Weekly Executive & Director Moves (Sep 30)

by | Sep 30, 2022

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Moves in this Issue

CEO

AOMR, ATRX, BRDS, CSX, CTLP, FEAM, FUL, MEC, MITT, MMC, PWP, RCEL, RXT, SLDB, SWKH

CFO

AROW, ASTR, ATAI, AXON, BCBP, BV, CAMP, DINO, EXPE, HYRE, ILPT, JOAN, NATR, RCII, REFI, SPLK, TSN, XRAY

Directors

CEO Moves

5E ADVANCED MATERIALS INC (FEAM)
Leaving: CEO – Henri Tausch ( 1.1 yrs; -63.4% TSR)
Replaced by: Anthony J Hall

Mr. Anthony Hall will lead the Company effective November 1, 2022 until the appointment of a new CEO is confirmed. For the past eleven years Mr. Hall has been managing listed companies, serving as the founding CEO and Managing Director of ASX listed Highfield Resources in 2011 that went from a $10 million IPO to an ASX300 company and successfully stewarding American Pacific Borates Limited (the…read full bio

ADHERA THERAPEUTICS INC (ATRX)
Leaving: CEO – Andrew Albert Kucharchuk ( 2.2 yrs; -7.6% TSR)
Replaced by: Zahed Subhan

Mr. Subhan, 64, has been serving as the Company’s director since November 5, 2021. He has served as the Chief Executive Officer and director of Aestas Pharma Inc. since 2015. Mr. Subhan has also been a director of Eppin Pharma Inc. (“Eppin”) since 2013, and the Chief Executive Officer of Eppin from 2013 to 2018….read full bio

ANGEL OAK MORTGAGE INC (AOMR)
Leaving: CEO – Robert Joab Williams ( 1.3 yrs; -12.1% TSR)
Replaced by: Sreeniwas Prabhu

Mr. Prabhu, 48, has served as a Managing Partner, Co-Chief Executive Officer, and Group Chief Investment Officer at Angel Oak Capital Advisors, LLC (“Angel Oak Capital”) since 2008 and as Co-President of Falcons I, LLC, the Company’s external manager (the “Manager”), since March 2020. In this role, Mr. Prabhu is responsible for the overall strategy of the firm. P…read full bio

AVITA MEDICAL INC (RCEL)
Leaving: CEO – Michael S Perry ( 5.3 yrs; -48.2% TSR)
Replaced by: James Corbett

Mr. Corbett has approximately 40 years of leadership experience in the medical device field, most recently, as CEO of CathWorks Ltd., a software-based medical technology company. Mr. Corbett has extensive global commercial and operating experience, serving as an expatriate General Manager of Baxter Japan and later as General Manager and President of Scimed Life Systems Inc. and Boston…read full bio

BIRD GLOBAL INC (BRDS)
Leaving: CEO – Travis Vanderzanden ( .8 yrs; -96.9% TSR)
Replaced by: Shane Torchiana

Mr. Torchiana, 39, has served as the Company’s President since June 2022. Prior to that, Mr. Torchiana served in various roles at the Company, most recently as Chief Operating Officer from January 2022 to June 2022 and as Senior Vice President, Corporate Development & Strategy from January 2019 to January 2022. Before joining Bird Rides, Inc. in 2018, Mr. Torchiana spent eight years a…read full bio

CSX CORP (CSX)
Leaving: CEO – James M Foote ( 4.8 yrs; 14.1% TSR)
Replaced by: Joseph R Hinrichs

Mr. Hinrichs, 55, has more than 30 years’ experience in the global automotive, manufacturing and materials planning and logistics sectors, previously serving as President of Ford Motor Company’s global automotive business, from 2019 to 2020. In that role, Mr. Hinrichs led the company’s $160 billion automotive operations, and he previously held other positions at Ford, including President of Global…read full bio

MARSH & MCLENNAN COMPANIES INC (MMC)
Leaving: CEO – Daniel S Glaser ( 9.9 yrs; 19.1% TSR)
Replaced by: John Q Doyle

Mr. Doyle has served as Group President and Chief Operating Officer and Vice Chair of the Company since January 2022. Prior to his current role, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Marsh LLC (“Marsh”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, from July 2017 to December 2021, and as President of Marsh from April 2016 to July 2017. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Doyle was most …read full bio

PERELLA WEINBERG PARTNERS (PWP)
Leaving: CEO – Peter A Weinberg ( 1.6 yrs; -27.4% TSR)
Replaced by: Andrew Bednar

Andrew Bednar, Co-President of the Company, has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Company, effective January 1, 2023. Mr. Bednar will report directly to the Board in his new role. Mr. Bednar, 54, a founding partner of PWP, has served as Co-President with Dietrich Becker since March 2020, and as a member of the Company’s board of directors since June 2021. Mr. Bednar is a seasoned banke…read full bio

RACKSPACE TECHNOLOGY INC (RXT)
Leaving: CEO – Kevin M Jones ( 3.4 yrs; -45.3% TSR)
Replaced by: Amar Maletira

Mr. Maletira will succeed Kevin Jones, who stepped down from his role as Chief Executive Officer effective September 23, 2022. The Board also elected Mr. Maletira as a director of the Board and Mr. Jones stepped down as a director of the Board, each effective as of September 23, 2022. Mr. Maletira joined Rackspace in November 2020 as President and Chief Financial Officer and will remain in those r…read full bio

SWK HOLDINGS CORP (SWKH)
Leaving: CEO – Winston L Black III ( 6.7 yrs; 5.9% 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

CFO Moves

ARROW FINANCIAL CORP (AROW)
Leaving: CFO – Edward J Campanella ( 5.0 yrs; 6.3% TSR)
Replaced by: Thomas J Murphy

Thomas J. Murphy Mr. Murphy, age 63, has been a Director of the Company since 2012 and a Director of GFNB since 2011. He has been CEO of the Company and GFNB since 2013. He became President of the Company and GFNB in 2012 and President of GFNB in 2011, and continues to serve in those positions. Mr. Murphy joined GFNB in 2004 as Manager of the Personal Trust Department after 16 years as a founding …read full bio

ASTRA SPACE INC (ASTR)
Leaving: CFO – Kelyn Brannon-Ahn ( 1.4 yrs; -85.9% 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

ATAI LIFE SCIENCES NV (ATAI)
Leaving: CFO – Gregory L Weaver ( 1.3 yrs; -46.7% TSR)
Replaced by: Stephen Bardin

Stephen Bardin, age 32, has served as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer since August 16, 2022, previously serving as the Company’s Deputy Chief Financial Officer and Chief Financial Officer Designate from June 27, 2022 to August 15, 2022. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Bardin served in various capacities at BridgeBio Pharma, Inc. (“BridgeBio”), a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company, …read full bio

BCB BANCORP INC (BCBP)
Leaving: CFO – Karen Duran ( .5 yrs; .1% TSR)
Replaced by: Jawad Chaudhry

Before joining BCB Bancorp, Inc., Chaudhry served as Executive Vice President of FP&A, Corporate Finance & Strategy at Investors Bank. Prior to that, he was Vice President, Corporate Development at Prudential Financial, and Senior Vice President, in the FIG Investment Banking group at Barclays and then Jefferies. Chaudhry is a graduate, summa cum laude, of Franklin & Marsh…read full bio

BRIGHTVIEW HOLDINGS INC (BV)
Leaving: CFO – John A Feenan ( 6.7 yrs; -18.8% TSR)
Replaced by: Brett Urban

Mr. Urban, age 39, has more than 17 years of industry experience in financial strategy, planning and analysis. Mr. Urban joined the Company in 2016 as Vice President, Finance. In 2017, Mr. Urban was promoted to Senior Vice President, Finance and serves as the lead finance role in the Company’s Maintenance Services segment. Mr. Urban received an undergraduate degree from Nichols College an…read full bio

CALAMP CORP (CAMP)
Leaving: CFO – Kurt Binder ( 5.2 yrs; -23.2% 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

CHICAGO ATLANTIC REAL ESTATE FINANCE INC (REFI)
Leaving: CFO – Lindsay Menze ( 1.3 yrs; -1.6% TSR)
Replaced by: Phillip Silverman

Mr. Silverman, 32, has served as Controller of the Company and as Chief Financial Officer at Chicago Atlantic Group, LLC since June 2021. Mr. Silverman has over ten years of accounting and finance experience with expertise in financial reporting, operations, and internal controls within the asset management industry. Prior to joining Chicago Atlantic Group, Mr. Silverman spent more than eight year…read full bio

