Grayscale Investments appoints Peter Mintzberg as CEO, succeeding Michael Sonnenshein

Grayscale Bitcoin Cash Trust (BCH)

Sonnenshein steps down immediately; CFO Edward McGee serves as interim principal executive officer until Aug 15, 2024.
Peter Mintzberg becomes CEO effective Aug 15, 2024, joining Grayscale's Board; previously Global Head of Strategy at Goldman Sachs.
Mintzberg held leadership roles at BlackRock, OppenheimerFunds, Invesco, and McKinsey; MBA from Harvard.
Sonnenshein grew Grayscale AUM from $60M to ~$30B and led the SEC court victory for the first spot Bitcoin ETF.

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Appointed (interim)

Edward McGee

Chief Financial Officer

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Filed: May 20, 2024, 7:59 PM ET

Mr. Edward McGee, the Chief Financial Officer of Grayscale and principal financial officer of the Company, will serve as principal executive officer on an interim basis until Mr. Mintzberg’s commencement date.

Departed

Michael Sonnenshein

Chief Executive Officer

BCHG · Grayscale Bitcoin Cash Trust (BCH)

Effective: 2024-05-20
Successor: Peter Mintzberg
Filed: May 20, 2024, 7:59 PM ET

who has decided to step down from his position, effective immediately.

Appointed

Peter Mintzberg

Chief Executive Officer

BCHG · Grayscale Bitcoin Cash Trust (BCH)

Effective: 2024-08-15
Filed: May 20, 2024, 7:59 PM ET

announced that it has approved the appointment of Peter Mintzberg to serve as Grayscale’s new Chief Executive Officer and the principal executive officer of the Company, and a member of the Board of Directors of Grayscale, effective August 15, 2024.

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Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.9

Edward McGee was appointed as Chief Financial Officer at Grayscale Bitcoin Cash Trust (BCH).

Action: served as interim principal executive officer
Role: Chief Financial Officer

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Mr. Edward McGee, the Chief Financial Officer of Grayscale and principal financial officer of the Company, will serve as principal executive officer on an interim basis until Mr. Mintzberg’s commencement date.

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Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Michael Sonnenshein departed as Chief Executive Officer at Grayscale Bitcoin Cash Trust (BCH).

Action: stepped down
Role: Chief Executive Officer

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who has decided to step down from his position, effective immediately.

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Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Peter Mintzberg was appointed as Chief Executive Officer at Grayscale Bitcoin Cash Trust (BCH).

Action: appointed
Role: Chief Executive Officer

Exact text from the filing

announced that it has approved the appointment of Peter Mintzberg to serve as Grayscale’s new Chief Executive Officer and the principal executive officer of the Company, and a member of the Board of Directors of Grayscale, effective August 15, 2024.

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