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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Goosehead Insurance (GSHD)

Goosehead names CFO Mark Jones, Jr. as Chief Operating Officer, keeping CFO role

Neutral Impact 4 of 5 leadership Written later

Goosehead Insurance appointed Chief Financial Officer Mark E. Jones, Jr. as Chief Operating Officer, effective August 26, 2025, and he will remain CFO, combining both roles. The filing says he will oversee finance, operations and go-to-market functions, and that he will receive stock options on 20,000 Class A shares, granted at a 10% premium to the closing price on the grant date.

Key points

  • Mark E. Jones, Jr. appointed Chief Operating Officer effective August 26, 2025, while remaining Chief Financial Officer
  • Role combines finance, operations and go-to-market revenue functions, per the company's August 28, 2025 press release
  • Stock options for 20,000 Class A shares granted at a 10% premium over the closing price on the grant date; other compensation unchanged
  • Jones is the son of Executive Chairman Mark E. Jones and Vice Chairman Robyn Jones

The filing

CompanyGoosehead Insurance (GSHD)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECAug 28, 2025, 4:36 PM ET
Accession number0001726978-25-000131

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

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 1:55 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 August 28, 2025.

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