Company: IIIV
Filing Date: 2025-01-10
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001728688-25-000006
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Company: i3 Verticals, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-01-10
Form: DEF 14A
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4 and as the President of the Public Sector vertical of i3 Verticals, LLC from May 2019 to November 2022. Mr. Christians also served as CEO of Pace Payments Systems, Inc. (“Pace”), a former subsidiary of i3 Verticals, LLC, from May 2019 to November 2022. Prior to joining i3 Verticals, LLC, Mr. Christians served as the Chairman and CEO of Pace and CEO of all Pace’s wholly-owned subsidiaries from October 2009 to May 2019 when Pace was acquired by the Company. Prior to serving at Pace, Mr. Christians was the Chairman and CEO of Prime Office Products (“Prime”) and CEO of all of Prime’s wholly-owned subsidiaries from May 1999 to September 2005 when Prime was sold to Staples, Inc. Mr. Christians holds a Bachelor of Arts from Iowa State University.

Chris Laisure has served as our President - Public Sector since November 2022. Mr. Laisure previously served as Chief Executive Officer of i3-BIS, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of i3 Verticals, LLC, since February of 2021, and Chief Executive Officer of Business Information Systems, GP (“BIS”) from 2006 to 2021. During those same years, Mr. Laisure was the Vice President of BIS and President of BIS HQ, GP. Prior to attending East Tennessee State University, Mr. Laisure spent 4 years in the United States Navy.

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#### PROPOSAL 1 — ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
Upon the recommendation of a majority of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, the Board has nominated the nine persons listed below for election to serve as directors, each for a term of one year and until his or her successor is elected and qualified. The nominees for director are:

• Gregory Daily

• Clay Whitson

• Elizabeth Seigenthaler Courtney

• John Harrison

• Burton Harvey

• Decosta Jenkins

• Timothy McKenna

• David Morgan

• David Wilds

Each of the nominees has consented to being named as a director nominee in this Proxy Statement and has agreed to serve for the one year term to which he or she has been nominated, if elected. If any of the nominees is unable to serve or refuses to serve as a director, the proxies will be voted in favor of such other nominee(s), if any, as the Board of Directors may designate. The Company