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Item 5.02 Appointment of an Officer
On October 26, 2022, Vinco Ventures, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an engagement agreement with Ankura Consulting Group for interim CFO services, with Brendan Bosack, one of its principals, named as Interim CFO of the Company. The agreement calls for services to be rendered at $900 per hour up to $30,000 per month. The agreement is for an indefinite term and cancellable by either party.
Brendan Bosack is a Senior Managing Director at Ankura, an advisory CFO firm, with over 20 years of experience guiding public and private companies through periods of transition, creating value for existing and future stakeholders. In leadership roles, Brendan employs a whole-to-part style, creating a framework to drive action in organizations. Brendan has an expansive background incorporating technology and process improvement experience when developing solutions. Prior to his role at Ankura, Brendan was a Vice President of Finance for two operating divisions at Eastman Kodak Company, as well as serving as the Director of Financial Planning and Reporting. He was a Vice President in both the Turnaround and Restructuring group and Information Management Systems group at a prominent global consulting company, bringing a unique blend of technology and finance experience.
The following are positions held with dates:
an 2021 - Present | Senior Managing Director, Ankura
Aug 2018 - Jan 2021 | Managing Director, Ankura
Oct 2017 - Aug 2018 | Finance Director & VP, CFG
Sept 2015 - Oct 2017 | Director, Financial Planning and Reporting, Eastman Kodak Company
Dec 2008 - Sept 2015 | VP, AlixPartners
Feb 2000 - Dec 2008 | BMC Group
Item 8.01 Other Information
On August 26, 2022, Vinco Ventures, Inc. (the “Company”) filed a Current Report on Form 8-K in which it disclosed that it had received notification from Nasdaq that required the Company to submit to Nasdaq, on or before October 17, 2022, a Plan of Compliance with regard to the filing of its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2022 (the “Delinquent 10-Q”). The Plan of Compliance was submitted as of October 17, 2022 and on October 26, 2022, Nasdaq notified the Company that its Plan of Compliance has been accepted and that the Company has until January 31, 2023 to file the Delinquent 10-Q and any other required filings.
Item 9.01 Exhibits
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated October 27, 2022 |
| 99.2 | Agreement with Ankura |
| 104 | Inline XBRL |
SIGNATURES
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 thereunto duly authorized.
Date: October 27, 2022
| VINCO VENTURES, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Ross Miller | |
| Name: | Ross Miller | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |