Item 5.02 |
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
Appointment of President
On June 28, 2023, the Board of Directors of BRC Inc. (the “Company”) approved the appointment of Chris Mondzelewski, the Company’s current Chief Marketing Officer, as the Company’s President, effective immediately. Mr. Mondzelewski will continue to hold the position of Chief Marketing Officer.
Mr. Mondzelewski, 49, brings over 20 years of consumer marketing, business and leadership experience, most recently serving as the chief growth officer of Mars’ $12 billion+ Global Petcare business before joining the Company as Chief Marketing Officer in May 2023. Throughout his almost 12-year tenure at Mars, Mr. Mondzelewski consistently grew his responsibilities, holding multiple marketing and business development leadership roles in which he led transformative growth and operational improvement strategies across numerous brands. Prior to joining Mars, Mr. Mondzelewski held marketing roles at Kraft Foods, where he launched several successful campaigns, including the most successful innovation and campaign in recent Kraft Cheese history. Before his business career, Mr. Mondzelewski was a Marine for five years, deploying in support of Operation Desert Freedom.
Mr. Mondzelewski will continue to be eligible to participate in the benefits available to the Company’s executive officers. In addition, the Company will enter into an indemnification agreement with Mr. Mondzelewski on terms substantially similar to the terms of the form of indemnification agreement filed as Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on February 10, 2022. Any potential changes to Mr. Mondzelewski’s compensation in connection with his appointment as President of the Company have not yet been determined at this time.
There are no family relationships between Mr. Mondzelewski and any director or executive officer of the Company. There are no transactions between Mr. Mondzelewski and the Company that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
Resignation of Chief Financial Officer; Appointment of Interim Chief Financial Officer
On June 23, 2023, Gregory Iverson informed the Company of his decision to resign as Chief Financial Officer to pursue other opportunities. Mr. Iverson will remain with the Company until the Company reports Q2 2023 earnings and he completes his transition of duties, through August 13, 2023 (the “Separation Date”). Mr. Iverson’s decision to resign did not result from any disagreement with the Company, its management or the Board on any matter, whether related to the Company’s operations, policies, practices or otherwise. In order to induce Mr. Iverson to remain with the Company through the Separation Date, the Company entered into a separation and release agreement with Mr. Iverson, which provides for, among other things, the vesting of certain restricted stock units held by Mr. Iverson, a customary release, and certain payments to Mr. Iverson in the event his new employer revokes or terminates his employment before the Separation Date. The foregoing description of the separation and release agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the separation and release agreement, which will be filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ending June 30, 2023.
On June 28, 2023, the Board of Directors appointed Mark Weinsten as interim Chief Financial Officer, effective August 14, 2023, after Mr. Iverson’s Separation Date. Mr. Weinsten, 59, is a managing director of Berkeley Research Group, which he joined in 2016 after having previously served as senior managing director at FTI Consulting. Mr. Weinsten specializes in serving in interim executive positions in the consumer industry, including roles as chief executive officer and chief financial officer, and has served in C-level and interim C-level interim roles at over eight different companies over the last ten years. Mr. Weinsten has worked closely with the Company’s management team since February of 2023, and his financial expertise, familiarity with the Company’s operations, and experience serving in interim roles, including as chief financial officer, positions him to lead the Company’s finance team during this interim period.