WeCommerce Promotes Alex Persson to Chief Executive Officer; Chris Sparling Appointed Chairman of the Board
02 Décembre 2021 - 1:00PM
Business Wire
WeCommerce Holdings Ltd. (“WeCommerce” or the “Company”)
(TSXV: WE), a leading provider of ecommerce enablement software
and tools for merchants, is pleased to announce the promotion of
Alex Persson to Chief Executive Officer and the appointment of
Chris Sparling as Chairman of the Board, effective immediately.
Andrew Wilkinson, previously WeCommerce’s Chairman of the Board,
will continue to serve as a director of the Company.
“It is my great pleasure to announce Alex as CEO of WeCommerce”,
said WeCommerce Chairman Chris Sparling. “Since Alex joined us last
year, he has overseen our M&A efforts and worked extensively
with our growing portfolio of companies. He led our CFO search,
built a world-class team at WeCommerce and positioned the Company
for growth in 2022 and beyond. I look forward to continuing to work
closely with Alex as Chairman to build WeCommerce into the premier
provider of ecommerce software and tools and furthering our vision
as the capital provider of choice for ecommerce technology
entrepreneurs everywhere.”
Andrew Wilkinson said, “Chris and I have been incredibly
impressed with Alex since he joined us last year and it quickly
became obvious that he was ready to step up to the plate and take
on the CEO role. Alex has been instrumental in our growth so far
and we’re excited to see where he takes the business in the coming
years.”
“I am truly honored to lead our extraordinary company as
WeCommerce’s Chief Executive Officer,” said Alex Persson. “I look
forward to continuing to work closely with our talented colleagues,
Chris and Andrew, the Board and our shareholders to realize the
shared vision to capitalize on the significant growth opportunity
ahead for ecommerce.”
Mr. Persson joined WeCommerce in 2020, overseeing acquisitions
and managing the Company’s portfolio of leading ecommerce
technology companies. He has spent the bulk of his career working
with Jefferies Financial Group's senior management in various
investing and operating roles. Mr. Persson has a B.S. from the
University of Virginia and an M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate
School of Business.
Additionally, pursuant to the Company’s Omnibus Incentive Plan,
the Company has granted 190,000 performance share units (“PSUs”) to
Mr. Persson in connection with his appointment as Chief Executive
Officer of the Company, and 8,423 restricted share units (“RSUs”).
Each RSU and each PSU, as applicable, represents the right to
receive one Class A common share of the Company, or a cash payment
equal in value to the market price of a share on the settlement
date of the RSU or PSU, as applicable, all in accordance with the
Omnibus Incentive Plan. The RSUs will vest on the date that is
three months from the date of grant, provided that the Chief
Executive Officer remains in continuous service at the time of
vesting. The PSUs will vest in four annual installments over the
performance period starting on December 2, 2024 and ending on
December 2, 2027 (subject to extension of the performance period by
the Board), provided, however, that certain performance goals
related to the Company’s stock price are met and that the Chief
Executive Officer remains in continuous service at the time of
vesting.
As well, the Company has modified the vesting schedule of the
Chief Executive Officer’s existing stock options to provide that,
commencing on March 10, 2022, the balance of the unvested stock
options will vest in equal installments on a quarterly basis over
four years.
About WeCommerce Holdings Ltd.
WeCommerce provides merchants with a suite of ecommerce software
tools to start and grow their online store. Our family of companies
and brands include Pixel Union, Out of the Sandbox, Archetype,
Yopify, SuppleApps, Rehash, Foursixty and Stamped. As one of
Shopify’s first partners since 2010, WeCommerce is focused on
building, acquiring and investing in leading technology businesses
operating in the Shopify partner ecosystem.
For more about WeCommerce, please visit www.wecommerce.co or
refer to the public disclosure documents available under
WeCommerce’s SEDAR profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
Forward-Looking Information
This news release contains certain forward-looking statements
and forward-looking information within the meaning of applicable
securities law. Such forward-looking statements and information
include, but are not limited to, statements or information with
respect to: management’s expectations regarding the future of the
ecommerce industry (including the prospects for growth of such
industry), and management’s expectations regarding the Company’s
future role within the ecommerce industry. Forward-looking
statements are based on the opinions and estimates of management at
the date the statements are made and are subject to a variety of
risks and uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual
events or results to differ materially from those anticipated in
the forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no
obligation to update forward-looking statements and information if
circumstances or management’s estimates should change except as
required by law. The reader is cautioned not to place undue
reliance on forward-looking statements and information. More
detailed information about potential factors that could affect
results is included in the documents that may be filed from time to
time with the Canadian securities regulatory authorities by the
Company. For a more detailed discussion of certain of these risk
factors, see the Company's most recent MD&A described in the
“Risk Factors” as well as the list of risk factors in the Company’s
Annual Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2020 which
is available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com under the Company’s
profile.
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Company Contact: David Charron Chief Financial Officer
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