFO – Nicole Allyson Strain ( 5.3 yrs; -18.4% TSR)
Replaced by: Michael Madden

W. Michael Madden, 48, has been a Director of Kirkland’s and President and Chief Executive Officer since February 2015. Prior to his appointment as Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Madden served as President and Chief Operating Officer since August 2014. He also served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from January 2008 to July 2014, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from M…read full bio

LIFE TIME GROUP HOLDINGS INC (LTH)
Leaving: CFO – Thomas E Bergmann ( 6.5 yrs; -19.8% TSR)
Replaced by: Robert Houghton

Mr. Houghton, age 51, had served as Senior Vice President – Finance at United Natural Foods, Inc., a North American distributor of natural and conventional grocery and non-food products, since May 2020. Prior to that time, Mr. Houghton was employed as Vice President – Corporate Finance and as Treasurer and Vice President – Investor Relations for C.H. Robinson, a global third-party logistics compan…read full bio

MCDONALDS CORP (MCD)
Leaving: CFO – Kevin Ozan ( 7.5 yrs; 17.3% TSR)
Replaced by: Ian Frederick Borden

Mr. Borden, 53, currently serves as President – International, a position he has held since January 2020. Prior to that, Mr. Borden served as President – International Development Licensed Markets from January 2019 to December 2019 and as President – Foundational Markets from July 2015 to December 2018 following financial and functional leadership roles with increasing scope across McDonald’s Cana…read full bio


POWER SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL INC (PSIX)
Leaving: CFO – Matthew C Thomas ( .3 yrs; )
Replaced by: Xun (Kenneth) Li

Mr. Li is an accomplished executive who has more than 20 years of professional experience in the areas of finance, accounting, financial planning & analysis, internal controls and strategy, among others. Most recently, Mr. Li served as chief financial officer for ND Paper, a leading pulp, packaging and paper company, from 2020 to August 2022, where he was a member of the exec…read full bio

ROVER GROUP INC (ROVR)
Leaving: CFO – Tracy Knox ( 1.1 yrs; -53.8% TSR)
Replaced by: Charlie Wickers

Mr. Wickers, 37, has served as Vice President of Finance of APFR since September 2019, and served as APFR’s Senior Director of Financial Planning and Analysis (“FP&A”) from April 2018 to September 2019 and as APFR’s Director of FP&A from May 2017 to April 2018. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Wickers served as Director of FP&A at Ivanti, Inc., an IT software company, from May 2014 to April 2017….read full bio

SCHNITZER STEEL INDUSTRIES INC (SCHN)
Leaving: CFO – Richard Peach ( 14.8 yrs; -1.6% TSR)
Replaced by: Stefano R Gaggini

Mr. Gaggini, 51, has served as the Company’s Vice President, Deputy Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer since September 2018. Prior to that, Mr. Gaggini served as Vice President, Corporate Controller and Principal Accounting Officer of the Company from December 2013 until September 2018….read full bio

SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO (SMG)
Leaving: CFO – Cory J Miller ( 1.6 yrs; -40.1% TSR)
Replaced by: David C Evans

Mr. Evans served as Chief Financial Officer of the Company from 2006 until 2013 and was named to its Board of Directors in 2018. He will remain on the Board of Directors, but will no longer serve on its Audit Committee or Finance Committee and will not serve on any NYSE required Board committees while he is serving as interim Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Evans served as the interim Chief Financial…read full bio

SONOS INC (SONO)
Leaving: CFO – Brittany Bagley ( 3.4 yrs; 17.7% TSR)
Replaced by: Eddie Lazarus

Edward Lazarus has served as our Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary since January 2019. From January 2013 to December 2018, Mr. Lazarus served as the Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Tribune Media Company. Prior to Tribune, Mr. Lazarus worked as an independent consultant and attorney from February 2012 to January 2013 and se…read full bio

STRATTEC SECURITY CORP (STRT)
Leaving: CFO – Patrick J Hansen ( 23.6 yrs; .8% TSR)
Replaced by: Dennis Bowe

