Company: NGVC
Filing Date: 2025-01-24
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001437749-25-001800
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Company: Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-01-24
Form: DEF 14A
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 on the Board include her extensive retail industry experience, her direct knowledge of our Company and significant experience in business operations, corporate finance and financial reporting.

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Edward Cerkovnik has been a director since July 23, 2013. Mr. Cerkovnik is a founder, a director and the Co- Chief Executive Officer of Breckenridge-Wynkoop, LLC, which owns and operates brew pubs, ale houses and other restaurant concepts. He was a founder, officer and director of Breckenridge Holding Company, the owner and operator of the Breckenridge Brewery, from its inception in 1994 until its sale in 2016. In addition, Mr. Cerkovnik has been an active principal in other restaurant and commercial real estate projects since 1994.

We believe that Mr. Cerkovnik’s qualifications to serve on the Board include his knowledge of the retail industry and significant experience in business ownership and operations.

David Rooney has been a director since August 5, 2020. During Mr. Rooney’s 40-year career with Deloitte & Touche LLP (“Deloitte”), he served as an audit partner and held numerous leadership roles. Prior to his retirement from Deloitte in 2020, Mr. Rooney served as partner-in-charge of the Denver audit practice, as Colorado practice leader for services to the Consumer & Industrial products industries, and as an advisory partner, advising public and private companies on critical business issues. Mr. Rooney has extensive experience in the areas of accounting and finance, risk assessment, internal controls, corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, and public offerings.

We believe that Mr. Rooney’s qualifications to serve on the Board include his significant experience with financial reporting by public companies and his experience with risk assessment, internal controls and corporate governance.

Richard Hallé has served as our Chief Financial Officer since January 1, 2025. Prior to his appointment, Mr. Hallé served as a member of our Board and Audit Committee from 2012 until October 2024, and as a member of our Compensation Committee from August 2020 until October 2024. Mr. Hallé previously served as a managing director of Alvarez and Marsal Private Equity Performance Improvement Group, a global business management consulting firm, from March 2023 to October 2024. From 2011 until 2021, Mr. Hallé served as the Chief Financial Officer of Vivial Inc., a digital marketing technology company, overseeing