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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · First Advantage (FA)

First Advantage names Joelle Smith President, effective Sept. 16, 2024

Neutral Impact 3 of 5 leadership Written later

First Advantage Corporation promoted Joelle Smith, its President, Data, Technology, and Experience, to President of the company effective September 16, 2024. She will also take on responsibility for the go-to-market teams, including sales, customer success, and marketing, alongside the product, data, and technology organizations.

Key points

  • Joelle Smith, 48, promoted to President effective September 16, 2024
  • Base salary raised to $600,000.00, with discretionary annual cash bonus of up to $450,000.00
  • Equity grant with fair value of $2,500,000, split 50% stock options and 50% restricted stock units, vesting annually over four installments
  • Filing and press release dated September 11, 2024; CEO Scott Staples cited AI and digital products as priorities

The filing

CompanyFirst Advantage (FA)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECSep 11, 2024, 4:15 PM ET
Accession number0000950170-24-105519

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

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 1:01 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on September 11, 2024.

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