AtlasClear Holdings Appoints Wall Street Veteran Steven Carlson to the Board of Directors
AtlasClear Holdings (NYSE American: ATCH) announced the appointment of Steven Carlson as an Independent Board member, returning to his previous position on the Board of Directors. Carlson, a Wall Street veteran and former co-founder of Marco Polo Exchange, will serve on both the Audit Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee.
This strategic appointment follows Director Sandip Patel's transition to General Counsel and CFO, ensuring compliance with NYSE requirements for Independent Board membership. The company also announced its upcoming 10K filing by September 29th, with an earnings call scheduled for September 30th at 8:30am Eastern.
AtlasClear Holdings (NYSE American: ATCH) ha annunciato la nomina di Steven Carlson come membro indipendente del Consiglio di Amministrazione, tornando alla sua precedente posizione nel Consiglio. Carlson, veterano di Wall Street e cofondatore in passato di Marco Polo Exchange, presiederà sia al Comitato di Revisione sia al Comitato di Nomina e Governance.
Questa nomina strategica segue la transizione del Direttore Sandip Patel a General Counsel e CFO, assicurando la conformità ai requisiti NYSE per i membri indipendenti del Consiglio. L'azienda ha inoltre annunciato la presentazione del 10-K entro il 29 settembre, con una conference call sugli utili prevista per il 30 settembre alle 8:30 ora orientale.
AtlasClear Holdings (NYSE American: ATCH) anunció el nombramiento de Steven Carlson como miembro independiente del Consejo, regresando a su puesto anterior en el Consejo de Administración. Carlson, veterano de Wall Street y ex cofundador de Marco Polo Exchange, formará parte de tanto del Comité de Auditoría como del Comité de Nombramiento y Gobernanza.
Este nombramiento estratégico sigue la transición del Director Sandip Patel a Consejero General y CFO, asegurando el cumplimiento de los requisitos de NYSE para la membresía independiente del Consejo. La compañía también anunció su próxima presentación del 10-K para el 29 de septiembre, con una llamada de resultados para el 30 de septiembre a las 8:30 a.m. hora del Este.
AtlasClear Holdings (NYSE American: ATCH)는 Steven Carlson을 독립 이사로 임명했다고 발표했습니다. Carlson은 Wall Street의 베테랑이자 예전 Marco Polo Exchange의 공동 창립자이며, 감사위원회와 지명 및 거버넌스 위원회 양쪽에서 활동할 예정입니다.
이 전략적 임명은 Sandip Patel 이사의 일반 counsel 및 CFO로의 전환에 따른 것이며, 독립 이사 구성에 대한 NYSE 요건을 충족시키기 위한 조치입니다. 또한 회사는 9월 29일까지 10-K 제출과 9월 30일 동부시간 8:30에 실적 발표 전화를 예정했다고 밝혔습니다.
AtlasClear Holdings (NYSE American: ATCH) a annoncé la nomination de Steven Carlson en tant que membre indépendant du conseil d'administration, revenant à son poste précédent au sein du conseil. Carlson, vétéran de Wall Street et ancien co-fondateur de Marco Polo Exchange, siègera à la fois au Comité d'audit et au Comité de nomination et de gouvernance.
Cette nomination stratégique fait suite à la transition du directeur Sandip Patel vers les postes de General Counsel et de CFO, garantissant la conformité avec les exigences du NYSE concernant les membres indépendants du conseil. La société a également annoncé son dépôt du 10-K d'ici le 29 septembre, avec une conférence téléphonique sur les résultats prévue pour le 30 septembre à 8h30, heure de l'Est.
AtlasClear Holdings (NYSE American: ATCH) gab die Bestellung von Steve Carlson als unabhängiges Vorstandsmitglied bekannt, der zu seiner bisherigen Position im Vorstand zurückkehrt. Carlson, ein Veteran der Wall Street und ehemaliger Mitgründer der Marco Polo Exchange, wird sowohl dem Audit Committee als auch dem Nominating and Governance Committee angehören.
