SpaceX appoints Roelof Botha to its board of directors shortly after the company completes a record $75 billion IPO. Multiple outlets report that the decision is disclosed in a June 17 8-K filing, in which SpaceX states that its board elects Botha as an independent director and assigns him to its audit committee. Botha is described as a prominent venture capitalist and as the former leader at Sequoia Capital (often referred to as a Sequoia steward). TechCrunch and other reports add that the appointment fills an existing vacancy on the board. The reporting also characterizes the timing as occurring within days of the IPO, with one outlet noting it is less than a week after the listing. TechCentral and Moneyweb describe Botha as South African-born. Across sources, the key points are that SpaceX adds its first new board member since going public, Botha is appointed as an independent director, he joins the audit committee, and he replaces a board vacancy following the IPO.
Roelof Botha joins SpaceX board days after record $75 billion IPO
SpaceX appoints Roelof Botha to its board of directors shortly after the company completes a record $75 billion IPO. Multiple outlets report that the decision is disclosed in a June 17 8-K filing, in...
- SpaceX appoints Roelof Botha to its board of directors, disclosed in a June 17 filing.
- Botha is appointed as an independent director.
- He joins SpaceX’s audit committee immediately.
- The appointment fills an existing board vacancy.
- The timing is days after SpaceX’s reported record $75 billion IPO.
The appointment comes shortly after SpaceX’s blockbuster $75bn IPO, which made it one of the world's largest listed companies.
2 months agoSpaceX has appointed Roelof Botha, the former steward of Sequoia Capital, to its board of directors. The appointment, disclosed in an 8-K filing on 17 June, comes less than a week after the company’s record-breaking $75 billion IPO. Botha will serve as an independent director and join SpaceX’s audit committee immediately. He fills an existing vacancy on the […] This story continues at The Next Web
2 months agoSpaceX has named its first new board member since going public, and the word doing the heavy lifting in the announcement is “independent.” In a filing on June 17, the company said its board had elected Roelof Botha, the former Sequoia Capital steward, as an independent director and a member of its audit committee. The […] This story continues at The Next Web
2 months agoSpaceX has appointed prominent South African-born venture capitalist Roelof Botha to its board of directors.
2 months agoThe former Sequoia Capital leader is filling an "existing vacancy" on SpaceX's board, days after the company went public in the largest IPO ever.
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