Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On May 16, 2022, Raffaele Sadun notified the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of SelectQuote, Inc. (the “Company”) of his decision to resign from his position as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer effective June 1, 2022 to pursue another career opportunity outside the insurance distribution and healthcare industries. Mr. Sadun’s resignation was not the result of any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies, or practices, including any matters concerning the Company’s controls or any financial or accounting-related matters or disclosures.
Effective as of June 1, 2022, the Board appointed Ryan M. Clement, 41, to serve as the Company’s interim Chief Financial Officer pending a comprehensive national search for Mr. Sadun’s successor. In addition to assuming the responsibilities of principal financial officer, Mr. Clement will continue in his current role as Senior Vice President of Financial Planning & Analysis, which he has held since he joined the Company in January 2022. Mr. Clement has over a decade of experience as a senior-level finance and operations executive at both public and private companies. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Clement was the Chief Financial Officer of Sifted, LLC (formerly VeriShip), a private SaaS-based software technology firm, from 2019–2022. From 2012–2016, Mr. Clement was Vice President of Finance at The Mutual Fund Store, where he was responsible for financial planning and analysis and played a central role in M&A. Following the sale of The Mutual Fund Store in 2016 to Financial Engines, Inc., a publicly-traded independent registered investment adviser, Mr. Clement served as Vice President of Distribution Strategy at Financial Engines and later oversaw its integration with Edelman Financial Services as Head of Integration following the entities’ merger in 2018. Mr. Clement holds an MBA and a dual B.S. in Real Estate and Finance & Banking from the University of Missouri.
In connection with his appointment as interim Chief Financial Officer and his assumption of the role of principal financial officer, Mr. Clement will receive a $51,822 increase in annual base compensation, annualized over 12 months beginning June 1, 2022. There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Clement and any other person pursuant to which he was selected as interim Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Clement does not have a family relationship with any of the Company’s directors or executive officers, nor does he have any direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
Also effective as of June 1, 2022, the Board designated Stephanie D. Fisher as the Company’s principal accounting officer. Ms. Fisher, 45, has served as the Company’s Chief Accounting Officer since August 2020. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Fisher was the Chief Financial Officer of YRC Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ: YELL) (now Yellow Corporation), a North American less-than-truckload transportation company, where she led a strategic transformation of the company’s finance and operations functions. Before her appointment as Chief Financial Officer in 2017, Ms Fisher spent over a decade in other senior-level accounting positions at YRC, including Vice President & Controller and Director of Financial Reporting. Ms. Fisher began her career in the Assurance practice of Ernst & Young LLP after earning her B.S. in Business Administration and Master of Accountancy from Kansas State University.
In connection with her assumption of the role of principal accounting officer, Ms. Fisher will receive a $50,000 increase in annual base compensation, annualized over 12 months beginning June 1, 2022. There are no arrangements or understandings between Ms. Fisher and any other person pursuant to which she was selected as principal accounting officer. Ms. Fisher does not have a family relationship with any of the Company’s directors or executive officers, nor does she have any direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.