Mr. Bowe served in various senior finance roles at Harley-Davidson Motor Company since 2012, most recently as the Global Commercial Finance Director. In such role, Mr. Bowe led all financial activities for the sales, marketing, and distribution of $5.3 billion of motorcycles, parts, accessories, and general merchandise sold globally. Mr. Bowe also was a strategic member of the Harley-Davidson e…read full bio

SUNPOWER CORP (SPWR)
Leaving: CFO – Manavendra Sial ( 4.1 yrs; 38.4% TSR)
Replaced by: Guthrie Dundas

Mr. Dundas, 38, has served as the Company’s vice president, project finance, since March 2020 and also as its treasurer since July 2020. Prior to March 2020, he was the owner of Ponderosa Capital Solutions, LLC, which provided advisory services on corporate and project capital formation starting in April 2019. Prior to that, Mr. Dundas spent nearly a decade at the Company where he held a variety o…read full bio

VITA COCO COMPANY INC (COCO)
Leaving: CFO – Kevin Benmoussa ( .8 yrs; 5.4% TSR)
Replaced by: Rowena Ricalde

Ms. Ricalde, age 42, has served as the Company’s Vice President, Global Accounting & Control since January 2022. Previously, she served as the Company’s Chief Corporate Accountant since June 2021. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Ricalde served in various finance and accounting roles at PVH Corp. from 2013 to 2021, including Vice President of Internal Reporting and …read full bio

VONTIER CORP (VNT)
Leaving: CFO – David H Naemura ( 2.5 yrs; -14.7% TSR)
Replaced by: Anshooman Aga

Mr. Aga will succeed David Naemura who will stay through January 1, 2023 to assist with the transition and work on special projects. Mr. Aga, age 47, was previously Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Harsco Corporation, a global provider of environmental solutions for industrial and specialty waste streams (NYSE: HSC) (from August 2021 through August 2022). Prior to joining…read full bio

VULCAN MATERIALS CO (VMC)
Leaving: CFO – Suzanne H Wood ( 4.0 yrs; 12.2% TSR)
Replaced by: Mary Andrews Carlisle

Ms. Carlisle has served Vulcan in roles of increasing responsibility in multiple divisions as well as in corporate finance groups and business development since 2006. In her most recent role, she led a number of key financial, operational and corporate initiatives related to the Company’s four strategic disciplines. She has …read full bio

Director Joins

BIOLIFE SOLUTIONS INC (BLFS)
Tim Moore

Mr. Moore qualifies as “independent” under Nasdaq Stock Market rules. Mr. Moore has served as a member of the board of directors of Cerus Corporation (Nasdaq: CERS) since September 2018. Since April 2020, Mr. Moore has served as the President and Chief Operating Officer at PACT Pharma, Inc., or PACT…read full bio

CARDLYTICS INC (CDLX)
Karim Saad Temsamani

Karim Temsamani, age 49, has served as the Head of Global Partnerships at Stripe since November 2021. Prior to this role, Mr. Temsamani served as Head of Banking and Financial Products at Stripe since April 2019. Prior to his time at Stripe, Mr. Temsamani held numerous positions of increasing r…read full bio

CATALENT INC (CTLT)
Karen Flynn

Ms. Flynn, 59, retired in June 2022 from her position as the Company’s Senior Vice President & Chief Commercial Officer, a position she had held since 2021. She joined the Company as President, Biologics and Chief Commercial Officer in 2020. Prior to joining the Company, she served as the Senior Vic…read full bio

CBRE GROUP INC (CBRE)
E.M. Blake Hutcheson

Mr. Hutcheson brings a strong investment and real estate background to CBRE’s Board. Prior to being named Chief Executive Officer in 2020, he served as OMERS’s President and Chief Pension Officer, with responsibility for the pension business, strategy, communications and public a…read full bio

FASTLY INC (FSLY)
Todd Nightingale

Mr. Nightingale has served as the Executive Vice President and General Manager of Enterprise Networking and Cloud at Cisco Systems, Inc. since March 2020. From June 2016 to March 2020, Mr. Nightingale served as the Senior Vice President and General Manager of Cisco Meraki. Prior to that he held…read full bio

