Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On April 30, 2020, ViewRay, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the appointment of Zachary (“Zach”) Stassen as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, effective May 18, 2020. Upon Mr. Stassen becoming Chief Financial Officer, Brian Knaley will no longer serve as Interim Chief Financial Officer. The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2.
Mr. Stassen has over 20 years of experience in the medical device and healthcare industry. Prior to joining ViewRay (from 2017), he served as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer for Bolder Surgical, an innovative, privately held company that develops and markets laparoscopic surgical devices. From 2014 to 2017, he held various finance and business development roles at The Spectranetics Corporation, including Vice President of Finance, before its acquisition by Royal Philips. Between 2013 to 2014, Mr. Stassen served as an Account Executive for NetSuite, Inc., and from 2011 to 2013 maintained his self-established strategic planning consultancy, Z Stassen, LLC. Between 2010 to 2011, Mr. Stassen served as Co-founder and Chief Financial Officer at Emerge Medical, a device company focused on generic orthopedic trauma products, which was acquired by Cardinal Health. From 2005 to 2008, he worked for Piper Sandler’s (formerly Piper Jaffray) medical technology investment banking group. Mr. Stassen earned a master’s degree in business administration from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, and a bachelor’s degree from Drake University.
Offer Letter to Mr. Zachary Stassen
Pursuant to the Offer Letter, dated April 20, 2020, Mr. Stassen will receive an annual base salary of $340,000. However, as each employee is currently being paid a reduced salary as part of the Company’s COVID-19 mitigation strategy, Mr. Stassen’s initial annual salary will be $272,000 until the Company achieves established business milestones. Depending on business performance and economic circumstances, Mr. Stassen may recover lost income if outcomes are achieved.
Mr. Stassen is also eligible to participate in the Company’s Performance Based Bonus Plan. His target performance bonus is equal to 50% of his base salary, with a threshold of 25% and a maximum of 100% of his base salary. The Company will also grant equity in the Company valued at $1,250,000. This grant will be awarded in the form of both options to purchase shares of the company’s common stock and restricted stock units.
The equity awards described above will be granted subject to the terms and conditions set forth in a separate grant agreement and the Company’s 2015 Equity Incentive Award Plan, as amended (the “Plan”). Twenty-five percent of the shares subject to such options will vest on the one-year anniversary of the grant date, with the remaining shares vesting in equal monthly installments over the three years following the first anniversary, subject to his continued service through each such vesting date. One-third of the restricted stock units will vest on each of the first three anniversaries of the grant date, subject to his continued service through each such vesting date. A copy of the complete Offer Letter is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.1, and the terms of the Offer Letter are incorporated herein by reference.
There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Stassen and any other persons pursuant to which he was appointed as an officer, and Mr. Stassen has no direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. Mr. Stassen does not have a family relationship with any member of the Board or any executive officer of the Company.