DirectorMoves – Board & C-suite Openings & SPACs

Saturday, July 15, 2023 - Issue 1371

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Runway Growth Finance (NASDAQ: RWAY) $.506b IL Brian Laibow resigns from Board OCM Growth designee / BoardOpening c/o R. David Spreng COB CEO 205 N. Michigan Ave Suite 4200 Chicago, IL 60601

Casella Waste Systems Inc. NASDAQ: CWST $5.03 / 9 Directors Class / Age 79 72 70 / Recent 2021-69 2020 2019 / Women / Demographic Data / Attn: Board of Directors c/o Emily Nagle Green Chair N&ESGC 25 Greens Hill Lane, Rutland, Vermont 05701

CoreCard Corp NYSE: CCRD $.197b / 4 Directors Class / Age 81 78 73 / Recent 2022 2017 2013 / Women 1 / Demographic Data / Attn: Board of Directors c/o J. Leland Strange COB CEO One Meca Way, Norcross, Georgia 30093

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc NASDAQ: KTOS $1.74b / 8 Directors Annual / Age 85 76 69 / Recent 2021 2014 2009 / Women 3 / Demographic Data / Attn: Board of Directors c/o Amy Zegart Chair NCG 10680 Treena Street, Suite 600, San Diego, California, 92131

PayPal Holdings Inc NASDAQ: PYPL $77.3b / 12 Directors Annual / Age 71 71 69 / Recent 2021 2019 2017 / Women 4 / Demographic Data / Attn: Board of Directors c/o Gail J. McGovern Chair CGNC 2211 North First Street, San Jose, California 95131

Robert Half International Inc NYSE: RHI $8.52b / 8 Directors Annual / Age 77 77 71 / Recent 2022 2019-71 2016 / Women 2 / Demographic Data / Attn: Board of Directors c/o Frederick A. Richman Chair NGC 2884 Sand Hill Road, Suite 200, Menlo Park, CA 94025

Pioneer Natural Resources Co NYSE: PXD $48.2b / 12 Directors Annual / Age 75 71 70 70 70 / Recent 2023 2021-75 2021 2021 2021 / Women 4 / Demographic Data / Attn: Board of Directors c/o Phoebe A. Wood Chair NCG 777 Hidden Ridge, Irving, Texas 75038

UDR Inc NYSE: UDR $14.0b / 10 Directors Annual / Age 87 78 78 70 / Recent 2021 2020 2016 / Women 3 / Demographic Data / Attn: Board of Directors c/o James D. Klingbeil Chair NC 1745 Shea Center Drive, Suite 200, Highlands Ranch, Colorado 80129-1540

Sixth Street Specialty Lending Inc NYSE: TSLX $1.64b / 9 Directors Class / Age 78 75 69 / Recent 2019 2019 2019 / Women 2 / Demographic Data / Attn: Board of Directors c/o Richard Higginbotham Chair NCG 888 7th Avenue, 41st Floor, New York, NY 10106

Amazon.com, Inc. NASDAQ: AMZN $1.30t / 11 Directors Annual / Age 72 71 70 / Recent 2021 2020-71 2019 / Women 5 / Demographic Data / Attn: Board of Directors c/o Jamie S. Gorelick Chair NCG 410 Terry Avenue North, Seattle, Washington 98109

First Community Bankshares Inc NASDAQ: FCBC $.578b / 8 Directors Annual / Age 76 75 73 / Recent 2022 2021 2016 / Women 2 / Demographic Data / Attn: Board of Directors c/o  Chair NGC Harriet B. PriceP. O. Box 989, Bluefield, Virginia 24605-0989

Pacific Biosciences of California Inc NASDAQ: PACB $3.36b / 9 Directors Class / Age 82 80 72 71 / Recent 2021 2013 2012 / Women 3 / Demographic Data / Attn: Board of Directors c/o Lucy Shapiro, Ph.D. Chair CGN 1305 O’Brien Drive, Menlo Park, CA 94025

Lincoln National Corp NYSE: LNC $4.41b / 11 Directors Annual / Age 80 80 79 72 / Recent 2022 2021 2021 2020 / Women 5 / Demographic Data / Attn: Board of Directors c/o Deirdre P. Connelly Chair CG 150 N. Radnor-Chester Road Radnor, PA 19087

Installed Building Products Inc NYSE: IBP $3.92b / 9 Directors Annual / Age 77 73 70 70 / Recent 2023 2022-70 2020-77 / Women 3 / Demographic Data / Attn: Board of Directors c/o Margot L. Carter Chair NCGC 495 South High Street, Suite 50, Columbus, Ohio 43215

