WisdomTree Shakes Up Board with Majority-Fresh Directors
• WisdomTree, Inc. (NYSE: WT), a global financial innovator, announced new chairs and members to its Board of Directors committees.
• All three committees are now comprised of a majority of directors who joined in the past three years, with at least one director on each committee nominated by WisdomTree stockholder ETFS Capital.
• The new committee compositions reflect WisdomTree’s sustained commitment to board refreshment and enhancing stockholder engagement.
WisdomTree Announces New Board Committee Chairs and Members
WisdomTree, Inc. (NYSE: WT) (“WisdomTree” or the “Company”), a global financial innovator, today announced that at today’s meeting of WisdomTree’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), the Board appointed new chairs and members to all three committees of the Board, effective immediately. With these changes, two of the three committees are now chaired by directors who joined the Board within the past three years, and every committee is comprised of a majority of directors who joined within that time. Additionally, every committee includes at least one director nominated by WisdomTree stockholder ETFS Capital.
New Committee Compositions
The newly constituted committees are as follows:
Audit Committee
Harold Singleton III (Chair), Lynn S. Blake, Anthony Bossone and Daniela Mielke
Compensation Committee
Win Neuger (Chair), Lynn S. Blake, Anthony Bossone, Smita Conjeevaram and Shamla Naidoo
Nominating and Governance Committee
Smita Conjeevaram (Chair), Lynn S. Blake, Daniela Mielke, Tonia Pankopf and Harold Singleton III
Commitment to Refreshment
Jonathan Steinberg, Chief Executive Officer of WisdomTree said “Our new independent directors have quickly become integral voices in our boardroom and demonstrated their skills and expertise… These appointments reflect our ongoing commitment to refreshing our Board and driving value for WisdomTree stockholders.” Mr Steinberg continued,”We are particularly pleased that Harold Singleton III and Smita Conjeevaram will serve as committee chairs.” Since their appointments to the Board in 2022 and 2021 respectively they have both contributed skills and experience essential to their Boards success which will be beneficial for WisdomTrees future success in their new positions.