Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On February 6, 2023, Gaspare Guarrasi, Chief Operating Officer of Tattooed Chef,
Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), retired from such position
effective immediately. Mr. Guarrasi's departure is not the result of any
disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company's
operations, policies, or procedures.
Chief Operating Officer Appointment
On February 6, 2023, the Company appointed Giuseppe Bardari as Chief Operating
Officer of the Company, effective immediately. Mr. Bardari is currently the
President of Ittella Italy s.r.l. ("Ittella Italy"), our wholly owned
subsidiary, and will continue to serve in such position.
Mr. Bardari, age 46, joined us in 2010 as a Director of International Business
Development, a position which he held for seven years, and was responsible for
the procurement of items from Italy and managing the process of items leaving
Italy and arriving in the United States. In 2017, he became President of our
Italian division, Ittella Italy. Mr. Bardari is responsible for overseeing all
operations of Ittella Italy, which includes managing relationships with local
growers, procuring imported ingredients and the exporting of finished products.
Mr. Bardari holds additional frozen food industry experience from over six years
spent as an export manager for Gias Spa. He holds a Degree in Economics from
Messina University and MBA with specialization for Hi-Tech from Sdipa/Bocconi.
Mr. Bardari continues to oversee all Italian operations.
There is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Bardari and any other
person pursuant to which Mr. Bardari was appointed to this position with the
Company. There is no family relationship between Mr. Bardari and any director or
executive officer of the Company. There are no transactions in which Mr. Bardari
has an interest requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
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