AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Fortrea (FTRE)

Fortrea names Carrie Russell Chief Accounting Officer, effective October 5, 2026

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Fortrea Holdings appointed Carrie Russell as its Chief Accounting Officer effective October 5, 2026. She has served as interim Chief Accounting Officer and principal accounting officer since August 7, 2026, while also serving as Vice President of Accounting. The filing gives her a $340,000 base salary and a 40% annual incentive bonus target, which is routine for an officer role and does not change the company's financial outlook.

Key points

  • Carrie Russell is appointed Chief Accounting Officer effective October 5, 2026, after serving as interim CAO since August 7, 2026
  • Annual base salary is $340,000, with an annual incentive bonus target of 40% of base salary
  • She is eligible for performance stock units and restricted stock units under the 2023 Omnibus Incentive Plan

The filing

CompanyFortrea (FTRE)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECSep 30, 2026, 4:06 PM ET
Accession number0001628280-26-063970

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 6:56 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits 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 30, 2026.

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