Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers
Resignation of Chief Financial Officer
On January 25, 2023, Christopher Wheaton, Chief Financial Officer of Bsquare
Corporation (the "Company"), notified the Company of his decision to resign as
Chief Financial Officer of the Company, effective end of day on February 16,
2023. Mr. Wheaton stated that he does not have any disagreement with the
Company, its management, its board of directors or any committee thereof on any
matter.
Appointment of Chief Financial Officer
On January 30, 2023, the Board of Directors of the Company appointed Cheryl
Wynne as the Company's Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Wynne will assume the Chief
Financial Officer duties from Christopher Wheaton upon his resignation.
Ms. Wynne, 43, has served as the Corporate Controller and Senior Director of
Finance at Bsquare since joining the Company in November 2020. Ms. Wynne is a
Certified Public Accountant and holds a BS and Master of Accountancy from Texas
State University. She began her career at Ernst & Young and then worked at
Nordstrom for nearly ten years, in various finance and accounting roles. After
Nordstrom, Ms. Wynne transitioned to the non-profit sector, serving as Vice
President of Finance and Administration at LifeCenter Northwest and, most
recently, as Chief Financial Officer at Forterra NW.
There are no family relationships between Ms. Wynne and any director, executive
officer or person nominated or chosen by the Company to become a director or
executive officer. Additionally, there have been no transactions involving Ms.
Wynne that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
In connection with her appointment as Chief Financial Officer, Ms. Wynne has
entered into a continuing offer letter with the Company that provides she is
entitled to receive an annual salary of $240,000 and is eligible to receive a
bonus of up to $60,000 at 100% achievement of individual performance objectives
agreed upon with the Company's Chief Executive Officer. In the event that,
within twelve months following a "change of control," Ms. Wynne's employment is
terminated when neither "cause" nor "long term disability" exists or she
terminates her employment for "good reason" (each as defined in the offer
letter), she would be entitled to receive a one-time lump sum severance payment
equal to six months of her then annual base salary, 100% of her target annual
bonus as determined by the Compensation Committee, and continued COBRA coverage
at our expense for a period of six months following her termination date. In
addition, immediately prior to a change of control of the Company, all of Ms.
Wynne's unvested stock options and restricted stock units shall become fully
vested and immediately exercisable. She may also participate in other standard
Company benefit programs.
The foregoing description of Ms. Wynne's continuing offer letter is a summary,
does not purport to be complete, and is subject to and qualified by reference to
the full text thereof, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this
Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
In connection with her appointment, the Company and Ms. Wynne will enter into
the Company's standard form of indemnification agreement.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On January 31, 2023, the Company issued a press release announcing the
appointment of Ms. Wynne as Chief Financial Officer and the departure of Mr.
Wheaton. The Company's press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this current
report and is incorporated herein by reference.
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in the
press release attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto shall not be deemed to be "filed"
for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the "Exchange Act"), nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by
reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the
Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in
such filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. Description of Exhibits
10.1 Continuing Offer Letter between
the Company and Ms. Cheryl Wynne
99.1 Press release dated January 31,
2023
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