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Posted 11 September, 2023

CS Disco, Inc. appointed Scott Hill as new CEO

NYSE:LAW appointed new Chief Executive Officer Scott Hill in a 8-K filed on 11 September, 2023.


  Also on September 10, 2023, the Board appointed Scott Hill as the Company's Chief Executive Officer and principal executive officer, effective September 11, 2023, to serve on an interim basis while the Board searches for a permanent successor.  

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Overview of CS Disco, Inc.
Technology • Software
CS Disco, Inc. engages in the provision of legal technology solutions. It operates through the United States and All Other Countries segments. The company was founded by Kiwi Camara, Kent Radford, Gabe Krambs and Barry Hagan in 2012 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.
Market Cap
$398M
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Relevant filing section
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On September 10, 2023, Kiwi Camara, Chief Executive Officer of CS Disco, Inc. (the "Company"), notified the board of directors (the "Board") of the Company of his resignation from his position as Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the Board, effective immediately. Mr. Camara's resignation from the Board is not the result of any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company's operations, policies or practices.

Also on September 10, 2023, the Board appointed Scott Hill as the Company's Chief Executive Officer and principal executive officer, effective September 11, 2023, to serve on an interim basis while the Board searches for a permanent successor. In connection with Mr. Hill's appointment, he was removed from the Board's Audit Committee and Compensation Committee, and Robert P. Goodman, an existing member of the Board and Compensation Committee, was appointed as Chair of the Compensation Committee. Mr. Hill, age 56, has served as a member of the Board since June 2021. Mr. Hill most recently serviced as an advisor to the Chief Executive Officer of Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. from May 2021 to February 2023 and also served as its Chief Financial Officer from May 2007 to May 2021. Mr. Hill holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in finance from the University of Texas at Austin and an Master of Business Administration from New York University. 

In connection with his appointment as Chief Executive Officer, the Compensation Committee (no longer including Mr. Hill, as noted above) on the same date approved an employment agreement with Mr. Hill (the "Hill Employment Agreement"). Pursuant to the terms of the Hill Employment Agreement, Mr. Hill will receive a monthly base salary of $50,000. Mr. Hill will also receive a grant of restricted stock units ("RSUs"), effective as of September 11, 2023 for 32,052 shares of common stock of the Company. The RSUs will vest in a single installment, on the first Quarterly Date (as defined below) following his last day of service as Chief Executive Officer, for that number of shares equal to the product of 5,342 and the total number of months of Executive's service as Chief Executive Officer (prorated with respect to any partial calendar month of service based on the number of days served during such month). "Quarterly Date" means February 16, May 16, August 16, and November 16.

There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Hill and any other person pursuant to which he was selected as an officer of the Company, and there is no family relationship between Mr. Hill and any of the Company's other executive officers or directors. There are no related party transactions between Mr. Hill and the Company that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.