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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000064040-24-000171"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SPGI"
cik: "0000064040"
company_name: "S&P Global Inc."
filed_at: "2024-10-17T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-30T13:28:55.473220+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# S&P Global announces new exec leadership team; Kansler departure with $4.5M severance

## Summary
- Adam Kansler to depart by March 2025 with $4.5M severance, pro-rated bonus, 24-month non-compete, and benefit payments.
- Effective Nov 1, Saugata Saha named President of Market Intelligence and Chief Enterprise Data Officer.
- Dave Ernsberger and Mark Eramo appointed co-Presidents of S&P Global Commodity Insights.
- Eric Aboaf to join as CFO in Feb 2025, adding oversight of Strategy, M&A, and Corporate Responsibility.
- Steve Kemps expands role to include Corporate Compliance and Risk; Sally Moore named Chief Client Officer.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000064040-24-000171
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SPGI
- cik: 0000064040
- company_name: S&P Global Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-10-17T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/64040/000006404024000171/0000064040-24-000171-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/64040/000006404024000171/spgi-20241016.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000064040-24-000171
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000064040-24-000171.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000064040-24-000171.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Adam Kansler resigned as other at S&P Global Inc..
  - Action: resigned
  source text: On October 16, 2024, S&P Global Inc. (the "Company") entered into a separation and release agreement with Mr. Adam Kansler (the "Separation Agreement").
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/64040/000006404024000171/0000064040-24-000171-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.