World Acceptance names John L. Calmes Jr. CEO, effective September 21, 2026
World Acceptance Corporation appointed John L. Calmes Jr., its executive vice president, chief financial and strategy officer and treasurer, as president and chief executive officer effective September 21, 2026. The filing sets his employment terms, including a $600,000 base salary and a guaranteed $300,000 bonus for fiscal 2027, and designates Scott McIntyre as principal financial officer for SEC reporting. The company said business through two and a half months of the second fiscal quarter is producing results similar to the first quarter.
Key points
- Calmes succeeds the prior leadership effective September 21, 2026; he joined the company in December 2013 and has served as CFO and Treasurer since then, with the title of executive vice president since October 2018.
- Employment agreement: $600,000 base salary, annual bonus opportunity up to 100% of base salary, guaranteed $300,000 bonus for fiscal 2027, and an additional long-term equity grant valued at $500,000.
- Scott McIntyre, senior vice president of accounting, is designated principal financial officer for SEC reporting effective September 21, 2026, with no change to his compensation.
- J. Tobin Turner, executive vice president and chief operating officer, is replaced as principal executive officer for SEC reporting purposes.
The filing
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