Company: STGW
Filing Date: 2025-04-25
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001104659-25-039437
Chunk: 17

Company: Stagwell Inc
Filing Date: 2025-04-25
Form: DEF 14A
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 Eli Samaha                                                                                                 
 Age 39                                                                                                     
 Director Since:August 3, 2021                                                                              
 Committees:Audit Committee                                                                                 
 Irwin D. Simon                                                                                             
 Age 66                                                                                                     
 Director since:April 25, 2013                                                                              
 Committees:Nominating andCorporate    GovernanceCommittee;Human Resources    and Compensation    Committee | ​ 
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 Ms. Rogers is a results-oriented business leader, with key digital marketing experience, and brings to the board strong operational, collaborative and diplomatic skills that qualify her for the Board.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
 Mr. Samaha is a member of our Board. Mr. Samaha has been the Founder and Managing Partner of Madison Avenue Partners, LP, a value-focused investment manager whose partners include leading university endowments, hospital systems, and philanthropic foundations, since January 2018. Prior to founding Madison, Mr. Samaha was a Partner at Newtyn Management from January 2012 to December 2017 and held roles at KBS Capital Partners and GSC Group.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
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 Mr. Samaha’s experience and knowledge in finance, equity and debt investments, and risk management qualify him for the Board.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
 Mr. Samaha was originally designated as a nominee for election as a director of the Company by Stagwell Media pursuant to its rights under the Transaction Agreement and subsequently renominated by the Board.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
 Mr. Simon is a member of our Board and serves as Lead Independent Director. Mr. Simon previously served as a member of MDC’s Board of Directors beginning April 25, 2013. Mr. Simon has been Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Tilray Brands, Inc., a leading global lifestyle and consumer packaged goods company traded on Nasdaq, since May 2021. In 2019, Mr. Simon joined and transformed Aphria Inc. into a profitable global cannabis company with leading market share brands. At Aphria, Mr. Simon structured a reverse merger and acquisition of Tilray. In 1993, Mr. Simon founded The Hain Celestial Group, Inc., a leading global organic and natural products company, and served as its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer until 2018. Mr