80 material Form 8-K filings that 75 companies we cover made with the SEC in March 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).
SkyWest's board accepted the retirement of Jerry Atkin as director and Board Chair, effective at the 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, under a governance guideline requiring directors to resign at age 75. The board named Lead Independent Director James L. Welch to succeed him as Board Chair, also effective at that meeting, so the change is a planned leadership transition rather than a sign of disagreement.
Jerry Atkin's retirement as director and Board Chair was accepted on March 22, 2024, effective at the 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders
Atkin joined the company in 1974, became President and CEO in 1975, and was Board Chair from 1991; he served as President until 2011 and CEO until 2015
James L. Welch, the Company's Lead Independent Director, was appointed to succeed Atkin as Board Chair
The filing says the retirement was not the result of any disagreement with the company on operations, policies or practices
DXC Technology said General Counsel William Deckelman Jr. will retire as Executive Vice President and General Counsel, with Matt Fawcett succeeding him as Executive Vice President and General Counsel effective April 1, 2024. Deckelman will remain employed to assist with transition matters until June 1, 2024, when he departs. The change is a senior legal leadership transition; the filing contains no financial results or guidance.
Deckelman notified DXC on March 19, 2024 of his decision to retire, effective March 31, 2024 as General Counsel.
Matt Fawcett takes the role effective April 1, 2024, reporting to CEO Raul Fernandez.
Fawcett previously served as General Counsel of NetApp from 2010 to 2021 and as Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer there.
Deckelman will stay on for transition matters until his departure on June 1, 2024, after 16 years with DXC.
Cognex's board designated Laura MacDonald, Vice President of Finance, as interim principal financial and principal accounting officer, effective March 15, 2024, replacing CFO Paul Todgham, whose resignation was announced January 3, 2024. The company said it is searching for a new Chief Financial Officer. For shareholders, this is a leadership change at the top finance role, with the permanent CFO still to be named.
Laura MacDonald, age 55, becomes interim principal financial officer and principal accounting officer effective March 15, 2024.
Paul Todgham's resignation as Senior Vice President of Finance and CFO is effective March 15, 2024; it was first announced January 3, 2024.
MacDonald will receive restricted stock units with an economic value of approximately $50,000 at grant, vesting 20%, 30% and 50% on the first, second and third anniversaries.
The company is searching for a new Chief Financial Officer; the filing gives no timeline.
Merchants Bancorp said its Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, John F. Macke, notified the company on March 7, 2024 that he intends to retire. The company said the decision was voluntary and not the result of any dispute or disagreement with management, the Board, or its operations, policies, or practices. Shareholders will see a change in the company's top financial officer, with Macke staying in the role during the transition.
John F. Macke, EVP, CFO and principal accounting officer, notified the company of his intention to retire on March 7, 2024.
Macke will continue in his current role and help with the transition until his retirement on or before September 30, 2024.
The company will begin a search for Macke's replacement; no successor was named in the filing.
The filing states the retirement was voluntary and not related to any dispute or disagreement.
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals said its Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, Indrani L. Franchini, stepped down from that role effective March 1, 2024, as previously reported in January. Under a separation agreement, she receives severance of $597,000 and other benefits, and will provide consulting services through March 1, 2025.
Separation date: March 1, 2024; Franchini was Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary.
Severance totals $597,000, paid as twelve months of base salary in bi-weekly installments, plus a 2023 annual incentive payment adjusted by the Board's corporate multiplier.
Consulting period runs until March 1, 2025; hours above ten per month are paid at $500 per hour, and unvested equity awards continue to vest.
NMI Holdings, Inc. said Aurora Swithenbank, formerly CFO of Vantage Group Holdings Ltd., will become Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer effective May 1, 2024, succeeding Ravi Mallela, who is leaving the company on the same date in an involuntary termination without cause. The filing says his departure is not the result of any disagreement over financial disclosures, accounting, operations, policies or practices. The change is a senior executive transition that shareholders may watch for continuity in financial leadership.
Aurora Swithenbank becomes EVP and CFO effective May 1, 2024, with a base salary of $505,000 and a target bonus of 100% of base salary
Her one-time inducement equity award has a grant date value of $1,500,000 in restricted stock units
Ravi Mallela, CFO since 2022, leaves effective May 1, 2024; his separation severance payment is $252,500
The company said Mallela's departure involves no issues or disagreements relating to financial disclosures or accounting
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.