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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Cars.com Inc. (CARS)

Cars.com CFO Sonia Jain to Step Down; Trent Ziegler Named Successor Effective Nov. 6

Neutral Impact 4 of 5 leadership Written later

Cars.com said CFO Sonia Jain will leave the role effective November 6, 2026, and stay on as an Executive Advisor until March 31, 2027. Trent Ziegler, former CFO of FairSquare, will become CFO on November 6, 2026, after joining as CFO-Designate on October 19, 2026. The change is a senior finance leadership transition, and the filing discloses no financial results or guidance changes.

Key points

  • Sonia Jain ceases to be CFO effective November 6, 2026; she receives $250,000 during her advisory period through March 31, 2027
  • Trent Ziegler, age 43, previously CFO of FairSquare, Inc. (August 2024 to September 2026) and earlier CFO of LendingTree, Inc.
  • Ziegler compensation: $475,000 base salary, 80% bonus target, $3,500,000 target-value RSU grant, and a $275,000 signing bonus

The filing

CompanyCars.com Inc. (CARS)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECSep 30, 2026, 4:05 PM ET
Accession number0001193125-26-409040

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

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