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Posted 31 January, 2022

CASS INFORMATION SYSTEMS INC appointed Mr. Resch as new CEO

Nasdaq:CASS appointed new Chief Executive Officer Mr. Resch in a 8-K filed on 31 January, 2022.


  Mr. Resch succeeds Eric Brunngraber who previously served as the Company's President and, effective as of January 25, 2022, will continue to serve as the Company's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.  

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Overview of CASS INFORMATION SYSTEMS INC
Technology • Internet/Online
Cass Information Systems, Inc. engages in the provision of integrated information and payment management solutions. It operates through the following segments: Information Services, Banking Services, and Corporate, Eliminations, and Other. The Information Services segment offers transportation, energy, telecommunication, and environmental invoice processing and payment services to large corporations. The Banking Services segment focuses on the provision of banking services primarily to privately held businesses and faith-based ministries. The company was founded in 1906 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.
Market Cap
$581M
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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 January 25, 2022, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Cass Information Systems, Inc. (the "Company") acted to increase the size of the Board to 10 directors and, upon the recommendation of the Company's Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, elected Wendy J. Henry as a member of the Board. As a member of the Board, Ms. Henry has been appointed to serve on the Company's Audit Committee.

As a member of the Board, Ms. Henry will be entitled to receive the same compensation provided to the Company's other non-employee directors, which includes a cash retainer and an annual grant of restricted stock valued at $60,000. Restricted stock awards are issued under the Company's Amended and Restated Omnibus Stock and Performance Compensation Plan. The shares carry voting and dividend rights and vest in one year on the first anniversary date of the award or, if elected by the director, vest at retirement from the Board.

Also on January 25, 2022, the Board appointed Martin Resch as President in addition to his current role as the Company's Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Resch succeeds Eric Brunngraber who previously served as the Company's President and, effective as of January 25, 2022, will continue to serve as the Company's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.

Mr. Resch, 56, joined the Company as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer in November 2020. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Resch most recently served as Executive Vice President of the Commercial Banking Group of Bank of the West, a subsidiary of BNP Paribas, from 2013 to 2019. In this role, Mr. Resch functioned as the group's chief administrative and operating officer with responsibility for overseeing strategy, operations, finance, technology and human resources functions. Mr. Resch served in various positions at Bank of the West since 2003, including as Executive Vice President of Treasury and Finance during which time he implemented financial and treasury risk management frameworks and policies. Mr. Resch has also engaged in multiple entrepreneurial initiatives related to FinTech and financial markets, founding three equity and index option funds on the Pacific Exchange, a former regional stock exchange located in California, and serving as a member of the Pacific Exchange board of directors during its sale to Archipelago, which was subsequently acquired by the New York Stock Exchange.

Mr. Resch will continue to receive compensation on the terms previously disclosed by the Company.

With respect to the election of Ms. Henry and appointment of Mr. Resch, there are no transactions and no proposed transactions required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K, no arrangements or understandings with any other person required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 5.02(d) of Form 8-K and 401(b) of Regulation S-K, and no family relationships required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 401(d) of Regulation S-K.

On January 26, 2022 and January 31, 2022, the Company issued press releases announcing the election of Ms. Henry as a director and appointment of Mr. Resch as President, respectively. Copies of these press releases are filed as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.