On January 31, 2018, the Board of Directors of The LGL Group, Inc. appointed James W. Tivy, to serve as the company's interim chief financial officer. In such capacity, Mr. Tivy will serve as the principal financial officer of the Company. Prior to joining the company, Mr. Tivy, age 50 held various positions of responsibility within INTL FCStone Inc., formerly as their group controller, and most recently as senior vice president, finance for their Broker-Dealer subsidiary, INTL FCStone Financial Inc. Prior to joining the Company, he was a CFO consultant for CFO Strategic Partners, located in Orlando, Florida. Mr. Tivy replaces Patti A. Smith as the company's principal financial officer. Ms. Smith resigned as the principal financial officer of the company effective as of November 6, 2017.