HYRECAR INC (HYRE)
Leaving: CFO – Serge De Bock ( 1.2 yrs; -90.2% TSR)
Replaced by: Eduardo Iniguez Vazquez

Mr. Iniguez, 36, serves as the Head of Finance of the Company. Before joining the Company, Mr. Iniguez was the VP of Corporate Finance at AllClear Aerospace & Defense from September 2018 to May 2022, which was the largest privately-held aerospace distribution company in the world. In that role, Mr. Iniguez served as the Chief Financial Officer for one of the company’s joint ventures…read full bio

INDUSTRIAL LOGISTICS PROPERTIES TRUST (ILPT)
Leaving: CFO – Richard W Siedel Jr ( 6.7 yrs; -18.2% TSR)
Replaced by: Brian E Donley

Mr. Donley, age 48, has more than 25 years of commercial real estate experience, including expertise in corporate finance and reporting, mergers and acquisitions, capital market transactions and compliance. He has served in various finance and accounting leadership roles with our manager, The RMR Group LLC, or RMR, since 1997 and has been promoted to a Senior Vice President of RMR, effective Octob…read full bio

JOANN INC (JOAN)
Leaving: CFO – Tom Dryer ( .3 yrs; )
Replaced by: Scott N. Sekella

Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Sekella, age 45, served as Vice President, Corporate and International FP&A of Under Armour, Inc. (“Under Armour”), a branded athletic performance apparel, footwear, and accessories company, from December 2019 to September 2020, as Interim Corporate Controller from May 2019 to December 2019, and as Senior Director, Corporate Finance from August …read full bio

NATURES SUNSHINE PRODUCTS INC (NATR)
Leaving: CFO – Joseph W Baty ( 5.9 yrs; -6.8% TSR)
Replaced by: Jonathan D. Lanoy

Mr. Lanoy, age 47, has served as Vice President of Finance and Corporate Controller at the Company since February 2017, and has held various other positions in the finance department of the Company since 2008. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Lanoy was an assurance manager at the public accounting firm of Ernst & Young. Mr. Lanoy is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a Masters of Pr…read full bio

SPLUNK INC (SPLK)
Leaving: CFO – Jason Child ( 3.3 yrs; -11.0% TSR)
Replaced by: Gary Steele

Gary Steele has served as our President, Chief Executive Officer and member of our Board since April 2022. Prior to joining us, Mr. Steele served as the Chief Executive Officer and as a director of Proofpoint, Inc., a provider of security-as-a-service solutions, from 2002 to 2022, and served as the Chairman of the board of Proofpoint from 2018 to 2021. From 1997 to 2002, Mr. Steele served as Chief…read full bio

TYSON FOODS INC (TSN)
Leaving: CFO – Stewart Glendinning ( 4.7 yrs; .1% 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

AIRCASTLE LTD (AYR)
Keiji Okuno Prior to joining the Board, Mr. Okuno was Senior Vice President of PNB-Mizuho Leasing & Finance Corporation and also a Director of PNB-Mizuho Equipment & Rental Corporation. From January 2019 to November 2019, Mr. Okuno was Deputy General Manager of Mizuho Leasing Ltd. Prior to jo…read full bio

AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES GROUP INC (ATSG)
Jeffrey A Dominick

Jeffrey A. Dominick, age 47, Managing Director and Head of Alternative Investments and Private Equity for Babson Capital Management LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of the MassMutual Financial Group, since January 2011. Prior to his current role with Babson Capital Management LLC, Mr. Dominick worked …read full bio

Alliance Bioenergy Plus Inc (ALLM)
Chris J Kneppers

Mr. Kneppers was educated in South Africa as a Mechanical Engineer. He has 45 years of experience in the Construction industry in several engineering disciplines with an emphasis in Cost Estimating. His experience includes involvement in a wide range of projects, including large civil works,…read full bio

CAMDEN NATIONAL CORP (CAC)
Rebecca Hatfield

Hatfield, 44, was named a 2021 Mainebiz Women to Watch and is actively involved in the community beyond her role at Avesta. She currently serves on the board of Genesis Community Loan Fund and Gulf of MaineResearch Institute. She earned her master’s degree in business administration…read full bio

