72 material Form 8-K filings that 65 companies we cover made with the SEC in January 2024, each read and summarized by AI: what happened, the key figures, whether it reads positive or negative for shareholders, and how big a deal it is (impact 1-5). All of them were written later, when past filings were added: a selection, not every 8-K of the month (see the note below).
On January 29, 2024, TechnipFMC's Compensation Committee approved renewed Executive Severance Agreements for its CEO, Chief Technology Officer and President, Subsea, with no expiration date, and approved similar agreements for other executive officers. The agreements provide double-trigger severance if an executive is terminated or constructively terminated within 24 months after a change in control, which matters to shareholders as a governance and cost-contingent item.
Severance multiples: three times base salary and bonus for the CEO and CFO; two times for other executive officers
Health care and insurance premium coverage for 24 months, or 36 months for the CEO and CFO
Benefits are payable only after a double trigger: termination without cause or constructive termination within 24 months of a change in control
Cullen/Frost Bankers' board elected Hope Andrade as a director effective January 24, 2024, and expanded the board from 13 to 14 members. Andrade will serve on the Audit and Risk Committees, and the board determined she is independent; the filing discloses that her affiliated company had banking transactions with the bank in 2023 in the ordinary course of business.
Hope Andrade elected to the board on January 24, 2024; board size increased from 13 to 14 members
Andrade will serve on the Audit and Risk Committees and is compensated consistently with other non-employee directors
Go Rio San Antonio LLC, which Andrade beneficially owns, had banking transactions with Cullen/Frost in 2023; more are expected in 2024
Press release dated January 26, 2024 reports $50.8 billion in assets at December 31, 2023
MYR Group said Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Transmission and Distribution segment Tod M. Cooper will retire effective March 1, 2024, as part of a planned succession. The Board appointed Brian K. Stern, currently Group Vice President of T&D, to succeed him in that role on the same date, with an expected base salary of $450,000 per year.
Tod M. Cooper retires as SVP and COO of T&D effective March 1, 2024, and will stay in a senior advisor role for up to 90 days.
Brian K. Stern, 53, has 19 years of service with the company and has been Group Vice President, T&D, since January 2017.
Stern's expected employment agreement sets a $450,000 base salary and severance of two times salary plus target bonus, or three times following a change of control.
Fortinet appointed John Whittle as its Chief Operating Officer on January 15, 2024, while he continues as Corporate Secretary. The filing states there is no change to his compensation from the appointment. The change matters to shareholders because it is a senior executive role change, and the filing describes no change to financial results or guidance.
John Whittle, 55, appointed Chief Operating Officer on January 15, 2024
He will also continue to serve as Corporate Secretary, a role held since January 2007
Prior roles: Executive Vice President of Corporate Development (January 2019 to January 2024) and Chief Legal Officer (April 2022 to January 2024)
No change to compensation from the appointment, per the filing
Winmark director Mark L. Wilson notified the company on January 15, 2024 that he will not stand for re-election to the Board at the annual shareholder meeting on or about April 24, 2024, and he will remain a director until then. The change is a board succession matter; the filing reports no financial results or changes to guidance.
Mark L. Wilson, a director since 2000, will not stand for re-election at the annual meeting on or about April 24, 2024.
Wilson currently chairs the Compensation Committee and previously served on the Audit and Nominating Committees.
Chairman and CEO Brett D. Heffes praised Wilson's counsel and strategic advice; Wilson remains on the Board until the meeting.
AMETEK's Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, William J. Burke, will retire effective April 2, 2024, and remain as a senior advisor through April 2025. The board named Dalip M. Puri, currently Senior Vice President, Operational Finance, to succeed him in the CFO role on the same date, a planned leadership transition that does not change reported financial results.
William J. Burke retires as CFO effective April 2, 2024, after 36 years with the company
Dalip M. Puri, 51, to become Executive Vice President and CFO effective April 2, 2024
Burke will stay on as a strategic advisor through April 2025 to support the transition
Terreno Realty Corporation's Board of Directors named John T. Meyer, a 64-year-old executive who has been with the company since 2010, as Chief Operating Officer effective immediately, according to an 8-K filed January 12, 2024. Meyer previously served as Executive Vice President overseeing acquisitions and operations, so the promotion moves an internal leader into a senior role rather than bringing in an outside executive. The filing reports no financial results or guidance changes.
John T. Meyer appointed Chief Operating Officer by the Board on January 8, 2024, effective immediately
Meyer joined Terreno in 2010 and was Executive Vice President overseeing acquisitions and operations from August 2015 until the promotion
Filing states no arrangements with other persons for the appointment and no related party transactions under Item 404(a)
Williams-Sonoma announced that Marta Benson, Chief Executive Officer of Pottery Barn Brands, will retire effective April 26, 2024. Her responsibilities will move to the two existing Pottery Barn Presidents, Monica Bhargava and Jennifer Kellor. The filing does not report any financial results or changes to guidance.
Marta Benson, CEO of Pottery Barn Brands, is retiring effective April 26, 2024.
Monica Bhargava, President of Pottery Barn, and Jennifer Kellor, President of Pottery Barn Kids and Pottery Barn Teen, will take over her responsibilities.
The announcement was made in a press release issued January 12, 2024.
CarGurus disclosed in an 8-K that Chief People Officer Andrea Eldridge will step down from the role effective April 5, 2024. The filing does not name a successor or give a reason for the departure, and it does not report any financial results.
Andrea Eldridge will step down as Chief People Officer effective April 5, 2024.
The filing was dated January 12, 2024, and signed by General Counsel and Corporate Secretary Javier Zamora.
The filing does not name a successor or state the reason for the departure.
Effective January 8, 2024, Joe Vitalone ceased to serve as Chief Revenue Officer of Extreme Networks. He remains an employee in an advisory role but is no longer an executive officer. The filing gives no successor name, reasons for the change, or financial effects.
Joe Vitalone stepped down as Chief Revenue Officer effective January 8, 2024
He will remain an employee of the company in an advisory role
He is no longer an executive officer of Extreme Networks
The filing does not name a replacement or state the reason for the change
Unum Group said its Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Michael Q. Simonds, notified the company on January 1, 2024, that he will resign effective February 9, 2024, to pursue another professional opportunity. The filing says his duties will initially be assumed by other company officers, and he will provide transition support until he leaves.
Michael Q. Simonds, EVP and Chief Operating Officer, resigns effective February 9, 2024
Resignation notice given to the company on January 1, 2024; reason given is another professional opportunity
Duties to initially be assumed by other officers; Simonds to provide transition support until departure
California Water Service Group appointed James P. Lynch as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, effective January 3, 2024, succeeding interim CFO David B. Healey. Healey remains principal financial officer until the Company files its 2023 Form 10-K, and Lynch's annual salary is $470,000.
Lynch was appointed by the Board on January 3, 2024 and formally assumes principal financial officer duties after the 2023 Form 10-K is filed.
David B. Healey, interim Vice President, CFO and Treasurer, remains principal financial officer until that filing.
Lynch, age 64, was previously CFO and Treasurer of SJW Group from October 2010 to January 2022 and a KPMG audit partner before that.
Lynch's annual salary is $470,000, with eligibility for the Company's executive compensation programs.
Hancock Whitney disclosed that Senior Executive Vice President Joseph S. Exnicios, who also serves as president of Hancock Whitney Bank, announced his retirement on January 2, 2024, effective March 1, 2024. The filing does not name a successor or describe any financial impact.
Joseph S. Exnicios announced his retirement on January 2, 2024.
Retirement takes effect March 1, 2024.
Exnicios serves as Senior Executive Vice President of the company and President of Hancock Whitney Bank.
Visteon appointed Colleen E. Myers as Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer, effective January 12, 2024. She previously served as Assistant Controller and has been with the company since June 2015, which means the change is a routine internal promotion for the company's top accounting role.
Colleen E. Myers appointed Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer, effective January 12, 2024
Annual base salary of $250,000, with target bonus of 35% and long-term incentive target of 66% of base salary
Prior role: Assistant Controller since May 2021; joined Visteon in June 2015
KKR Income Opportunities Fund (NYSE: KIO) said Eric Mogelof resigned as Trustee, Chair and President, and its Board appointed Rudy Pimentel to all three roles. Mogelof remains Global Head of KKR's Global Client Solutions and a Partner of KKR. The change replaces the Fund's top board and executive roles, which shareholders may watch for any effect on how the Fund is governed and run.
Eric Mogelof resigned as Trustee, Chair and President of the Fund, effective January 1, 2023 per the filing
Rudy Pimentel, a KKR Managing Director in its Global Product Strategy Group since 2022, was appointed to replace him in all three roles
Mogelof remains Global Head of KKR's Global Client Solutions and a Partner of KKR
The filing is dated January 2, 2024, and lists the January 1, 2023 effective date for both changes
Interactive Brokers said its Board appointed Richard Repetto, a former Piper Sandler research analyst, as an independent director effective January 1, 2024. The Board determined he is independent under Nasdaq and SEC rules, and he will receive the same compensation as the company's other non-employee directors.
Board appointment made October 17, 2023; effective date January 1, 2024
Repetto retired in June 2023 as Managing Director and Senior Research Analyst at Piper Sandler
Over 25 years of experience covering electronic trading and financial technology companies
Compensation matches other non-employee directors, as described in the March 8, 2023 proxy statement
Briefs are written by AI from the filing text and can contain mistakes — open the filing before acting on anything. Impact (1-5) and tone are the AI's reading of the filing for shareholders, not a price forecast. Not investment advice.
Briefs marked “Written later” were written in November 2026 for filings that were by then more than three weeks old, so months before mid-October 2026 hold a selection: every material 8-K of the past year for the 100 largest companies we cover and the last 15 important 8-Ks of every other one. Briefs the number check holds back are not shown or counted. Also: the last 45 days, briefs by company, A–Z and the live SEC filings wire.