Nikul Patel's departure as General Counsel of Firy Inc. was reported; the filing names no successor. As of November 6, 2026, Firy Inc. has reported 3 leadership change filings to the SEC under Item 5.02 of Form 8-K, from May 1, 2026 to September 15, 2026, naming 1 appointment and 2 departures (Form 8-K, May 1, 2026).
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Key facts
- · In / out: Out · Person: Gary Vecchiarelli · Role: Director · Effective: 2026-10-01 · 8-K, 2026-09-15
- · In / out: Reported · Person: not named in the filing · 8-K, 2026-05-20
- · In / out: Out · Person: Nikul Patel · Role: General Counsel · 8-K, 2026-05-01
Firy Inc. reported changes in 3 filings among its directors and officers to the SEC on Form 8-K, Item 5.02, from 2026-05-01 to 2026-09-15. They name 3 people, with 1 appointment and 2 departures. Every row below is cited to the filing it comes from, and this page adds each new change as Firy Inc. files it.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 27, 2026 | Stake report, Schedule 13G, by BlackRock Portfolio Management LLC | 8.1% of the class | 5%+ stakes | Source |
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| Filed | In / out | Person | Role | Effective | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-15 | Out | Director | 2026-10-01 | 8-K, 2026-09-15 | |
| 2026-09-15 | In | 2026-10-01 | 8-K, 2026-09-15 | ||
| 2026-05-20 | Reported | not named in the filing | 8-K, 2026-05-20 | ||
| 2026-05-01 | Out | General Counsel | 8-K, 2026-05-01 |
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For each role that changed in the filings below, the most recent change reported. A role that did not change in these filings is not listed.
- Director: Gary Vecchiarelli, departure reported, effective 2026-10-01 (filed 2026-09-15). No successor is named in these filings.
- General Counsel: Nikul Patel, departure reported (filed 2026-05-01). No successor is named in these filings.
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Departing: Gary Vecchiarelli, Director, effective 2026-10-01
On September 11, 2026, Gary Vecchiarelli notified the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Firy Inc. (the "Company") of his intent to resign from the Board, including as a director, member of the Audit Committee of the Board and member of the Compensation Committee of the Board, effective as of October 1, 2026.
Appointed: Marc Lasry, effective 2026-10-01
Upon the recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board, on September 12, 2026, the Board appointed Marc Lasry to fill the resulting Board vacancy, to be effective as of October 1, 2026.
- Mr. Vecchiarelli's resignation is not due to any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company's operations, policies or practices.
- Mr. Lasry has not been appointed to any committee of the Board.
- Mr. Lasry is the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Avenue Capital Group, a global investment firm he co-founded in 1995.
- Credit investing has been the focus of Mr. Lasry's professional career for more than 42 years.
- Before co-founding Avenue Capital Group, Mr. Lasry managed capital for Amroc Investments, L.P., served as Co-Director of the Bankruptcy and Corporate Reorganization Department at Cowen & Company and served as Director of the Private Debt Department at Smith Vasiliou Management Company.
- Mr. Lasry also practiced bankruptcy law at Angel & Frankel and clerked for the Honorable Edward Ryan, former Chief Bankruptcy Judge for the Southern District of New York.
- Mr. Lasry holds a B.A. in History from Clark University and a J.D. from New York Law School.
- The Board affirmatively determined that Mr. Lasry is an independent director under the applicable rules of the New York Stock Exchange.
- In connection with his appointment, Mr. Lasry will enter into a standard indemnification agreement with the Company in the form previously approved by the Board.
Reported
On May 17, 2026, the Board of Directors (the "Board") approved the appointment of Robert Alex Walsh, effective as of July 13, 2026 (the "Effective Date"), as the Chief Financial Officer of Skillz Inc. (the "Company"), succeeding Mr. Gaetano Franceschi in such role.
- Mr. Walsh, 41, has most recently served as the Chief Financial Officer of Aristocrat Gaming ("Aristocrat"), the largest business segment of Aristocrat Leisure Limited (ASX: ALL), since December 2024.
- Prior to that, Mr. Walsh served as an SVP of Finance - American and EMEA at Aristocrat beginning in January 2022.
- Prior to that, he served as the Head of Finance for the Americas at The LEGO Group ("LEGO"), from March 2018 to January 2022 and Finance Director, Americas Retail from January 2016 to March 2018.
- Before LEGO, Mr. Walsh spent roughly eight years at The Procter & Gamble Company, moving progressively from financial analyst to manufacturing finance to brand finance to FP&A group director.
- Mr. Walsh received his Bachelor of Science in Business Economics from Indiana University, and holds a Master of Business Administration in Finance from Xavier University.
- As Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Walsh will also be the Company's principal financial officer.
- Pursuant to an offer letter (the "Walsh Offer Letter") that Mr. Walsh entered into with the Company and approved by the Board and the Compensation Committee of the Board on May 17, 2026, Mr. Walsh will be paid a base salary of $450,000 per year.
Departing: Nikul Patel, General Counsel
Nikul Patel, Skillz Inc.'s (the "Company") Interim General Counsel, departed from the Company on April 28, 2026.
- Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Officers.
- Mr. Patel will be entitled to Tier 3 severance benefits under the severance plan, subject to his execution of a customary separation agreement and release of claims.
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A public company must file a current report on Form 8-K with the SEC within four business days when a director leaves or is elected, or when its chief executive, chief financial, chief accounting or chief operating officer, or another named executive, departs or is appointed. That disclosure goes under Item 5.02 of the report.
Every change on this page is taken from one of those filings and quoted in the company's own words, with a link to the filing, so it can be checked at the source. Where a filing names the person, the role and the date a change takes effect, they are shown beside the quote. Where it does not, the quote stands on its own. A filing states what changed; it rarely states why, and neither does this page.