Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On September 28, 2021, Brandt Kucharski, Chief Accounting Officer of Matterport, Inc. (the “Company”), informed the Company of his intention to resign for personal reasons from his position effective as of October 12, 2021. Mr. Kucharski’s resignation is not as a result of any disagreement with the Company relating to its operations, policies or practices.
Mr. James D. Fay, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, will serve as the Company’s interim Chief Accounting Officer, effective as of October 12, 2021 and continuing until such time as a replacement Chief Accounting Officer is appointed.
Mr. Fay, age 48, has served as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer since July 22, 2021, the closing date of the previously announced business combination transaction (the “Business Combination”) between the Company (previously known as Gores Holdings IV, Inc.) and Matterport Operating, LLC (formerly known as Matterport, Inc.), and previously served as Chief Financial Officer of Matterport Operating, LLC since September 2017. Mr. Fay will continue to serve as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer while serving as interim Chief Accounting Officer.
Mr. Fay will not receive any additional compensation for assuming the role of interim Chief Accounting Officer, and no changes have been made to any plans or arrangements in which Mr. Fay participates as a result of this appointment.
There are no family relationships between Mr. Fay and any director or executive officer of the Company, and there are no transactions between the Company and Mr. Fay that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K other than those previously disclosed in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated July 28, 2021, as amended, and proxy statement/prospectus dated June 21, 2021 related to the Business Combination.