VerticalScope FORA-T founder and chief executive Rob Laidlaw has been appointed chair of the company, replacing Paul Rivett, who is stepping down after finalizing a corporate divorce with a former business partner.
Marina Glogovac, who was briefly president of the Toronto Star until last November, is also resigning from the board of directors at VerticalScope Holdings Inc.
“It was a pleasure for us to help bring this great company to the public markets and to serve on the board,” Mr. Rivett said in a press release.
The board shakeup at the Toronto-based digital media company comes after Mr. Rivett and former business partner Jordan Bitove completed an arbitration process to divide the assets of NordStar Capital, a private equity firm they formed to purchase Torstar Corp. for $60-million in 2020. In addition to the Toronto Star and community newspaper publisher Metroland Media Group,…
