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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Clear Secure (YOU)

CLEAR Secure: President Michael Barkin to move to advisory role, leave board Oct. 15

Neutral Impact 3 of 5 leadership Written later

CLEAR Secure's President Michael Barkin, who is also a board member, will move to an advisory role on October 15, 2026, and resign from the board effective the same day, under a transition agreement dated September 15, 2026. Separately, EVP of Aviation Kyle McLaughlin will leave on October 2, 2026, and the company has started a search for his successor. Both departures are described as not involving any disagreement with the company, and the filing reports no financial results or guidance changes.

Key points

  • Michael Barkin moves to an advisory role on October 15, 2026, and resigns from the Board effective that date
  • Barkin's advisory service runs through December 31, 2026, at $300,000 per full month
  • Kyle McLaughlin, EVP Aviation, resigns to pursue a new opportunity; last day October 2, 2026
  • The company has initiated a search for McLaughlin's successor

The filing

CompanyClear Secure (YOU)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECSep 16, 2026, 6:30 AM ET
Accession number0000950142-26-002552

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, 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 September 16, 2026.

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