– USA, IL – Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN) today announced the appointments to its Board of Directors of Dusan Senkypl, and Jan Bartao as a Board observer and later as a director (by November 30, 2022).
These appointments are concurrent with the cooperation agreement with Pale Fire Capital SE, Dusan Senkypl, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Pale Fire, and Jan Barta, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Directors of Pale Fire, together Groupon’s largest stockholder with ownership of nearly 22% of the outstanding shares. Under the cooperation agreement, Groupon’s Board of Directors has
“We are pleased to be welcoming Dusan to the Groupon Board. We believe Dusan’s experience building and investing in the marketplace and other technology companies should complement the strong business and leadership expertise already represented on our Board. We look forward to his insights as we work toward achieving our shared goal to create value for stockholders,” said Board Chairman, Ted Leonsis.
Kedar Deshpande, CEO, added, “This is an important time at Groupon, and we look forward to leveraging the Pale Fire team’s significant experience and perspective. As we continue to execute our strategy to improve our marketplace, we believe we are well-positioned to unlock the power of our significant assets and build a sustainable growth engine that will create value for all of our stakeholders.”
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