On March 16, 2021, William Darman, a Class C director of the KLDiscovery Inc., with a term ending at the Company’s 2022 annual meeting of stockholders, resigned from the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) with immediate effect. On March 17, 2021, the Company announced that the Board has appointed Arjun Shah as a Class C director of the Company to fill the vacancy on the Board, with a term ending at the Company’s 2022 annual meeting of stockholders. Mr. Shah is a Vice President with The Carlyle Group (“TGC”) focused on investment opportunities in the technology, media and telecom sectors. Prior to joining TGC, Mr. Shah was with Tinicum Incorporated and Blackstone. The Board has determined that Mr. Shah is an independent director under the Company’s corporate governance guidelines. Mr. Shah was designated by funds affiliated with TCG to serve on the Board pursuant to the Stockholders’ Agreement. There are no other transactions involving the Company and Mr. Shah that the Company would be required to report pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
KLDiscovery, Inc. is a global provider of eDiscovery, information governance and data recovery solutions to corporations, law firms, insurance companies and individuals in 17 countries around the world. The Company operates in one business segment, providing technology-based litigation support solutions and services. It provides a suite of technology offerings, including its end-to-end fully integrated solution, Nebula, which comprehensively addresses information governance, eDiscovery, and data recovery needs. It has developed an entire suite of proprietary technology solutions that creates a bespoke and enhanced experience within the platform. Its integrated, proprietary technology solutions enable clients to collect, process, transmit, review, and recover complex and large-scale enterprise data. The Companyâs proprietary platform Nebula addresses virtually all potential eDiscovery and information governance use cases for the global legal and corporate communities.