---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000077543-22-000061"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "TPC"
cik: "0000077543"
company_name: "TUTOR PERINI CORP"
filed_at: "2022-09-27T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-23T07:21:14.224362+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Tutor Perini CEO Ronald Tutor adds President role as Jack Frost retires

## Summary
- Jack Frost to retire June 30, 2023; steps down as President & COO on Sept 30, 2022.
- CEO Ronald N. Tutor assumes additional role of President effective Sept 30, 2022.
- Michael F. Smithson and Ghassan Ariqat appointed Executive Vice Presidents.
- Frost to receive $1M annual base salary through June 2023, then $62.5k/month consulting fee.
- Frost granted 100,000 cash-settled performance units and deferred cash award tied to stock.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000077543-22-000061
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: TPC
- cik: 0000077543
- company_name: TUTOR PERINI CORP
- filed_at: 2022-09-27T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/77543/000007754322000061/0000077543-22-000061-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/77543/000007754322000061/tpc-20220922.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000077543-22-000061
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000077543-22-000061.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000077543-22-000061.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Ghassan Ariqat was appointed as Executive Vice President, Building & Specialty Contractors Groups at TUTOR PERINI CORP.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Executive Vice President, Building & Specialty Contractors Groups
  source text: Ghassan Ariqat will be appointed Executive Vice President, Building & Specialty Contractors Groups
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/77543/000007754322000061/0000077543-22-000061-index.htm
- Executive change
  Ronald N. Tutor was appointed as President at TUTOR PERINI CORP.
  - Action: assume
  - Role: President
  source text: Ronald N. Tutor, the Company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, will assume the role of President, in addition to his current roles.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/77543/000007754322000061/0000077543-22-000061-index.htm
- Executive change
  James (Jack) A. Frost changed role as Executive Vice President, Special Projects at TUTOR PERINI CORP.
  - Action: transition
  - Role: Executive Vice President, Special Projects
  source text: Mr. Frost will transition to a new role as Executive Vice President, Special Projects on September 30, 2022 until his retirement
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/77543/000007754322000061/0000077543-22-000061-index.htm
- Executive change
  Michael F. Smithson was appointed as Executive Vice President, Civil Group at TUTOR PERINI CORP.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Executive Vice President, Civil Group
  source text: Michael F. Smithson will be appointed as Executive Vice President, Civil Group
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/77543/000007754322000061/0000077543-22-000061-index.htm
- Executive change
  James (Jack) A. Frost departed as President and Chief Operating Officer at TUTOR PERINI CORP.
  - Action: will retire
  - Role: President and Chief Operating Officer
  source text: James (Jack) A. Frost, the Company’s President and Chief Operating Officer and Chief Executive Officer of the Company’s Civil Group, will retire from the Company on June 30, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/77543/000007754322000061/0000077543-22-000061-index.htm

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