Diese strategische Personalie erfolgt nach dem Übergang des Direktors Sandip Patel zum General Counsel und CFO, um die Einhaltung der NYSE-Anforderungen für unabhängige Vorstandsmitglieder sicherzustellen. Das Unternehmen kündigte außerdem die bevorstehende Einreichung des 10-K bis zum 29. September an, verbunden mit einer Gewinnkonferenz, die am 30. September um 8:30 Uhr Ostzeit stattfindet.
AtlasClear Holdings (NYSE American: ATCH) أعلنت عن تعيين Steven Carlson كعضو مستقل في المجلس، عائداً إلى منصبه السابق في مجلس الإدارة. كارلسون، مخضرم وول ستريت والمؤسس المشارك السابق لـ Marco Polo Exchange، سيخدم في كل من لجنة التدقيق ولجنة التعيين والحوكمة.
يأتي هذا التعيين الاستراتيجي في أعقاب انتقال المدير Sandip Patel إلى مستشار عام وCFO، لضمان الامتثال لمتطلبات NYSE الخاصة بعضوية المجلس المستقلة. كما أعلنت الشركة عن التقديم القادم لـ 10-K حتى 29 سبتمبر، مع وجود مكالمة نتائج مقررة في 30 سبتمبر الساعة 8:30 صباحاً بتوقيت الساحل الشرقي.
AtlasClear Holdings (NYSE American: ATCH) 宣布任命 Steven Carlson 为独立董事，回到他在董事会中的原职位。Carlson 是华尔街资深人士，曾共同创办 Marco Polo Exchange，将同时在 审计委员会 和 提名与治理委员会 任职。
这一战略任命是在董事 Sandip Patel 转任总法律顾问及首席财务官之后，为满足 NYSE 对独立董事成员的要求而采取的。公司还宣布将于 9 月 29 日前提交 10-K，并计划于 9 月 30 日东部时间 8:30召开业绩电话会议。
- Appointment of experienced Wall Street veteran Steven Carlson strengthens board independence and expertise
- Company has improved its balance sheet and implemented management changes
- Maintains NYSE compliance with required 50% independent board members
- Company has secured all three pillars for Fintech success: people, systems, and capital
- Previous departure of Carlson from the board was cited as a 'major loss of talent'
- Recent change in Independent Director status of Sandip Patel required board restructuring
- Mr. Carlson returns to the Board of Directors as Independent Board Member
TAMPA, Fla., Sept. 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AtlasClear Holdings, Inc. (NYSE American: ATCH) (“AtlasClear Holdings” or the “Company”) today announced the appointment of Mr. Steven Carlson to the Board of Directors as an Independent Board member.
AtlasClear Holdings reported today that Mr. Steven Carlson has accepted its invitation to return to the Board of Directors. The Company recently announced that Director Sandip Patel joined the Company as General Counsel and Chief Financial Officer, thereby changing Mr. Patel’s Independent Director status. The appointment of Mr. Carlson satisfies the NYSE requirement that at least
“We are excited that Steve has agreed to return to our Board,” stated John Schaible, Executive Chairman of the Company. “When Steve stepped away from the Board for personal reasons last year, it was a major loss of talent for the Company. Steve’s experience as co-founder of Marco Polo Exchange and CEO of MPS, former President of StoneX’s securities business, and Head of the global Emerging Markets business at Lehman Brothers, along with his prior service as a Board member of both the SPAC and ATCH, made him our preferred choice to add to the Board’s Independent members.”
“I am honored to return to the AtlasClear board,” said Mr. Carlson. “I am impressed with the progress the Company has made in shoring up its balance sheet and implementing constructive management changes. The three pillars of a successful Fintech company are people, systems, and capital. AtlasClear has cultivated and secured all three. I am delighted to rejoin the team and help drive Shareholder value.”
“Steve’s return reflects the Company’s enhanced ability to attract and secure the talent necessary to compete at the highest level,” continued Mr. Schaible. “We look forward to the release of our 10K and the earnings call next week.”
The latest AtlasClear Holdings financial updates will be detailed in its forthcoming 10K, which the Company anticipates will be filed on or before Monday, September 29th. Following the release of the 10K, the Company will host an earnings call, planned for 8:30am Eastern, Tuesday, September 30th.
About AtlasClear Holdings, Inc.