Guess? NYSE: GES $1.03b / 8 Directors Annual / Age 74 71 71 71 / Recent 2019 2019 2018 / Women 2 / Demographic Data / Attn: Board of Directors c/o Cynthia Livingston Chair NGC 1444 South Alameda Street Los Angeles, California 90021

Boston Properties, Inc. NYSE: BXP $9.26b / 11 Directors Annual / Age 76 73 71 71 / Recent 2023 2021 2019 / Women 4 / Demographic Data / Attn: Board of Directors c/o Matthew J. Lustig Chair NCG 800 Boylston Street, Suite 1900, Boston, Massachusetts 02199-8103

Evertec Inc NYSE: EVTC $2.46b / 9 Directors Annual / Age 77 76 74 / Recent 2021 2019 2019 / Women 2 / Demographic Data / Attn: Board of Directors c/o Brian J. Smith Chair NCG Road 176, Kilometer 1.3, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00926

Adaptimmune Therapeutics NASDAQ: ADAP $.205b / 8 Directors Annual / Age 73 71 64 / Recent 2019 2018 2017 / Women 1 / Demographic Data / Attn: Board of Directors c/o David M. Mott Chair CGN 60 Jubilee Avenue Abingdon Oxfordshire OX14 4RX UK

Dime Community Bancshares Inc NASDAQ: DCOM $.715b / 12 Directors Annual / Age 80 79 76 72 72 / Recent 2022 2021-76 2021-72 2021 / Women 2 / Demographic Data / Attn: Board of Directors c/o Chair Dennis A. Suskind Chair CGC 898 Veterans Memorial Highway, Suite 560, Hauppauge, New York 11788

Travere Therapeutics Inc NASDAQ: TVTX $1.16b / 10 Directors Annual / Age 71 71 68 / Recent 2021-71 2020 2019 / Women 3 / Demographic Data / Attn: Board of Directors c/o Jeffrey Meckler Chair NCC 3611 Valley Centre Drive, Suite 300, San Diego, California 92130

Diodes Inc NASDAQ: DIOD $4.02b / 7 Directors Annual / Age 76 76 73 / Recent 2023 2021 2020-73 / Women 3 / Demographic Data / Attn: Board of Directors c/o Michael K.C. Tsai Chair GSR 4949 Hedgcoxe Road, Suite 200, Plano, Texas 75024

WeWork (NYSE: WE) $.553b NY Deven Parekh resigns from Board Insight Partners designee / BoardOpening c/o Daniel Hurwitz COB 12 East 49th Street, 3rd Floor New York, NY 10017

C-suite Openings

Neurocrine Biosciences (NASDAQ: NBIX) $9.37b CA Ms. Eiry Roberts retires as Chief Medical Officer / Out-to-Search c/o Julie Cooke CHRO 12780 El Camino Real, San Diego, CA 92130  

Employers Hldgs (NYSE: EIG) $.970b NV Jeffrey Shaw departs as Chief Info Officer / Out-to-Search c/o 2340 Corporate Circle, Suite 200 Henderson, NV 89074

PRA Grp (NASDAQ: PRAA) $.891b VA Ms. Laura White resigns as Chief Risk / Compliance Officer / Out-to-Search c/o Latisha Tarrant CHRO GC 120 Corporate Boulevard Norfolk, Virginia 23502

LivePerson (NASDAQ: LPSN) $.424b NY Robert LoCascio resigns as CEO and from Board / Ms. Jill Layfield promoted to COB / Out-to-Search-CEO c/o Melanie Longdon SVP People & Transfromation 530 7th Ave, Floor M1 New York, New York 10018

Perspective Therapeutics (NYSEAMERICAN: CATX) $.171b WA Ms. Jennifer Streeter departs as COO VP HR / Out-to-Search c/o Thijs Spoor CEO 350 Hills Street, Suite 106, Richland, Washington 99354

Servotronics (NYSEAMERICAN: SVT) $.033b NY James Takacs promoted to Chief Technical Officer was COO / Out-to-Search-COO c/o William F. Farrell, Jr. CEO 1110 Maple Street Elma, New York 14059-0300

CytoDyn (OTCMKTS: CYDY) $.243b WA Cyrus Arman resigns as President has been on medical leave appt SVP Business Ops / Out-to-Search- CEO c/o Tanya Durkee Urbach COB 1111 Main Street, Suite 660 Vancouver, Washington 98660

