CFO Robby Chang termination
Company: Riot
What the later record shows
Delivered on time · happened August 15, 2019
Later filings say McGonegal was appointed CFO as of August 15, 2019, which implies Chang left the role that day. No passage names Chang's termination directly.
“on August 15, 2019, he was re-appointed to his longtime position as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer”
2022-11-22 · Riot 10-K/A filed 2022-11-23 View cached copy (2026-09-13)Live source ↗
“as CEO and Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) (“CFO”) from his appointment as of August 15, 2019”
2023-04-30 · Riot DEF 14A filed 2023-05-01 View cached copy (2026-09-13)Live source ↗
Checked October 10, 2026 against filings, releases and reporting published after the claim was made. Quotes are verbatim from the linked documents.
The claim, verbatim
Robby Chang, Chief Financial Officer, was terminated without cause effective August 15, 2019
Source (primary)
Riot 8-K filed 2019-08-15 (SEC EDGAR, sec_filing)
View cached copy (2026-09-13)Live source ↗
Quote: “terminated the Executive Employment Agreement (the " Employment Agreement "), by and between the Company and Mr. Robby Chang, the Company's Chief Financial Officer (" CFO ") effective August 15, 2019. Mr. Chang's termination was without cause”
How we checked this
Checked on October 11, 2026. The cited source supports every part of this claim.
The 8-K states that Riot terminated CFO Robby Chang's employment agreement effective August 15, 2019, and that the termination was without cause.
Confirmed in the source:
- Robby Chang was Riot Blockchain's Chief Financial Officer
- Riot Blockchain terminated Robby Chang's Executive Employment Agreement
- The termination was without cause under the Employment Agreement
- The termination was effective August 15, 2019
What we did: Read our cached copy of SEC EDGAR (https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1167419/000107997319000482/riot_8k.htm) in full (4,167 characters, retrieved September 13, 2026) and checked each assertion in the claim against it.
Additional evidence
confirms Riot 8-K filed 2019-08-15
Quote: “terminated the Executive Employment Agreement (the " Employment Agreement "), by and between the Company and Mr. Robby Chang, the Company's Chief Financial Officer (" CFO ") effective August 15, 2019. Mr. Chang's termination was without cause”
confirms Riot DEF 14A filed 2023-05-01
Quote: “as CEO and Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) (“CFO”) from his appointment as of August 15, 2019”
confirms Riot 10-K/A filed 2022-11-23
Quote: “on August 15, 2019, he was re-appointed to his longtime position as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer”