John Armbruster
Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel @Hagerty
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Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel @Hagerty
At Hagerty, I serve as the leader of the legal team responsible for the provisions of legal services relating to, among other things, corporate governance, SEC and public communications, insurance partnerships, M&A and strategic transactions, intellectual property, employment and benefits, and litigation. In this role, I advise the Board of Directors and C-level executive team regarding enterprise-critical strategic transactions while providing deep expertise in all corporate governance, securities, M&A and SEC disclosure matters. My responsibilities include preparing for, attending, presenting at, and taking minutes for all meetings of the public company Board of Directors and each of its committees as well as providing legal guidance with respect to all SEC filings, including Forms 10-K, 10-Q, and 8-K, registration statements, proxy statements, Section 16 filings, and NYSE certifications. I serve as the chair of the Company\'s Disclosure Committee and am responsible for administering the Company\'s Insider Trading Policy.
EDUCATION
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
B.A., Political Science (Major), Economics (Minor)
Harvard Law School
JD, Law
SKILLS
ABOUT JOHN ARMBRUSTER
After practicing corporate and securities law with a leading global AmLaw 100 firm, I moved in-house, first to Unisys, a prominent international technology services organization, then to Hagerty, a global automative enthusiast brand and the world\'s largest membership organization for car lovers. Motivated by challenge and continuous improvement, I have enjoyed being part of dynamic, collaborative business teams that are always moving the ball forward. My broad scope of responsibility include: Team Leadership Corporate Governance SEC Compliance & Filings Public Disclosure Mergers & Acquisitions Capital Markets and Financing Transactions Budget ManagementA top priority of mine has always been to build strong, sustainable relationships throughout the company, from the board of directors to the global teams with whom I work. Trusting relationships, combined with my results-oriented “can do” attitude, provide the foundation of my ability to understand business needs and provide pragmatic solutions that respond to those needs. Some of my recent collaborative efforts during my tenure at Hagerty have been: Leading a $100M secondary offering of shares of Class A Common Stock by the controlling stockholder and a member of the Company’s Board of Directors and a successful warrant exchange to simplify the Company’s capital structure. Steering the Company through several public reporting transitions, including the Company’s graduation from “emerging growth company” status, the transition from financial reporting under Article 5 of Regulation S-X to Article 7, and the introduction of segment reporting. Overhauling corporate governance practices and policies to implement a “governance with ease” philosophy and better align the Company with prevalent public company market practices, including enacting substantial changes to the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines, the charters of each of the Board committees, the Insider Trading Policy, the Related Person Transactions Policy, the Record Retention and Destruction Policy, and the Board and Committee self-evaluation process. Pioneering the use of artificial intelligence tools on the Corporate Law team, including the implementation of Harvey, Intelligize AI+, and Diligent’s GovernAI tools.While at Unisys, significant achievements included leading and coordinating a cross-discipline team to implement a proxy statement modernization project and playing a critical role on the team that completed the $1.2b sale of its U.S. Federal business.
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