{"schema_version":"alpha-profile-public-v1","slug":"michael-hexner","canonical_url":"https://registry.alpha.ac/people/michael-hexner","as_of":"2026-09-22T08:40:56.800549+00:00","published_at":"2026-09-02T02:37:23.867517+00:00","last_reviewed_at":"2026-05-16T00:11:05.135+00:00","identity":{"display_name":"Michael Hexner","headshot_url":null,"headshot_media":null,"profile_kind":"director","role_tags":["director","executive"],"current_role":{"company_name":"Heritage Global Inc.","company_slug":"heritage-global-inc","exchange":"NASDAQ","ticker":"HGBL","role_category":"director","title":"Director","committee":null,"is_board_chair":false,"is_independent":true,"valid_from":"2016-01-01","valid_to":null,"is_current":true,"verification_status":"confirmed","confidence":0.85,"evidence":{"source_type":"sec_proxy","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/849145/000119312526166696/hgbl-20260416.htm","effective_date":"2026-04-21","last_checked_at":"2026-04-24T23:26:01.298+00:00"}},"photo_match":null},"assurance":{"is_claimed":false,"status":"unverified","assurance_level":null,"method":null,"verified_at":null,"expires_at":null},"claiming":{"eligible":true,"label":"Is this you? Claim your Alpha Profile","claim_url":"https://terminal.alpha.ac/claim-profile?person=michael-hexner","suggest_edit_label":"Suggest an edit","suggest_edit_url":"https://terminal.alpha.ac/claim-profile?person=michael-hexner&mode=suggest","canonical_record_will_be_reused":true,"canonical_facts_owner_controlled":false},"presentation":{"schema_version":"alpha-profile-presentation-v1","state":"alpha_editorial","version":0,"published_at":null,"headline":null,"headline_evidence":null,"location":null,"photo":null,"cover":null,"about":["Michael Hexner, age 73, has served as a Class II director since August 2016. He co-founded Wheel Works in 1976 and grew it to become the largest independent tire chain in the United States. He has extensive experience in executive leadership with growing businesses and currently serves as COO of LeadLander and special advisor to multiple CEOs."],"links":[],"sources":[],"featured":[],"competencies":[],"board_preferences":null,"board_service":[{"organization":"Heritage Global Inc.","organizationId":"heritage-global-inc","title":"Director","period":"2016-01-01 · current","evidenceLabel":"sec_proxy","evidenceState":"verified","sourceUrl":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/849145/000119312526166696/hgbl-20260416.htm"}],"experience":[],"education":[],"credentials":[],"section_order":null,"hidden_sections":[],"limitations":["Presentation fields do not alter independently verified Alpha Profile facts.","Owner-supplied résumé records retain their field-level evidence state.","Only confirmed company_person_roles with public evidence. Website governed_site_fallback rows are not invented. about/links are stored people.profile_summary/bio and linkedin_url only. Dates stay undisclosed when the role has no start_date. SoFi Bank is not SoFi Technologies."]},"presentation_authority":"confirmed_company_person_roles","roles":[{"company_name":"Heritage Global Inc.","company_slug":"heritage-global-inc","exchange":"NASDAQ","ticker":"HGBL","role_category":"director","title":"Director","committee":null,"is_board_chair":false,"is_independent":true,"valid_from":"2016-01-01","valid_to":null,"is_current":true,"verification_status":"confirmed","confidence":0.85,"evidence":{"source_type":"sec_proxy","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/849145/000119312526166696/hgbl-20260416.htm","effective_date":"2026-04-21","last_checked_at":"2026-04-24T23:26:01.298+00:00"}}],"claims":[{"claim_type":"ai_ml_experience","claim_value":false,"claim_text":"Proxy extraction classified AI/ML experience for Michael Hexner as false.","claim_state":"verified","valid_from":null,"valid_to":null,"confidence":0.72,"source_tier":3,"verification_status":"confirmed","last_reviewed_at":"2026-05-16T00:11:05.387332+00:00","version":1,"evidence":[{"source_name":"SEC EDGAR","document_title":"HGBL DEF 14A director slate","source_type":"sec_filing","source_tier":3,"source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/849145/000119312526166696/hgbl-20260416.htm","published_at":"2026-04-21T00:00:00+00:00","last_checked_at":"2026-05-16T00:11:05.199172+00:00","relation":"supports","excerpt_locator":null}]},{"claim_type":"board_role","claim_value":"Director","claim_text":"Michael Hexner currently serves as Director at Heritage Global Inc..","claim_state":"verified","valid_from":"2026-04-21","valid_to":null,"confidence":0.92,"source_tier":3,"verification_status":"confirmed","last_reviewed_at":"2026-05-16T00:11:05.349531+00:00","version":1,"evidence":[{"source_name":"SEC