World Acceptance names J. Tobin Turner executive VP and chief operating officer
World Acceptance Corporation appointed J. Tobin Turner, 51, as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, effective February 13, 2026 according to the 8-K, while the press release says February 17, 2026. He previously served as Senior Vice President of Marketing and Analytics (press release: Strategy and Analytics) since 2023, and he will oversee the branch network and day-to-day operations.
Key points
- Base salary of $450,000 plus eligibility for the Stock Incentive Plan
- Severance equal to $450,000 payable over 24 months if terminated without cause or for good reason
- Grants of 6,000 time-based restricted shares and 2,500 performance-based restricted shares tied to trailing earnings per share from June 1, 2025 to March 31, 2027
The filing
Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 2:07 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 February 17, 2026.
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