ITEM 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(b) Departure of Certain Officer
On March 20, 2019, Matthew M. Klein, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, notified the Company of his resignation, effective April 15, 2019, to pursue other career interests. Mr. Klein’s departure did not involve any disagreement with the Company’s management or its external auditor.
(c) Appointment of Certain Officer
On March 20, 2019, the Board of Directors of the Company appointed William B. Noon, the Company’s Corporate Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer, as the Company’s acting Chief Financial Officer, effective April 15, 2019. The Company will undertake a search for a new Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Noon will continue to serve as the Company’s Chief Accounting Officer. Any change in compensation for Mr. Noon in this interim role has not yet been determined.
Mr. Noon, age 55, joined the Company on August 15, 2016 as the Chief Accounting Officer. He has more than 25 years of financial and accounting experience, which includes being Chief Financial Officer of Mattersight Corporation, a publicly traded enterprise analytics company. Mr. Noon has significant experience with the Company and has provided support in the areas of financial reporting at various times since 2014.
From April 2016 until joining the Company, Mr. Noon provided financial reporting consulting services to the Company as a sole practitioner. From 2013 to April 2016, Mr. Noon was a partner at TATUM, a Randstad company specializing in expert consulting and talent services in accounting, finance and information technology. While at TATUM, Mr. Noon assisted various global multi-billion-dollar revenue companies with their SEC financial reporting activities. In addition, while at TATUM, Mr. Noon provided consulting services to the Company, from 2014 until May 2015 on its financial reporting activities in connection with its spin-off from Exelis Inc. in 2014 and subsequent financial statements. From 2009 to 2013, Mr. Noon held various leadership positions at Mattersight Corporation, an enterprise analytics company, including Vice President of Finance from 2012 to 2013 and Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from 2009 to 2012. Mr. Noon received his Bachelor of Science in Accountancy from the University of Central Oklahoma and is a Certified Public Accountant.
There is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Noon and any other person pursuant to which Mr. Noon was selected as the Company’s acting Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Noon has no family relationships with any director, executive officer or person nominated or chosen by the company to become a director or executive officer of the Company. Mr. Noon is not a party to any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.