Xencor (NASDAQ: XNCR) $1.50b CA Allen Yang departs as Chief Medical Officer / Out-to-Search c/o Bassil I. Dahiyat, Ph.D. CEO 111 West Lemon Avenue Monrovia, CA 91016

Mastercraft Boat (NASDAQ: MCFT) $.539b TN Patrick May retires as Pres- Crest div / Out-to-Search c/o Charlene Hampton VP HR 100 Cherokee Cove Drive Vonore, Tennessee 37885

Lantronix (NASDAQ: LTRX) $.153b CA Paul Pickle departs as CEO and from Board / Out-to-Search c/o Paul Folino COB 48 Discovery, Suite 250 Irvine, California 92618

Wheels Up Experience (NYSE: UP) $.030b NY / Out-to-Search-CEO c/o Stevens J. Sainte-Rose Chief People Officer 601 West 26th Street, Suite 900 New York, New York 10001

Financial Officer Opening

F45 Training (YSE: FXLV) $.053b TX / Out-to-Search-CFO c/o Tom Dowd CEO 3601 South Congress Avenue, Building E Austin, Texas 78704

Gelesis Hldgs (OTCMKTS: GLSH) $.002b MA Elliot Maltz resigns as CFO Treasurer, Chief Compliance Officer, Secy / Out-to-Search c/o Yishai Zohar CEO 501 Boylston Street Suite 6102 Boston, Massachusetts 02116

Valmont Industries (NYSE: VMI) $6.08b NE / Out-to-Search-CFO c/o T. Mitchell Parnell CHRO 15000 Valmont Plaza Omaha, NE 68154 

BioCryst Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: BCRX) $1.39b NC Michael Jones resigns as CAO / Out-to-Search c/o Stephanie Angelini Chief People Officer 4505 Emperor Blvd., Suite 200 Durham, North Carolina 27703

Faraday Future Intelligent Electric (NASDAQ: FFIE) $.280b CA / Out-to-Search- CFO c/o Xuefeng Chen Global CEO 18455 S. Figueroa Street Gardena, CA 90248

Nautilus (NYSE: NLS) $.040b WA Ms. Sarah Jones resigns as CAO / Out-to-Search c/o Alan Chan Chief Legal & People Officer 17750 S.E. 6th Way Vancouver, Washington 98683

Light & Wonder (NASDAQ: LNW) $6.29b NV Ms. Constance James resigns as CFO / Out-to-Search c/o Matt Wilson CEO 6601 Bermuda Road, Las Vegas, NV 89119  

Auddia (NASDAQ: AUUD) $.008b CO Timothy Ackerman resigns as CFO / Out-to-Search c/o Michael Lawless CEO 2100 Central Avenue, Suite 200 Boulder, Colorado 80301

General Counsel Openings

Alignment Healthcare (NASDAQ: ALHC) $1.01b CA Richard Cross retires as GC Secy / Out-to-Search c/o Melinda Kimbro Chief People Officer 1100 W Town and Country Rd. Suite 1600 Orange, California

Pieris Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: PIRS) $.016b MA Ahmed Mousa resigns as Chief Business Officer GC Secy / Out-to-Search-GC c/o Frank Vollmering VP HR 225 Franklin Street, 26th Floor Boston, MA 02110

Tutor Perini (NYSE: TPC) $.373b CA Ms. Wendy Hallgren departs as GC / Out-to-Search c/o Ronald N. Tutor COB CEO 15901 Olden Street, Sylmar, California 91342-1093

SPAC Activity

SPAC / Cartica Acq Corp (NASDAQ: CITE) $.105b Suresh Guduru, Suresh Singamsetty, Kishore Kondragunta, Rana Gujral, Kyle Ingvald Parent, John Levy join Board succeed Subramanian Ramadorai, Keki Mistry, Farida Khambata, Parul Bhandari, Asif Ramji, Steven Quamme / Steven Quamme resigns as interim- CEO

SPAC / Portage Fintech Acq Corp (NASDAQ: PFTA) $.336b NY Adam Felesky, Ajay Chowdhery, Paul Desmarais, Steven Freiberg, Stuart Harvey, Thompson Hutton, Ms. Seraina Macia, Jason Pate resign from Board / re PFTA I LP purchase

SPAC / Combination Freedom Acq I Corp (NYSE: FACT) $.194b w/ Complete Solaria

SPAC / Plum Acq Corp I (NASDAQ: PLMI) $.139b Lane Bess resigns from Board

SPAC / Digital World Acq Corp (NASDAQ: DWAC) $.500b Eric Swider promoted to CEO joins Board was interim- CEO

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