Posted 22 June, 2023
Turtle Beach Corp appointed Cris Keirn as new CEO
Nasdaq:HEAR appointed new Chief Executive Officer Cris Keirn in a 8-K filed on 22 June, 2023.
On June 15, 2023, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Turtle Beach Corporation (the "Company") appointed Cris Keirn, the Company's Senior Vice-President, Global Sales, to serve as the Company's Interim Chief Executive Officer and as its principal executive officer, both effective July 1, 2023.
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Overview of Turtle Beach Corp
Consumer Goods • Audio/Video Equipment
Turtle Beach Corp. engages in the development, commercialization, and marketing of audio peripherals. The firm provides gaming accessory. The company was founded by Elwood G. Norris and James A. Barnes in 1975 and is headquartered in White Plains, NY.Market Cap
$181M
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$181M
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 June 15, 2023, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Turtle Beach Corporation (the "Company") appointed Cris Keirn, the Company's Senior Vice-President, Global Sales, to serve as the Company's Interim Chief Executive Officer and as its principal executive officer, both effective July 1, 2023. Mr. Keirn, age 52, has served as the Company's Senior Vice-President, Global Sales since August 2016. As Senior Vice-President, Global Sales, Mr. Keirn oversees the growth and development of the Company's headset business, is responsible for all consumer retail and sales account management and leads the Company's sales operations, customer care and market analytics teams. Prior to serving as Senior Vice President, Global Sales, Mr. Keirn served as Vice-President of Business Planning and Strategy of the Company, from February 2013 to August 2016. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Keirn held leadership positions over a 17-year span at Motorola across product management, operations, quality and customer relations. Mr. Keirn received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University and a Masters Certificate in Project Management from George Washington University. In connection with his appointment, the Company entered into a letter agreement with Mr. Keirn that governs the terms and conditions of his appointment as the Company's Interim Chief Executive Officer. Pursuant to the letter agreement, Mr. Keirn will continue to receive his annual base salary, will continue to be eligible to earn an annual performance bonus and equity-based compensation, and will participate in other employee welfare benefit plans maintained by the Company in accordance with the terms of such plans, in all cases, at the same levels and on the same terms and conditions as in effect prior to his appointment as the Company's Interim Chief Executive Officer. In connection with his appointment as Interim Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Keirn will be eligible to earn a deferred stock award under the Turtle Beach Corporation 2013 Stock-Based Incentive Compensation Plan, payable in shares of the Company's stock in an amount equal to $10,000 per month for each month that he serves as Interim Chief Executive Officer, prorated for any partial month of service. The deferred stock award will not become vested or payable until the Company's termination of Mr. Keirn's appointment as the Company's Interim Chief Executive Officer because a permanent replacement Chief Executive Officer is appointed. Once vested, shares of the Company's stock will be delivered to Mr. Keirn within thirty (30) days of such vesting, less the number of shares withheld by the Company in an amount sufficient to satisfy Mr. Keirn's federal, state and local tax obligations. In addition, in consideration of Mr. Keirn's service as our Interim Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Keirn's continued base salary component of his entitlement under the Company's 2022 Retention Plan upon a qualifying termination of his employment, will be increased from three (3) to twelve (12) months. In connection with any qualifying termination of Mr. Keirn's employment with the Company following November 17, 2023, Mr. Keirn will be entitled to the following severance benefits, subject to his execution and non-revocation of a general release of claims in favor of the Company: (i) a pro-rated annual performance bonus (ii) continued payment of his base salary for twelve (12) months and (iii) subject to (A) his timely election of continuation coverage under COBRA and (B) his continued copayment of premiums at the same level and cost to him as if he were an employee of the Company, continued participation in the Company's group health plan for a period of twelve (12) months. There are no family relationships between Mr. Keirn and any of the Company's current or former directors or executive officers. Mr. Keirn is not a party to any transaction that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"). The foregoing summary of the employment offer letter with Mr. Keirn is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the letter agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this report.
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