OC Business Journal

EXECS: OC home to some of the younger, and older public co. execs

Rivian isn’t the only local company aiming to go public with a youthful exec team, though the EV maker is the largest of the bunch.

Noah Kerner, CEO of fellow Irvine upstart Acorns Grow, in recent years has made his share of execs-under-40 lists. The fintech is expected to go public via a reverse-merger with a SPAC, with a valuation around $2 billion.

Tim Vanderhook, who turned 40 on Valentine’s Day, heads Viant Technology Inc., the Irvine-based ad tech company that went public earlier this year (Nasdaq: DSP) and now sports a nearly $800 million valuation. Experience has served insurance firm Mercury

General Corp. (NYSE: MCY) well. The L.A.based firm, with its base of operations largely run out of Brea, counts founder George Joseph as its chairman.

Joseph turned 100 in September, and is believed to be the oldest chair of a large public company.

Mercury’s shares are up nearly 40% over the past year; the company is valued around $3.1 billion.

See pages 1 and 48 for details on Rivian’s exec team and board of directors.

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