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Ryan Cohen

Investor and co-founder of Chewy; GameStop director from January 2021, chairman from June 2021 and CEO from September 2023.

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  1. board member of GameStop 11 Jan 2021 –
  2. chair of GameStop 9 Jun 2021 –
  3. CEO of GameStop 28 Sep 2023 –
Ryan Cohen holds

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CEO of

chair of

board member of

  • GameStop 11 Jan 2021 – Primary record 13

    Under a 10 January 2021 agreement between GameStop, RC Ventures LLC and Ryan Cohen.

owns a stake in

  • GameStop 12.7%, as of 15 Apr 2021 Primary record 1

    9,001,000 shares held through RC Ventures LLC, which Cohen manages.

involved in

  • GameStop short squeeze investor whose appointment to the GameStop board was announced on 11 January 2021, as media attention on GME increased Primary record 4

    “Mr. Cohen, of Chewy” in the SEC report is Ryan Cohen, not Steven A. Cohen of Point72.

Timeline 3 dates
  1. 11 Jan 2021 – Ryan Cohen board member of GameStop
  2. 9 Jun 2021 – Ryan Cohen chair of GameStop
  3. 28 Sep 2023 – Ryan Cohen CEO of GameStop
Proof 4 sources
  1. GameStop Corp. 2021 proxy statement (Schedule 14A), GameStop, 22 Apr 2021. Primary record
    The 9,001,000 shares are owned directly by RC Ventures. Mr. Cohen, as the Manager of RC Ventures, may be deemed to beneficially own and to have sole power to vote and dispose of the Shares owned directly by RC Ventures.
    Effective immediately upon his election at the annual meeting, Ryan Cohen will become the Chair of the Board.
    Mr. Cohen was appointed to the Board on January 11, 2021.
  2. GameStop Announces Election of Ryan Cohen as Chief Executive Officer, GameStop, 28 Sep 2023. Primary record
    today disclosed that its Board of Directors has elected Ryan Cohen as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately.
    Mr. Cohen will not receive compensation for serving as the Company’s President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman.
  3. Schedule 13D/A (Amendment No. 5) of RC Ventures LLC and Ryan Cohen regarding GameStop Corp., RC Ventures LLC, 11 Jan 2021. Primary record
    Pursuant to the Agreement, the Issuer increased the size of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) from ten to thirteen members and appointed Alan Attal, Ryan Cohen and Jim Grube (the “New Directors”) as directors
  4. Staff Report on Equity and Options Market Structure Conditions in Early 2021, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (staff), 14 Oct 2021. Primary record
    Media attention on GME increased with the January 11 announcement that Mr. Cohen, of Chewy, would join the GameStop board of directors.
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