leadership
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.65
Wolfspeed appoints Kevin Speirits as interim CFO effective May 30; CFO Neill Reynolds departs
WOLFSPEED, INC.
- Neill Reynolds, EVP and CFO, departs May 30, 2025; Kevin Speirits appointed interim CFO same day.
- Speirits, 65, was SVP Finance since Feb 2023; receives retention bonuses up to $400K linked to milestones.
- Milestones: service as interim CFO until Sept 2025–Jan 2026, transition support, and debt restructuring oversight.
- Separation severance offered: 12 months salary, target annual bonus, 1 year equity vesting, plus COBRA payments.
- Speirits remains at-will; forfeits and must repay lump sums if terminated for cause or leaves before milestones.
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