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| Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On April 1, 2024, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Digimarc Corporation (the “Company”) approved the appointment of George Karamanos to succeed Joel Meyer as the Company’s Executive Vice-President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, effective April 8, 2024 (the “Effective Date”). On the Effective Date, Mr. Meyer will transition into a new role as the Company’s Vice President of Intellectual Property and Innovation Strategy.
Prior to his appointment, Mr. Karamanos served as Chief Legal Officer at ZipHQ where he optimized the legal team to accelerate transactions and go-to-market strategy. Prior to that, Mr. Karamanos served as Chief Legal Officer at DataRobot and as General Counsel at AppDynamics (acquired by Cisco in March 2017). He brings nearly two decades of legal leadership and experience advising leading technology companies including Google, X (formerly known as Twitter), and Spotify.
| Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On April 4, 2024, the Company issued a press release announcing the appointment of Mr. Karamanos as Executive Vice-President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, and Mr. Meyer’s new role as Vice President of Intellectual Property and Innovation Strategy. The press release is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
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| 99.1 | Press Release issued by the Company, dated April 4, 2024 | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) | |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: April 4, 2024
| By: | /s/ Joel Meyer | |
| Joel Meyer | ||
| Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary |