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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · SPDR GOLD TRUST (GLD)

SPDR Gold Trust Sponsor Appoints Joan A. Binstock to Board and Audit Committee

Neutral Impact 2 of 5 leadership Written later

Effective September 28, 2026, World Gold Trust Services, LLC, sponsor of SPDR Gold Trust, appointed Joan A. Binstock to its Board of Directors and Audit Committee. The filing describes her background in accounting, finance and asset management, including past roles as a CPA, partner and chief financial officer at Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC.

Key points

  • Appointment effective September 28, 2026, to the Sponsor's Board of Directors and Audit Committee
  • Joan A. Binstock, age 72, is a licensed Certified Public Accountant and an Advisor at Lovell Minnick Partners, LLC since July 2018
  • Previously a Partner at Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC from 2000 to March 2018, where she served as Chief Financial Officer

The filing

CompanySPDR GOLD TRUST (GLD)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECSep 28, 2026, 10:51 AM ET
Accession number0001437749-26-031296

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 9, 2026, 8:36 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 28, 2026.

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