Fred Thiel appointed as Compensation Committee Chairman
Company: Marathon Digital
The claim, verbatim
Fred Thiel was appointed as Chairman of the Compensation Committee and remains as a member of the Audit Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
Source (primary)
Marathon Digital 8-K filed 2018-08-22 (SEC EDGAR, sec_filing)
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Quote: “On August 17, 2018, the Board appointed Mr. Thiel as the Chairman of the Compensation Committee of the Company and remains as a member of the Audit Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.”
How we checked this
Checked on September 23, 2026. The cited source supports every part of this claim.
The filing states that the Board appointed Thiel as Compensation Committee Chairman and that he remains on the Audit and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees.
Confirmed in the source:
- Fred Thiel was appointed Chairman of the Compensation Committee on August 17, 2018
- Thiel remains a member of the Audit Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
What we did: Read our cached copy of SEC EDGAR (https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1507605/000149315218012465/form8-k.htm) in full (10,010 characters, retrieved September 13, 2026) and checked each assertion in the claim against it.
Additional evidence
confirms Marathon Digital 8-K filed 2018-08-22
Quote: “On August 17, 2018, the Board appointed Mr. Thiel as the Chairman of the Compensation Committee of the Company and remains as a member of the Audit Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.”