Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
On April 17, 2023, Groupon, Inc. (the “Company”) received notification from Kerrie Dvorak that she intends to step down from her role as Chief Accounting Officer, in order to take a part-time leave of absence for personal reasons, effective May 3, 2023 (the “Leave Date”). In connection with this leave of absence, Ms. Dvorak will continue to be employed by the Company and provide part-time assistance to the Company.
Effective on the Leave Date, the Company appointed Kyle Netzly, the Company’s Global Controller, as Interim Chief Accounting Officer.
Ms. Netzly age 41, has served as the Company’s Global Controller since July 2022. Ms. Netzly previously served in various roles at the Company, including as Interim Global Controller since September 2021, North America Controller since April 2021, Senior Director of Accounting since July 2020 and Director of Accounting since September 2017. Prior to joining Groupon, Ms. Netzly held accounting positions at Follett Corporation and KPMG.
In connection with Ms. Netzly’s appointment as Interim Chief Accounting Officer, Ms. Netzly will receive a monthly stipend of $7,500 (in addition to her current base salary), to be paid each month in which she serves (for the full or partial month) as Interim Chief Accounting Officer.
There are no family relationships between Ms. Netzly and any of the directors or executive officers of the Company, and there are no transactions in which Ms. Netzly has an interest requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. There is no arrangement or understanding between Ms. Netzly and any other person pursuant to which Ms. Netzly was appointed as an officer of the Company.