INVACARE CORP (IVC)
Michael J Merriman

Mr. Merriman also will serve on the Strategy and Operational Improvement Committee. As the independent Chairman of the Board, Mr. Merriman succeeds Cliff Nastas as the Company’s lead independent director. Mr. Merriman, age 65, previously served as a director of the Company from 2014 to 2018 and chai…read full bio

J&J SNACK FOODS CORP (JJSF)
Ms. Mary Meder

Mary Meder currently serves as President at Harmelin Media, a national independently-owned strategic media and marketing agency located in Bala Cynwyd, PA. During her tenure as President, she has led agency growth from 85 employees to over 300, with annual billings approaching one billion dollars…read full bio

ONTRAK INC (OTRK)
James M Messina

Mr. Messina is a Co-Founder and General Partner of Seattle Hill Ventures and x4 Capital Partners, which invest in, and support, startup ventures by providing business development, marketing, operating and technology support. Previously, Mr. Messina was the Executive Vice President and Chief Ope…read full bio

PROGYNY INC (PGNY)
Lloyd H Dean

Mr. Dean’s term will expire at the Company’s 2023 annual meeting of stockholders. In addition, the Board appointed Mr. Dean to serve as a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board. Mr. Dean has served as the Chief Executive Emeritus and the Founding Executive of Common…read full bio

PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISE GROUP INC (PEG)
Ralph A Larossa

Mr. LaRossa will also join the Board when he becomes President on September 1, 2022. He will assume the additional responsibilities of chair of the Board on January 1, 2023. On April 18, 2022, PSEG and Mr. LaRossa entered into a letter agreement to memorialize his appointment as President and CEO. T…read full bio

QUOTIENT LTD (QTNT)
Sophie Bechu

Ms. Sophie Bechu, 61, has been the Chief Operating Officer of Royal Philips, a medical technology company operating through diagnosis, treatment, connected care and personal health segments, since September 2016. Earlier in her career, Ms. Bechu held various positions at IBM across vari…read full bio

SHIFT TECHNOLOGIES INC (SFT)
Jeff Clementz

Mr. Clementz previously served as the Company’s President from September 2021. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Clementz served in various management positions at Walmart from October 2015 to September 2021, most recently serving as Senior Vice President and General Manager of Marketplace and Partn…read full bio

SONIDA SENIOR LIVING INC (SNDA)
Brandon Ribar

Mr. Ribar, age 42, joined the Company in September 2019 and currently serves as the Company’s the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Ribar served as an executive healthcare consultant primarily focused on improving existing operations and expandin…read full bio

SPARK NETWORKS SE (LOV)
Ulrike Handel

Dr. Handel serves as a member of the Executive Board of Axel Springer SE and currently heads its News Media Europe & Marketing Media division.  Prior to that, she was the Chief Executive Officer of Dentsu International (Germany and DACH); before that, Dr. Handel&…read full bio

SPARK NETWORKS SE (LOV)
Michael J McConnell

Mr. McConnell formerly served as a Managing Director of Shamrock Capital Advisors, a private investment company managing funds for the Roy E. Disney family and institutional investors. He has also served as an interim Chief Executive Officer or Executive Chairman for four…read full bio

STARBUCKS CORP (SBUX)
Laxman Narasimhan

Mr. Narasimhan will serve as an executive officer of the Company beginning on his start date, which is expected to be October 1, 2022. The Offer Letter provides that on or before April 1, 2023, Mr. Narasimhan will be appointed chief executive officer of the Company, reporting to the Board. Upon elev…read full bio

Director Exits

BIOVENTUS INC (BVS)
Stavros G Vizirgianakis ( .8 yrs; -45.5% TSR)

BOOT BARN HOLDINGS INC (BOOT)
Greg Bettinelli ( 10.6 yrs; 19.1% TSR)
Committees: Audit, Compensation, Nominating (and Governance)

CARDINAL HEALTH INC (CAH)
Michael C Kaufmann ( 4.7 yrs; 5.8% TSR)

COMPASS THERAPEUTICS INC (CMPX)
Stephen P Squinto ( 2.2 yrs; -24.1% TSR)

DIGITALBRIDGE GROUP INC (DBRG)
John Steffens ( -9.4% TSR)
Committees: Compensation, Corporate Communications, Credit Transaction, Demand Review, Nominating (and Governance)

DONALDSON CO INC (DCI)
John Wiehoff ( 10.2% TSR)
Committees: Audit

DONALDSON CO INC (DCI)
Michael J Hoffman ( 16.8 yrs; 9.4% TSR)
Committees: Human Resources

EATON CORP PLC (ETN)
Christopher M Connor ( 9.8 yrs; 16.1% TSR)
Committees: Audit, Compensation and Organization, Executive Committee, Nominating (and Governance)

FACTSET RESEARCH SYSTEMS INC (FDS)
Sheila A Jordan ( 6.2 yrs; 19.6% TSR)
Committees: Audit

FACTSET RESEARCH SYSTEMS INC (FDS)
Joseph Zimmel ( 15.5 yrs; 15.3% TSR)
Committees: Audit, Compensation and Talent

FASTLY INC (FSLY)
Joshua Bixby ( 3.6 yrs; -19.7% TSR)

FLUENCE ENERGY INC (FLNC)
Manuel Perez Dubuc ( .8 yrs; -57.0% TSR)

FOGHORN THERAPEUTICS INC (FHTX)
Cigall Kadoch ( 6.4 yrs; -6.1% TSR)

GLATFELTER CORP (GLT)
Dante C Parrini ( 12.2 yrs; -4.3% TSR)

GROCERY OUTLET HOLDING CORP (GO)
S Macgregor Read Jr ( 16.7 yrs; 9.5% TSR)

LA-Z-BOY INC (LZB)
H George Levy ( 25.6 yrs; 4.7% TSR)
Committees: Compensation, Compensation and Talent Management, Nominating (and Governance)

LA-Z-BOY INC (LZB)
Nido R Qubein ( 16.0 yrs; 6.5% TSR)
Committees: Compensation, Compensation and Talent Management, Nominating (and Governance)

LENDINGCLUB CORP (LC)
Thomas W Casey ( 1.6 yrs; 34.8% TSR)

LIGHT & WONDER INC (LNW)
Barry L Cottle ( 4.2 yrs; -1.2% TSR)
Committees: Compliance

MOSAIC CO (MOS)
Luciano Siani Pires ( 4.7 yrs; 19.6% TSR)
Committees: Environmental, Health, Safety and Sustainable Development

OWLET INC (OWLT)
Michael P Abbott ( 2.0 yrs; -55.6% TSR)

SCIPLAY CORP (SCPL)
Barry L Cottle ( 3.3 yrs; -5.7% TSR)

SEER INC (SEER)
Omead Ostadan ( 2.5 yrs; -64.0% TSR)

SHIFT TECHNOLOGIES INC (SFT)
Emily Melton ( 1.8 yrs; -72.0% TSR)
Committees: Leadership Development, Compensation and Governance

SONIDA SENIOR LIVING INC (SNDA)
Kimberly Herman ( 8.7 yrs; -28.3% TSR)

SONOCO PRODUCTS CO (SON)
Sundaram Nagarajan ( 7.5 yrs; 8.3% TSR)
Committees: Audit, Compensation, Employee and Public Responsibility, Executive Compensation, Financial Policy

STARBUCKS CORP (SBUX)
Mary Dillon ( 6.7 yrs; 7.4% TSR)
Committees: Compensation and Management Development, Nominating (and Governance)

SWK HOLDINGS CORP (SWKH)
Winston L Black III ( 10.3 yrs; 7.9% TSR)

TENABLE HOLDINGS INC (TENB)
Jerry M Kennelly ( 4.3 yrs; 8.3% TSR)
Committees: Compensation

URBAN EDGE PROPERTIES (UE)
Susan Givens ( 1.2 yrs; -11.0% TSR)
Committees: Audit, Compensation

WESCO INTERNATIONAL INC (WCC)
John K Morgan ( 14.5 yrs; 8.6% TSR)
Committees: Compensation, Executive

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