CORBUS PHARMACEUTICALS HOLDINGS INC (CRBP)
Anne Altmeyer

Dr. Altmeyer is the President, Chief Executive Officer and member of the board of directors of TigaTx, Inc. since June 2021, a biotech company developing engineered IgA monoclonal antibodies for the treatment of cancer patients. Before joining TigaTx, Dr. Altmeyer was the Chief Business Officer a…read full bio

CSX CORP (CSX)
Joseph R Hinrichs

Mr. Hinrichs, 55, has more than 30 years’ experience in the global automotive, manufacturing and materials planning and logistics sectors, previously serving as President of Ford Motor Company’s global automotive business, from 2019 to 2020. In that role, Mr. Hinrichs led the company’s $160 billion …read full bio

CUSTOMERS BANCORP INC (CUBI)
Raj Date

Raj Date currently serves as the Managing Partner of Fenway Summer LLC, a Washington DC-based investment and advisory firm, and as a general partner of Crossbeam Venture Partners, which focuses on new internet economies. He also serves as a director for a number of innovative firms in financial…read full bio

DOUGLAS DYNAMICS INC (PLOW)
Joher Akolawala

Mr. Akolawala has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Pella Corporation, a privately-held manufacturer of windows and doors, since March, 2020. Prior to joining Pella, Mr. Akolawala was the Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer – International of Wal…read full bio

HASHICORP INC (HCP)
David J Henshall

Mr. Henshall served as President and Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the board of directors of Citrix Systems, Inc. (“Citrix”) from July 2017 to October 2021. Prior to this role, he served in various other roles at Citrix, including Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer, amo…read full bio

HELIX ENERGY SOLUTIONS GROUP INC (HLX)
Diana Glassman

Ms. Glassman, 55, since December 2019 has been Director-Engagement at EOS at Federated Hermes, a leader in the evolving field of responsible investing, leading their Oil & Gas and co-leading their Technology sector engagements and spearheading engagement on diversity, equity and in…read full bio

Immune Therapeutics Inc (IMUN)
H. Louis Salomonsky

Louis Salomonsky is a real estate professional with decades of experience designing, developing, and managing commercial real estate. Mr. Salomonsky’s firm, Historic Housing LLC, has expertise in the adaptive reuse of historic buildings, as well as the construction of new buildings fo…read full bio

INFUSYSTEM HOLDINGS INC (INFU)
R Rimmy Malhotra

Mr. Malhotra was elected to serve until the expiration of the current term in 2023, or until his successor is duly elected and qualified, unless he earlier resigns or is removed. Mr. Malhotra is not expected to serve as a member of any Committees. Mr. Malhotra is the Managing Partner of Nicoya Capit…read full bio

JACK IN THE BOX INC (JACK)
Guillermo Diaz Jr

Diaz now serves as the Chairman of the Hispanic Technology Executive Council (HITEC), the premier, global executive leadership organization of senior business and technology executives building outstanding careers in technology. Diaz is also the Founder and CEO of Conectado Inc., an innovative, W…read full bio

LIGHTNING EMOTORS INC (ZEV)
Wanda Jackson-Davis

Ms. Jackson-Davis currently serves as Vice President, Sourcing and Procurement with McKesson Corporation, a global leader in health care supplies, retail pharmacy, and pharmaceutical distribution. Previously, she was Senior Vice President of Procurement for Dematic, Inc. from October 2019 to Au…read full bio

MARSH & MCLENNAN COMPANIES INC (MMC)
John Q Doyle

Mr. Doyle has served as Group President and Chief Operating Officer and Vice Chair of the Company since January 2022. Prior to his current role, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Marsh LLC (“Marsh”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, from July 2017 to December 2021, and a…read full bio

MRC GLOBAL INC (MRC)
Dr. Anne McEntee

Dr. McEntee, age 51, currently serves as the chief executive officer for the Onshore Wind Digital Services unit of GE Renewable Energy. She joined GE in 1998 and has held various managerial and leadership roles across multiple GE businesses including the Energy, Power, and Oil & Gas…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

TENABLE HOLDINGS INC (TENB)
George Alex Toshef

George Alexander Tosheff, age 55, has served as Senior Vice President, Chief Security Officer of VMware, Inc. since February 2022 following his promotion from Vice President, Chief Security Officer, a position he held since 2017. Prior to joining VMware in 2014, Mr. Tosheff served as the Chief …read full bio

