Synacor, Inc. had previously announced that pursuant to the merger agreement, the Board of Directors of the combined software-focused Synacor and Qumu company will consist of seven directors - three directors to be appointed by Synacor, two directors to be appointed by Qumu, Synacor CEO Himesh Bhise, and a new, seventh independent director with software and SaaS experience to serve as Chairperson. The Synacor Board named Lisa Donohue, Marwan Fawaz, and Kevin Rendino, and the Qumu Board named Mary Chowning and Neil Cox, as the directors who will join Himesh Bhise, following the closing of the proposed merger with Qumu to serve on the reconstituted board of the combined company. The Board has engaged Heidrick & Struggles, a prominent executive search firm, to identify and evaluate candidates to serve as the combined company's seventh Director and new Chairperson.

Synacor also announced that Jordan Levy has resigned as Chairman of the Board, and is stepping down from the Board of Directors effective immediately. Kevin Rendino has been appointed Interim Chairman. In addition, Gary Ginsberg and Scott Murphy have notified the Board that they will complete their current terms as independent directors and will not stand for re-election at the 2020 Annual Meeting.

Effective at the time of the 2020 Annual Meeting, the size of Synacor's Board of Directors will be reduced from nine to seven members. Andrew Kau and Michael Montgomery have notified the Board that they intend to resign from their positions immediately prior to the closing of the proposed merger to allow the two Qumu appointees (Mary Chowning and Neil Cox) to join the Synacor Board.