EDGAR","document_title":"HGBL DEF 14A director slate","source_type":"sec_filing","source_tier":3,"source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/849145/000119312526166696/hgbl-20260416.htm","published_at":"2026-04-21T00:00:00+00:00","last_checked_at":"2026-05-16T00:11:05.199172+00:00","relation":"supports","excerpt_locator":null}]},{"claim_type":"committee_assignments","claim_value":["Compensation"],"claim_text":"Michael Hexner serves on Compensation.","claim_state":"verified","valid_from":"2026-04-21","valid_to":null,"confidence":0.88,"source_tier":3,"verification_status":"confirmed","last_reviewed_at":"2026-05-16T00:11:05.368739+00:00","version":1,"evidence":[{"source_name":"SEC EDGAR","document_title":"HGBL DEF 14A director slate","source_type":"sec_filing","source_tier":3,"source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/849145/000119312526166696/hgbl-20260416.htm","published_at":"2026-04-21T00:00:00+00:00","last_checked_at":"2026-05-16T00:11:05.199172+00:00","relation":"supports","excerpt_locator":null}]},{"claim_type":"current_executive_company","claim_value":"LeadLander","claim_text":"Michael Hexner is linked to LeadLander as an operating executive.","claim_state":"verified","valid_from":null,"valid_to":null,"confidence":0.85,"source_tier":3,"verification_status":"confirmed","last_reviewed_at":"2026-05-16T00:11:05.49486+00:00","version":1,"evidence":[{"source_name":"SEC EDGAR","document_title":"HGBL DEF 14A director slate","source_type":"sec_filing","source_tier":3,"source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/849145/000119312526166696/hgbl-20260416.htm","published_at":"2026-04-21T00:00:00+00:00","last_checked_at":"2026-05-16T00:11:05.199172+00:00","relation":"supports","excerpt_locator":null}]},{"claim_type":"current_executive_role","claim_value":"COO","claim_text":"Michael Hexner is also listed as COO.","claim_state":"verified","valid_from":null,"valid_to":null,"confidence":0.85,"source_tier":3,"verification_status":"confirmed","last_reviewed_at":"2026-05-16T00:11:05.479287+00:00","version":1,"evidence":[{"source_name":"SEC EDGAR","document_title":"HGBL DEF 14A director slate","source_type":"sec_filing","source_tier":3,"source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/849145/000119312526166696/hgbl-20260416.htm","published_at":"2026-04-21T00:00:00+00:00","last_checked_at":"2026-05-16T00:11:05.199172+00:00","relation":"supports","excerpt_locator":null}]},{"claim_type":"cybersecurity_experience","claim_value":false,"claim_text":"Proxy extraction classified cybersecurity experience for Michael Hexner as false.","claim_state":"verified","valid_from":null,"valid_to":null,"confidence":0.72,"source_tier":3,"verification_status":"confirmed","last_reviewed_at":"2026-05-16T00:11:05.4242+00:00","version":1,"evidence":[{"source_name":"SEC EDGAR","document_title":"HGBL DEF 14A director slate","source_type":"sec_filing","source_tier":3,"source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/849145/000119312526166696/hgbl-20260416.htm","published_at":"2026-04-21T00:00:00+00:00","last_checked_at":"2026-05-16T00:11:05.199172+00:00","relation":"supports","excerpt_locator":null}]},{"claim_type":"technology_background","claim_value":false,"claim_text":"Proxy extraction classified technology background for Michael Hexner as false.","claim_state":"verified","valid_from":null,"valid_to":null,"confidence":0.72,"source_tier":3,"verification_status":"confirmed","last_reviewed_at":"2026-05-16T00:11:05.406617+00:00","version":1,"evidence":[{"source_name":"SEC EDGAR","document_title":"HGBL DEF 14A director slate","source_type":"sec_filing","source_tier":3,"source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/849145/000119312526166696/hgbl-20260416.htm","published_at":"2026-04-21T00:00:00+00:00","last_checked_at":"2026-05-16T00:11:05.199172+00:00","relation":"supports","excerpt_locator":null}]},{"subject":"alpha:person:michael-hexner","claim_type":"board_service","claim_value":{"tags":[],"title":"Director","period":"2016-01-01 · current","organization":"Heritage Global Inc.","organization_id":"heritage-global-inc"},"claim_text":"Director at Heritage Global Inc. (2016-01-01 · current)","valid_from":null,"valid_to":null,"verification_status":"confirmed","date_precision":"period_text_only","evidence":[{"source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/849145/000119312526166696/hgbl-20260416.htm","label":"sec_proxy","evidence_state":"verified"}],"claim_state":"confirmed","version":1}],"network":{"schema_version":"alpha-profile-network-public-v1","relationships":[],"relationship_pathfinding":false,"authentication_prompt":"Sign in to see how you're connected.","limitations":["Representative factual associations only.","Shared contexts do not assert personal acquaintance.","Anonymous graph traversal is not available."]},"permissions":{"classification":"open_public_projection","public_retrieval":true,"agent_retrieval":true,"redistribution":false,"model_training":false,"relationship_pathfinding":false,"direct_contact":false},"limitations":["Only permissioned public claims and evidence are included.","Absence of a claim is not evidence that the underlying fact is false.","Public retrieval does not grant model-training or redistribution rights.","Private relationships and Council activity are excluded."],"structured_data":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"ProfilePage","@id":"https://registry.alpha.ac/people/michael-hexner#profile","url":"https://registry.alpha.ac/people/michael-hexner","dateModified":"2026-05-16T00:11:05.135+00:00","mainEntity":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https://registry.alpha.ac/people/michael-hexner#person","name":"Michael Hexner","url":"https://registry.alpha.ac/people/michael-hexner","jobTitle":"Director","worksFor":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Heritage Global Inc.","tickerSymbol":"NASDAQ: HGBL"},"affiliation":[{"@type":"OrganizationRole","roleName":"Director","startDate":"2016-01-01","memberOf":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Heritage Global Inc.","url":"https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/heritage-global-inc","tickerSymbol":"NASDAQ: HGBL"}}]},"isBasedOn":[{"@type":"CreativeWork","url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/849145/000119312526166696/hgbl-20260416.htm","name":"HGBL DEF 14A director slate"}],"mainEntityOfPage":"https://registry.alpha.ac/people/michael-hexner"},"trust":{"schema_version":"alpha-profile-trust-v1","verification":{"schema_version":"alpha-verification-states-v1","state":"source_reported","identity_ownership":"unclaimed","assurance_level":null,"claim_state_counts":{"source_reported":9,"corroborated":0,"alpha_verified":0,"disputed":0,"superseded":0},"derivation":"claim_states+identity_ownership","summary":"Published claims are reported by public sources; none is Alpha verified. Profile ownership is unclaimed."},"aggregation":{"schema_version":"alpha-claim-aggregation-v1","published_claim_count":9,"under_review_claim_count":0,"owner_supplied_claim_count":0,"evidence_record_count":3,"distinct_source_count":1,"conflicts":[],"conflict_count":0,"headline_conflict_count":0,"internal_review_conflict_count":0,"contradiction_types":[],"headline_conflict_types":[],"verification":{"schema_version":"alpha-verification-states-v1","state":"source_reported","identity_ownership":"unclaimed","assurance_level":null,"claim_state_counts":{"source_reported":9,"corroborated":0,"alpha_verified":0,"disputed":0,"superseded":0},"derivation":"claim_states+identity_ownership","summary":"Published claims are reported by public sources; none is Alpha verified. Profile ownership is unclaimed."},"coverage":{"schema_version":"alpha-coverage-metric-v1","published_claims":9,"corroborated_claims":0,"sources":3,"distinct_sources":1,"role_claims":1,"last_reviewed_at":"2026-05-16T00:11:05.135+00:00","observed_at":"2026-09-22T08:40:56.800549+00:00","freshness_days":129}},"rights":{"public_retrieval":"allowed","agent_retrieval":"allowed","redistribution":"not_granted","model_training":"not_granted","commercial_use":"not_specified","relationship_pathfinding":"not_granted","direct_contact":"not_granted"}},"projection":{"schema_version":"alpha-profile-projection-v5","entity":{"kind":"person","slug":"michael-hexner","canonical_url":"https://registry.alpha.ac/people/michael-hexner"},"publication":{"published_at":"2026-09-02T02:37:23.867517+00:00","last_reviewed_at":"2026-05-16T00:11:05.135+00:00","as_of":"2026-09-22T08:40:56.800549+00:00"},"representations":{"html":{"href":"https://registry.alpha.ac/people/michael-hexner","media_type":"text/html"},"json":{"href":"https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/michael-hexner","media_type":"application/json"},"markdown":{"href":"https://registry.alpha.ac/people/michael-hexner.md","media_type":"text/markdown"},"structured_data":{"embedded":true,"media_type":"application/ld+json"},"share_image":null},"permissions":{"public_retrieval":true,"agent_retrieval":true,"redistribution":false,"model_training":false,"relationship_pathfinding":false,"direct_contact":false}}}