CareDx Announces Keith Kennedy Appointed As CFO And COO; Nathan Smith Resigns As CFO Effective February 25, 2026

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

The Board of Directors of the Company has appointed Keith Kennedy as the Company's Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer, effective as of February 26, 2026. In connection with such appointment, Mr. Kennedy has also been designated as the Company's "principal financial officer" and "principal accounting officer" for purposes under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

Mr. Kennedy, age 56,has served as the Company's Chief Operating Officer since September 2024. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Kennedy served as the Chief Financial Officer of PharmaLogic Holdings Corp from April 2022 to September 2024. Mr. Kennedy served as Veractye, Inc.'s Chief Operating Officer from July 2019, as well as its Chief Financial Officer from December 2016, until his retirement in May 2021, as well as its Secretary from November 2017 to July 2020. Prior to joining Veracyte, Mr. Kennedy provided strategic counsel and consulting services from his consulting practice from September 2015 to November 2016, including advisory services to Pennant Park Investment Advisors. Mr. Kennedy served as President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of MCG Capital Corporation, a publicly traded business development company, from April 2014 until its merger with Pennant Park Floating Rate Capital Ltd in August 2015. Mr. Kennedy joined MCG Capital Corporation in February 2012 as an Executive Vice President and Managing Director, served as its Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer from May 2012 to March 2014, and its President from March to April 2014. Prior to MCG, Mr. Kennedy served as a Managing Director at GE Capital, a Manager of Transaction Services at Ernst & Young LLP and as an Officer in the U.S. Air Force. Mr. Kennedy holds a B.S. in Accounting with high distinction from Indiana University and holds an M.B.A. from the College of William & Mary. Mr. Kennedy is a Chartered Financial Analyst and Certified Public Accountant.