다시 게임스탑 숏스퀴즈 ?

게임스탑 주식이 마지막인지 밤사이 103.94% 폭등

상방 써킷브레이크 걸리고 거래 중지 되었다네요

 

CFO가 그만두고 구조조정을 할 거라는 대주주 Ryan Cohen의 트윗이 있었다는데..

 

 

www.businessinsider.com/gamestop-cfo-jim-bell-suddenly-resigning-2021-2

GameStop's CFO exits as the company attempts a 'transformation' led by activist investor Ryan Cohen

 

GameStop's CFO exits as the company attempts a 'transformation' led by activist investor Ryan Cohen

Ben Gilbert 

24 hours ago

 

Video game retail chain GameStop. Aimee Dilger/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

Just under two years since he joined GameStop as Chief Financial Officer, Jim Bell is resigning as of this week, the company said.

In a press release, GameStop said it is looking for a new executive to take Bell's place. The candidate should have, "the capabilities and qualifications to help accelerate GameStop's transformation," the release said.

Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer Diana Jajeh will serve as interim Chief Financial Officer while the company searches for a permanent replacement.

Bell was part of a new executive team chosen to lead GameStop out of dire financial straits in 2019, alongside CEO George Sherman. Bell oversaw GameStop's financials during an especially bizarre period of the company's long history: From historically low stock values in much of 2019 and 2020, to the explosive bubble of early 2021, and throughout the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

GameStop's executive team has come under increased scrutiny as activist investor Ryan Cohen bought up a major stake in the company in 2020. Cohen now occupies a space on the company's board. In November 2020, Cohen published an open letter to GameStop shareholders that criticized Sherman, Bell, and the rest of GameStop's executive leadership team.

"Through our private conversations, we have explained to Mr. Sherman and the Board that GameStop has the ability to pivot toward becoming a technology-driven business that excels in the gaming and digital experience worlds," Cohen wrote in the letter. "But this pivot requires the type of strategic vision that has not yet taken hold in the c-suite or boardroom."

It appears that this is the "transformation" that GameStop is referring to in the press release announcing Bell's resignation, but a request for clarification to GameStop went unanswered as of publishing.

Update: Sources later told Insider that Bell was pushed out of his role by GameStop's board. The full story is right here.

 

Second Life? GameStop Spikes 103% As Reddit Stocks Surge Again

February 24, 2021 4:22pm  

 

Late in Wednesday’s trading session, several popular stocks for retail traders rocketed higher on seemingly no news.

GameStop: GameStop Corp. GME 104.03%, the stock that became a rallying cry for retail traders and Reddit's WallStreetBets forum, surged more than 100%.

Late Tuesday, GameStop announced its chief financial officer, Jim Bell, would resign at the end of March. Bloomberg reports he was forced out of his role.

On Wednesday a tweet from Ryan Cohen, a large GameStop shareholder and Board of Directors member, picked up some attention. The tweet included a frog emoji and a picture of an ice cream cone from McDonald’s Corp MCD 0.82%. Investors are trying to interpret if the tweet could mean investors are in for a sweet treat or they may be “loving it” if they own GameStop shares.

GameStop shares were halted several times in the last half hour of Wednesday’s trading session. Shares closed up 103.9% to $91.71 and were up another 32% in the after-hours session.