---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000089089-24-000161"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SCI"
cik: "0000089089"
company_name: "SERVICE CORP INTERNATIONAL"
filed_at: "2024-10-01T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-31T00:15:37.877053+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# SCI promotes Waring to President, Faulk to COO; Tidwell becomes special advisor

## Summary
- Sumner Waring promoted to President, adding sales/marketing to operations oversight, effective Oct 1, 2024.
- John Faulk promoted to Senior VP and COO; previously SVP of Revenue and Business Development.
- Eric Tanzberger promoted to EVP and CFO, gaining oversight of business development, pricing, and M&A.
- Aaron Foley promoted to Senior VP and Treasurer, adding accounting, tax, and risk assurance duties.
- Steven Tidwell steps down as executive officer to become Special Advisor to the CEO as of Oct 1.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000089089-24-000161
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SCI
- cik: 0000089089
- company_name: SERVICE CORP INTERNATIONAL
- filed_at: 2024-10-01T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/89089/000008908924000161/0000089089-24-000161-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/89089/000008908924000161/sci-20240930.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000089089-24-000161
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000089089-24-000161.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000089089-24-000161.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  John Faulk changed role as Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at SERVICE CORP INTERNATIONAL.
  - Action: assumed
  - Role: Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
  source text: John Faulk, age 49, Senior Vice President of Revenue and Business Development of the Company, will assume the role of Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, effective October 1, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/89089/000008908924000161/0000089089-24-000161-index.htm
- Executive change
  Steven A. Tidwell departed as Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing at SERVICE CORP INTERNATIONAL.
  - Action: stepped down
  - Role: Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing
  source text: Steven A. Tidwell, SCI’s Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing, has decided to step down from his role as an executive officer of the Company and will become a special advisor to the CEO, effective October 1, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/89089/000008908924000161/0000089089-24-000161-index.htm
- Executive change
  Sumner J. Waring, III changed role as President at SERVICE CORP INTERNATIONAL.
  - Action: assumed
  - Role: President
  source text: Sumner J. Waring, III, age 56, will assume the role of President, maintaining indirect oversight of operations and assuming responsibility for sales and marketing, effective October 1, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/89089/000008908924000161/0000089089-24-000161-index.htm

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