Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(b) Retirement of Stephanie Drescher from Board of Directors; Departure of Wayne D. Thorsen as Executive Vice President, Chief Business Officer
On December 4, 2024, Stephanie Drescher, who currently serves as a Class III director on the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of ADT Inc. (the “Company”), with a term expiring at the Company’s 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, retired from her position as a member of the Board. Ms. Drescher was a designee of funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, Inc. (“Apollo”). Ms. Drescher’s retirement is in conjunction with the Company ceasing to be a “controlled company” on March 19, 2024 for purposes of the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) rules and corporate governance standards due to a decrease in the Company’s ownership held by Apollo, which resulted in the Company being subject to an NYSE requirement to have the Board be comprised of a majority of independent directors within 12 months of such date. Ms. Drescher’s retirement is not a result of any disagreement with the Company or its Board, or any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices.
Additionally, on December 4, 2024, Wayne D. Thorsen, Executive Vice President, Chief Business Officer, and one of the named executive officers of the Company, informed the Company of his decision to resign from the Company, effective December 13, 2024. Mr. Thorsen is departing the Company to become the Chief Operating Officer for another public company.