Faraday Future Announces Management Transition
- Appoints Becky Roof as Interim Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Engages AlixPartners to Accelerate Implementation of Special Committee Recommendations
LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Faraday Future Intelligent Electric Inc. (“FF”) (NASDAQ: FFIE), a California-based global shared intelligent electric mobility ecosystem company, today announced the appointment of Becky Roof as interim Chief Financial Officer, and the engagement of AlixPartners, LLP. Effective immediately, Ms. Roof will replace Walter J. (“Chuck”) McBride, who has stepped down from his position for health reasons.
Sue Swenson, Executive Chairperson of Faraday Future, said, “As we push to accelerate our remediation plan and strengthen the Company’s financial controls, I am pleased to welcome Becky and the team from AlixPartners to drive this effort. Becky’s extensive public company experience, including successful turnarounds, gives us confidence that we can move even more quickly and efficiently.”
The Company’s Audit Committee and executive management are working diligently to file its third quarter 2021 Form 10-Q and amended Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-258993) as quickly as possible.
Ms. Roof is a certified public accountant and seasoned financial executive who has served in an interim CFO capacity at numerous companies including Lordstown Motors (Nasdaq: RIDE); the Eastman Kodak Company (NYSE: KODK); Hudson’s Bay Company; Aceto Corp.; Anchor Glass Corporation; and several other privately held entities.
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ABOUT FARADAY FUTURE
Faraday Future is a class defining luxury electric vehicle company. The Company has pioneered numerous innovations relating to its products, technology, business model, and user ecosystem since inception in 2014. Faraday Future aims to perpetually improve the way people move by creating a forward-thinking mobility ecosystem that integrates clean energy, AI, the Internet and new usership models. Faraday Future’s first flagship product is the FF 91 Futurist.
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Tim Gilman
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