Company: COHN
Filing Date: 2025-04-17
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001104659-25-035625
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Company: Cohen & Co Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-17
Form: DEF 14A
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 April 2018 until May 2024, Ms. Liberto served as President and Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the Board of Directors of WalkMyMind, Inc. and its parent holding company, WMM Holding Co., LLC. When determining whether it is appropriate to re-nominate a current director to continue on the Board of Directors, the Board focuses primarily on the information provided in each of the director’s individual biographies set forth above and its knowledge of the character and strengths of the sitting directors. With respect to Mr. Cohen, the Company considered his many years of executive leadership with the Company and Cohen & Company, LLC, as well as other companies, and his extensive investment experience and expertise in strategic planning and business expansion. With regard to Mr. Dawson, the Company considered his past experience as a director of the Company and its predecessors as well as his prior experience as the Chief Financial Officer of a public company and as an independent director for other public companies. With regard to Mr. DiMaio, the Company considered his significant experience in the financial services industry, including serving in management positions of other financial institutions, and his unique perspective with respect to corporate strategy and business development. With regard to Mr. Haraburda, the Company considered his past experience as a director of the Company and its predecessors as well as his extensive knowledge of the securities industry. With regard to Ms. Liberto, the Company considered her past experience as a director of the Company, her legal background and her knowledge of corporate governance matters. Other than with respect to Daniel G. Cohen as described in further detail below, no director was selected as a result of any arrangement or understanding between the director or any other person. Rights of Certain Stockholders to Nominate Directors On May 9, 2013, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “CBF Purchase Agreement”) regarding a strategic investment in the Company by Cohen Bros. Financial, LLC, an entity of which Daniel G. Cohen, Executive Chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors and of Cohen & Company, LLC’s Board of Managers, is the sole member (“CBF”). Pursuant to the CBF Purchase Agreement, the Company agreed, among other things, that at any meeting at which the Company’s stockholders may vote for the election of directors, for so long as CBF and certain of its affiliates collectively own 10% or more of the Company’s outstanding common stock (as calculated under the CBF Purchase Agreement), CBF may designate one individual to stand for election