Jeffrey G. McGonegal interim CFO appointment
Company: Riot
What the later record shows
Delivered on time · happened August 15, 2019
The November 2022 10-K/A and the 2023 proxy both state McGonegal was appointed CFO on August 15, 2019, the promised date. He went on to serve as CFO until September 26, 2022.
“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 ↗
“Mr. McGonegal continued in his role as CFO until his retirement and transition to his present role as Senior Advisor to the Company as of September 26, 2022.”
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
Jeffrey G. McGonegal, age 67, was appointed to the role of CFO on an interim basis effective August 15, 2019, while the Company conducts a search for a permanent successor CFO
Source (primary)
Riot 8-K filed 2019-08-15 (SEC EDGAR, sec_filing)
View cached copy (2026-09-13)Live source ↗
Quote: “Effective August 15, 2019, immediately following Mr. Chang's termination, the Company appointed Mr. Jeffrey G. McGonegal, 67, to the role of CFO on an interim basis while the Company conducts a search for a permanent successor CFO”
How we checked this
Checked on October 11, 2026. The cited source supports every part of this claim.
The 8-K states that effective August 15, 2019, Riot appointed Jeffrey G. McGonegal, 67, as interim CFO while it searches for a permanent successor.
Confirmed in the source:
- Jeffrey G. McGonegal is 67 years old per the filing
- Riot Blockchain appointed Jeffrey G. McGonegal as CFO on an interim basis
- The interim CFO appointment was effective August 15, 2019
- The appointment is to last while the Company searches for a permanent successor CFO
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: “Effective August 15, 2019, immediately following Mr. Chang's termination, the Company appointed Mr. Jeffrey G. McGonegal, 67, to the role of CFO on an interim basis while the Company conducts a search for a permanent successor CFO”
confirms Riot DEF 14A filed 2023-05-01
Quote: “Mr. McGonegal continued in his role as CFO until his retirement and transition to his present role as Senior Advisor to the Company as of September 26, 2022.”
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”