Director Exits

5E ADVANCED MATERIALS INC (FEAM)
Henri Tausch ( 1.1 yrs; -63.4% TSR)

AG MORTGAGE INVESTMENT TRUST INC (MITT)
David N Roberts ( 10.3 yrs; -11.2% TSR)

AIRCASTLE LTD (AYR)
Noriyuki Nakamura ()

CAMPING WORLD HOLDINGS INC (CWH)
Stephen Adams ( 6.5 yrs; 9.1% TSR)

CSX CORP (CSX)
James M Foote ( 4.8 yrs; 14.1% TSR)
Committees: Executive

CURIS INC (CRIS)
Lori Anne Kunkel ( 5.8 yrs; -37.7% TSR)
Committees: Clinical Program, Compensation, Nominating (and Governance)

FEDERAL REALTY INVESTMENT TRUST (FRT)
Mark S Ordan ( 3.6 yrs; -2.7% TSR)

FULGENT GENETICS INC (FLGT)
John C Bolger ( 6.0 yrs; 28.4% TSR)
Committees: Audit, Compensation, Nominating (and Governance)

FULLER H B CO (FUL)
James Owens ( 12.1 yrs; 11.2% TSR)

GODADDY INC (GDDY)
Charles J Robel ( 9.1 yrs; 15.6% TSR)
Committees: Audit and Finance, Nominating (and Governance)

HILL INTERNATIONAL INC (HIL)
Arnaud Ajdler ( 3.9 yrs; -4.9% TSR)
Committees: Compensation, Nominating (and Governance)

HILL INTERNATIONAL INC (HIL)
Arnaud Ajdler ( 3.9 yrs; -11.8% TSR)
Committees: Compensation, Nominating (and Governance)

HOME DEPOT INC (HD)
Craig A Menear ( 8.7 yrs; 18.2% TSR)

JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC (JHG)
Jeffery J Diermeier ( 5.5 yrs; -.2% TSR)

JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC (JHG)
Richard Gillingwater ( 5.6 yrs; -.2% TSR)

JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC (JHG)
Lawrence E Kochard ( 5.5 yrs; -.2% TSR)

KIRKLAND’S INC (KIRK)
Jeffery Owen ( 7.5 yrs; -21.4% TSR)
Committees: Audit, Compensation

LENDINGCLUB CORP (LC)
Patricia J McCord ( 4.8 yrs; -12.1% TSR)
Committees: Compensation, Nominating (and Governance)

MARSH & MCLENNAN COMPANIES INC (MMC)
Daniel S Glaser ( 9.9 yrs; 19.1% TSR)
Committees: Executive, Finance

MATCH GROUP INC (MTCH)
Joseph Levin ( 7.3 yrs; 12.1% TSR)

MAYVILLE ENGINEERING COMPANY INC (MEC)
Robert D Kamphuis ( 15.7 yrs; -22.5% TSR)

MCDONALDS CORP (MCD)
Sheila A Penrose ( 16.7 yrs; 15.8% TSR)
Committees: Audit & Finance, Executive, Nominating (and Governance), Sustainability & Corporate Responsibility

QUANERGY SYSTEMS INC (QNGY)
Matthew Cp Hammond ( .6 yrs; -99.6% TSR)

RACKSPACE TECHNOLOGY INC (RXT)
Kevin M Jones ( 3.4 yrs; -45.3% TSR)
Committees: Executive

READY CAPITAL CORP (RC)
Julius W Erving II ( .5 yrs; -13.1% TSR)

SEER INC (SEER)
Omead Ostadan ( 2.5 yrs; -67.5% TSR)

STRIDE INC (LRN)
Nathaniel A Davis ( 13.2 yrs; 5.7% TSR)

SWK HOLDINGS CORP (SWKH)
Winston L Black III ( 10.3 yrs; 7.2% TSR)

TRADEWEB MARKETS INC (TW)
Von Hughes ( 1.5 yrs; -2.5% TSR)
Committees: Audit

UGI CORP (UGI)
John L Walsh ( 18.0 yrs; 9.0% TSR)
Committees: Executive

WESCO INTERNATIONAL INC (WCC)
John K Morgan ( 14.5 yrs; 8.2% TSR)
Committees: Compensation, Executive

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