Stephen A. Williams joins Board of Directors
Company: Riot
What the later record shows
Outcome not yet confirmed
No passage mentions Stephen A. Williams joining the Board or the Compensation Committee.
Checked November 9, 2026 against filings, releases and reporting published after the claim was made. Quotes are verbatim from the linked documents.
The claim, verbatim
Stephen A. Williams will join the Board of Directors effective May 1, 2013 and become a member of the Compensation Committee
Source (primary)
Riot DEF 14A filed 2013-04-29 (SEC EDGAR, sec_filing)
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Quote: “Dr. Williams will join the Board of Directors effective May 1, 2013 and upon joining the Board will be made a member of the Compensation Committee.”
How we checked this
Checked on October 12, 2026. The cited source supports every part of this claim.
The proxy statement states that Dr. Williams will join the Board effective May 1, 2013 and will be made a member of the Compensation Committee upon joining, which the Compensation Committee section repeats.
Confirmed in the source:
- Stephen A. Williams will join the Venaxis Board of Directors effective May 1, 2013
- Stephen A. Williams will become a member of the Compensation Committee upon joining the Board
What we did: Read our cached copy of SEC EDGAR (https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1167419/000107997313000295/appy_def14a.htm) in full (125,536 characters, retrieved September 27, 2026) and checked each assertion in the claim against it.
Additional evidence
confirms Riot DEF 14A filed 2013-04-29
Quote: “Dr. Williams will join the Board of Directors effective May 1, 2013 and upon joining the Board will be made a member of the Compensation Committee.”