CEO Kirk Davis departs Harte Hanks; David Fisher named Interim COO

HARTE HANKS INC

Kirk Davis steps down as CEO effective Feb 14, 2025 for personal reasons; no disagreements with the company.
Board appoints David Fisher as Interim COO effective Jan 27, 2025; Fisher was Chief Transformation Officer.
Company retains executive search firm to identify a new CEO with AI and data-driven transformation expertise.
Fisher receives annual base salary of $375,000, target bonus of 100% of salary, and 32,400 share option grant.
Davis eligible to exercise 80,000 options at $5.59/share within 90 days post-departure; unvested options expire.

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Departed

Kirk Davis

Chief Executive Officer

HHS · HARTE HANKS INC

Effective: 2025-02-14
Filed: January 28, 2025, 6:59 PM ET

Kirk Davis departing the Company effective as of February 14, 2025

Appointed (interim)

David Fisher

Interim Chief Operating Officer

HHS · HARTE HANKS INC

Effective: 2025-01-27
Filed: January 28, 2025, 6:59 PM ET

appointing David Fisher to serve as the Interim Chief Operating Officer, effective as of this date

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Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Kirk Davis departed as Chief Executive Officer at HARTE HANKS INC.

Action: departed
Role: Chief Executive Officer

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Kirk Davis departing the Company effective as of February 14, 2025

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Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

David Fisher was appointed as Interim Chief Operating Officer at HARTE HANKS INC.

Action: appointed
Role: Interim Chief Operating Officer

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appointing David Fisher to serve as the Interim Chief Operating Officer, effective as of this date

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