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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 July 12, 2024, Marc Suidan, the Chief Financial Officer of The Beachbody Company, Inc. (the “Company”) informed the Company of his decision to resign from his position, effective August 15, 2024 to pursue other business opportunities. Mr. Suidan’s departure is not related to the Company’s financial or operating results or to any disagreements with the Company regarding the Company’s financial, operational, accounting, or reporting policies or practices.
Effective as of Mr. Suidan’s departure, Brad Ramberg, the Company’s Executive Vice President – Strategic Initiatives, will be appointed Interim Chief Financial Officer, will assume the responsibility of the Company’s principal financial officer and principal accounting officer and will directly supervise and manage the Company’s accounting team.
Mr. Ramberg joined the Company in 2006 as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer and served in that position for eight years until 2014, then serving as the Company’s Executive Vice President – Strategic Initiatives since such time. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Ramberg served as Chief Financial Officer of Idealab, a leading technology incubator, as well as Chief Financial Officer of the public entity Ticketmaster Online Citysearch. Mr. Ramberg obtained a Bachelor’s Degree from Brown University and a Master’s of Business Administration from Harvard Business School.
There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Ramberg and any other persons pursuant to which Mr. Ramberg was appointed. Mr. Ramberg does not have any family relationships with any of the Company’s directors or executive officers. Mr. Ramberg does not have any direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
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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.
| The Beachbody Company, Inc. | ||||||
| Date: July 12, 2024 | By: | /s/ Jonathan Gelfand | ||||
| Jonathan Gelfand | ||||||
| Executive Vice President, Business & Legal | ||||||
| Affairs, Corporate Secretary | ||||||