McGonegal tenure and continued CEO role
Company: Riot
The claim, verbatim
Mr. McGonegal has been with the Company for over a decade, previously served as the Company's CFO, and will continue to serve as the Company's CEO
Source (primary)
Riot 8-K filed 2019-08-15 (SEC EDGAR, sec_filing)
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Quote: “Mr. McGonegal has been with the Company for over a decade and he brings a wealth of public company executive and financial reporting experience to the position of CFO. Mr. McGonegal had previously served as the Company's CFO prior to transitioning to an advisory role and then to his current role as the Company's Chief Executive Officer (" CEO "). Mr. McGonegal will continue to serve as the Company's CEO”
How we checked this
Checked on September 23, 2026. The cited source supports every part of this claim.
The filing states McGonegal has been with Riot for over a decade, previously served as its CFO, and will continue as CEO while serving as interim CFO.
Confirmed in the source:
- McGonegal has been with the Company for over a decade
- McGonegal previously served as the Company's CFO
- McGonegal will continue to serve as the Company's CEO
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: “Mr. McGonegal has been with the Company for over a decade and he brings a wealth of public company executive and financial reporting experience to the position of CFO. Mr. McGonegal had previously served as the Company's CFO prior to transitioning to an advisory role and then to his current role as the Company's Chief Executive Officer (" CEO "). Mr. McGonegal will continue to serve as the Company's CEO”