924 material Form 8-K filings that 737 companies we cover made with the SEC in January 2026, 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).
Paramount Skydance appointed Dennis Cinelli as Chief Financial Officer effective January 15, 2026, replacing interim CFO Andrew Warren, who will continue as a strategic advisor. Cinelli resigned from the board and Audit Committee, and Andrew Campion joined the board effective January 13, 2026. The CFO role oversees global financial functions, including accounting, tax, and investor relations.
Cinelli starts as CFO on January 15, 2026; Warren ceases to be Interim CFO on that date.
Cinelli's letter agreement provides a base salary of no less than $2.625 million and a target bonus of $1.125 million.
Cinelli is granted 3,750,000 sign-on restricted stock units, vesting quarterly over five years and fully on a change in control.
Campion receives a pro-rated award of 17,433 restricted stock units upon joining the board.
Global Payments disclosed that Chief Accounting Officer David Sheffield will retire effective March 1, 2026, and that Chief Administrative Officer David Green resigned for good reason as of January 9, 2026. The company expects to name a successor Chief Accounting Officer before Sheffield's retirement date, and both departures are stated as not involving any disagreement with the company.
David Sheffield, EVP and Chief Accounting Officer, will retire effective March 1, 2026; he remains in role until then
David Green, Senior EVP and Chief Administrative Officer, resigned for good reason, effective as of January 9, 2026
Green will stay in a non-executive role briefly to help with the transition and receive payments under his employment agreement
The filing states neither departure stems from a disagreement on operations, policies, practices or accounting
Armstrong World Industries announced that President and CEO Victor Grizzle will become Executive Chair and Mark Hershey, its current Chief Operating Officer, will succeed him as President and CEO, both effective April 1, 2026. The filing also sets new pay terms for both executives, with Hershey's salary rising to $850,000 and Grizzle's falling to $700,000, which shareholders may follow in future proxy and filing disclosures.
Victor Grizzle moves from President and CEO to Executive Chair; Mark Hershey becomes President and CEO effective April 1, 2026
Hershey's annual salary rises to $850,000; Grizzle's falls to $700,000, both effective April 1, 2026
Roy Templin, current Board Chair, becomes lead independent director; expected to be reappointed Chair effective January 1, 2027
The Board expands to nine members with Hershey's addition; Hershey's initial term expires at the June 11, 2026 Annual Shareholders' Meeting
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.