Item 5.02
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Departure of Directors of Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
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On March 24, 2020, the Company announced that the size of its Board of Directors (the “Board”) has been increased to nine members pursuant to an amendment, dated as of March 23, 2020, to the Stockholders’ Agreement, dated as of December 19, 2019, entered into in connection with the consummation of the business combination among the Company and affiliates of Carlyle Equity Opportunity GP, L.P. and Revolution Growth III, LP. The Company also announced that the Board has elected Donna Morea as Chair of the Board. Ms. Morea has been on the Company’s Board since March 2017. She currently serves on the boards of directors of Truist Financial Corporation, and Inova Health Systems, and as the Chair of the Board of Science Applications International Corporation. She is also a board member of NetHealth and Accelerate Learning. She currently is an Operating Executive for The Carlyle Group, an affiliate of KLDiscovery’s largest shareholder, where she is focused on the technology and business services sectors. From 2004 to 2011 she served as President of CGI Technology and Solutions, Inc. where she led CGI’s software and IT services in the US, Europe and Asia-Pacific region, serving commercial and government clients. Ms. Morea replaces Daniel Akerson, who served as Chairman of the Company’s Board since January 2016.
In addition, the Company announced that it elected Lawrence Prior III and Ian Fujiyama to the Board. Mr. Prior and Mr. Fujiyama are senior executives with The Carlyle Group. Mr. Prior was most recently President and Chief Operating Officer of CSRA, Inc. Mr. Fujiyama is a 23-year veteran at The Carlyle Group, focusing on strategic investments in aerospace, defense and government services.
A copy of the Company’s press release announcing the election of Ms. Morea as Chair of the Board and the election of Mr. Prior and Mr. Fujiyama to the Board is filed as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
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Forward Looking Statements
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