Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers OnFebruary 16, 2023 , as part of a planned succession process, the Board of Directors (the "Board") ofCass Information Systems, Inc. (the "Company") appointedMartin Resch to serve as the Company's Chief Executive Officer, effectiveApril 18, 2023 .Mr. Resch succeedsEric Brunngraber , who has served as the Company's Chief Executive Officer since 2008.Mr. Brunngraber will retire as Chief Executive Officer, effective as ofApril 18, 2023 , and will remain with the Company as Executive Chairman to support management and assist with the transition.Mr. Brunngraber will also continue as Chairman of the Board.Mr. Resch , 57, was named President of the Company onJanuary 25, 2022 and will continue to serve in this position.Mr. Resch joined the Company as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer inNovember 2020 . Prior to joining the Company,Mr. Resch most recently served as Executive Vice President of theCommercial Banking Group of Bank of the West , a subsidiary ofBNP Paribas , from 2013 to 2019. In this role,Mr. Resch functioned as the group's chief administrative and operating officer with responsibility for overseeing strategy, operations, finance, technology and human resources functions.Mr. Resch served in various positions atBank of the West since 2003, including as Executive Vice President ofTreasury and Finance during which time he implemented financial and treasury risk management frameworks and policies. He has also engaged in multiple entrepreneurial initiatives related to FinTech and financial markets, founding three equity and index option funds on the Pacific Exchange, a former regional stock exchange located inCalifornia , and serving as a member of the Pacific Exchange board of directors during its sale to Archipelago, which was subsequently acquired by theNew York Stock Exchange . Also onFebruary 16, 2023 , the Board, upon the recommendation of the Compensation Committee, approved adjustments to the compensation arrangements forMr. Resch andMr. Brunngraber which will go into effect onApril 18, 2023 . ForMr. Resch , the following was approved: (i) a base salary of$650,000 ; (ii) eligibility to receive an annual target profit sharing bonus of 45% of his base salary; and (iii) a 2023 long-term incentive compensation opportunity at target based on 125% of his base salary. ForMr. Brunngraber , the following was approved: (i) a base salary of$562,000 ; (ii) eligibility to receive an annual target profit sharing bonus of 40% of his base salary; and (iii) a 2023 long-term incentive compensation opportunity at target based on 100% of his base salary. Profit sharing bonuses earned byMr. Resch andMr. Brunngraber , if any, will be based on the achievement of individual and Company performance-based objectives established by the Company's Compensation Committee in connection with the Company's profit sharing program. Each is also entitled to participate in the Company's long-term incentive compensation and other employee benefit plans, programs and policies on the same terms as the Company's other executive officers. Further information about the Company's executive compensation program is discussed in the Company's most recent definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A, filed with theSecurities and Exchange Commission onMarch 7, 2022 .
OnFebruary 17, 2023 , the Company issued a press release announcingMr. Resch's appointment andMr. Brunngraber's transition. A copy of this press release is filed as Exhibits 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits. Exhibit Number Description 99.1 Press release issued by Cass Information
2023 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded
within the Inline XBRL document).
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