AtlasClear Holdings, Inc. is building a cutting-edge, technology-enabled financial services platform to modernize trading, clearing, settlement, and banking for innovative financial products, with a focus on serving small- and middle-market financial institutions. Through its subsidiary, the Company combines industry expertise with longstanding infrastructure: Wilson-Davis & Co., Inc., a full-service correspondent securities broker-dealer registered with the SEC and FINRA and a member of DTCC and NSCC, which has been serving the investment community since 1968; and through its planned acquisition of Commercial Bancorp of Wyoming, the parent of Farmers State Bank, a Federal Reserve member bank that has provided private and corporate banking services to its community since 1915. Together, these businesses will position AtlasClear to deliver a vertically integrated suite of brokerage, clearing, risk management, regulatory reporting, and commercial banking solutions. The AtlasClear leadership team includes respected industry veterans who have founded and led companies such as ICE Clear, Legent Clearing, COR Clearing, Axos Clearing, NexTrade, StoneX, and Anderen Bank.
Cautionary Statements Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This communication contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended, that reflect AtlasClear Holdings’ current views with respect to, among other things, the future operations and financial performance of AtlasClear Holdings. Forward-looking statements in this communication may be identified by the use of words such as "anticipate," "assume," "believe," "continue," "could," "estimate," "expect," "foreseeable," "future," "intend," "may," "outlook," "plan," "potential," "proposed," "predict," "project," "seek," "should," "target," "trends," "will," "would" and similar terms and phrases. Forward-looking statements contained in this communication include, but are not limited to, statements as to (i) the Company’s ability to raise additional financing, including additional proceeds under the note financing described in this press release, (ii) AtlasClear Holdings’ expectations regarding the benefits of any financings, (iii) AtlasClear Holdings’ expectations as to future operational results, (v) AtlasClear Holdings’ anticipated growth strategy, including expected acquisitions, and (v) the financial technology of AtlasClear Holdings.
The forward-looking statements contained in this communication are based on the current expectations of AtlasClear Holdings and its management and are subject to risks and uncertainties. No assurance can be given that future developments affecting AtlasClear Holdings will be those that are anticipated. Actual results may differ materially from current expectations due to changes in global, regional or local economic, business, competitive, market, regulatory and other factors, many of which are beyond the control of AtlasClear Holdings. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should any of the assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary in material respects from those projected in these forward- looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ may emerge from time to time, and it is not possible to predict all of them.
Such factors include, but are not limited to: the Company’s need to raise additional capital; failure of the Company to realize the anticipated benefits of any additional investments of capital, such as achieving profitability, delivering the capital needed for its proposed bank acquisition upon approval, solidifying its capital foundation, reducing potential dilution, and positioning the Company to maximize long-term stockholder value; failure by AtlasClear Holdings to satisfy the closing conditions to any investments of capital, including receipt of stockholder approval; AtlasClear’s inability to successfully integrate, and/or realize the anticipated benefits of, the acquisition of Wilson-Davis and the technology acquired from Pacsquare Technologies LLC (the "Transaction"); failure to recognize the anticipated benefits of the Transaction, which may be affected by, among other things, competition, the ability of AtlasClear Holdings to maintain relationships with customers and suppliers and strategic alliance third parties, and to retain its management and key employees; AtlasClear Holdings’ inability to integrate, and to realize the benefits of, the Transaction and other potential acquisitions; changes in general economic or political conditions; changes in the markets that AtlasClear Holdings targets; slowdowns in securities or digital asset trading or shifting demand for trading, clearing and settling financial products; any change in laws applicable to AtlasClear Holdings or any regulatory or judicial interpretation thereof; factors that may cause a delay in timely filing the transition report described herein; the risk that additional or different information may become known prior to the expected filing of the transition report, and other factors, risks and uncertainties, including those that were included under the heading "Risk Factors" in AtlasClear Holdings’ Transition Report on Form 10-KT filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 16, 2024 and its subsequent filings with the SEC. AtlasClear Holdings cautions that the foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive. Any forward-looking statement made in this communication speaks only as of the date hereof. Plans, intentions or expectations disclosed in forward-looking statements may not be achieved and no one should place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. AtlasClear Holdings does not undertake any obligation to update, revise or review any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as may be required by any applicable securities laws.
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