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Avenue Capital Group's Marc Lasry is in focus for FIRY Inc. (NYSE: FIRY): the global holding company named him to its board of directors as an independent director, effective October 1, 2026.
Lasry is the Co-Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Avenue Capital, which he co-founded in 1995 and which now manages approximately $9.2 billion in assets, focused on specialty lending, opportunistic credit, and special situations.
October 1 is the next confirmable milestone, when Lasry takes his seat and Gary A. Vecchiarelli steps down from the board to become a Board Advisor. Lasry's connection to the company runs long.
He participated in the $15 million Series B that Skillz raised in September 2015, joining the round alongside Wildcat Capital Management and The Kraft Group.
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