Bitfarms Names New CEO While Riot Platforms Pushes for Board Changes

Last Updated on July 9, 2024

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Key Takeaways:

  • Bitfarms appoints Ben Gagnon as new CEO amidst tensions with Riot Platforms.
  • Riot Platforms seeks to restructure Bitfarms’ board, proposing new members.
  • Dispute follows Riot’s increased stake and a rejected acquisition proposal.

Bitfarms has appointed Ben Gagnon as its new CEO amidst escalating tensions with Riot Platforms.

Riot Platforms is pushing for a special shareholders meeting to restructure Bitfarms’ board, aiming to replace current members Nicolas Bonta and Andrés Finkielsztain with John Delaney, Amy Freedman, and Ralph Goehring.

This follows Riot’s increased stake in Bitfarms and a rejected acquisition proposal.

The dispute intensified after former CEO Geoffrey Morphy‘s departure amid a lawsuit against Bitfarms.

Both companies are Nasdaq-listed, with Bitfarms’ shares rising and Riot’s shares declining recently.

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