WisdomTree Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Other Events, Financial Statements and Exhibits
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| Item 8.01. | Other Events |
New Board Chair Appointment
On January 23, 2025, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of WisdomTree, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Smita Conjeevaram to serve as Chair of the Board. Ms. Conjeevaram is an independent member of the Board under the rules of the New York Stock Exchange and applicable law, and prior to her appointment as Chair of the Board served as Chair of the Compensation Committee and as a member of the Nominating and Governance Committee. She succeeds Win Neuger, who will continue to serve on the Board and as a member of the Compensation Committee.
New Committee Chair Appointment
Additionally, on January 23, 2025, the Board appointed Rilla Delorier to replace Smita Conjeevaram as Chair of the Compensation Committee of the Board. The Company’s newly constituted committees are as follows:
| · | Audit Committee: Lynn S. Blake (Chair), Anthony Bossone, Shamla Naidoo and Tonia Pankopf |
| · | Compensation Committee: Rilla Delorier (Chair), Lynn S. Blake, Anthony Bossone, Smita Conjeevaram and Win Neuger |
| · | Nominating and Governance Committee: Shamla Naidoo (Chair), Rilla Delorier, Daniela Mielke and Tonia Pankopf |
The Board has determined that each of the committee members is independent under Section 303A of the New York Stock Exchange Listed Company Manual and Rule 10A-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
A copy of the press release announcing Ms. Conjeevaram’s appointment as Board Chair is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) Exhibits:
| Exhibit 99.1 | Press Release, dated January 24, 2025 |
| Exhibit 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| WisdomTree, Inc. | |||
| Date: January 24, 2025 | By: | /s/ Marci Frankenthaler | |
| Marci Frankenthaler | |||
| Chief Legal Officer | |||
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