---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000104889-21-000058"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GHC"
cik: "0000104889"
company_name: "Graham Holdings Co"
filed_at: "2021-12-23T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-27T22:28:53.673757+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Director Jack Markell resigns from Graham Holdings Board, effective Dec 31, 2021

## Summary
- Jack A. Markell resigned from the Board effective December 31, 2021.
- Resignation due to confirmation as US Ambassador to the OECD.
- No disagreement with the Company's operations, policies, or practices.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000104889-21-000058
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GHC
- cik: 0000104889
- company_name: Graham Holdings Co
- filed_at: 2021-12-23T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/104889/000010488921000058/0000104889-21-000058-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/104889/000010488921000058/ghc-20211221.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000104889-21-000058
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000104889-21-000058.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000104889-21-000058.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Jack A. Markell resigned as Director at Graham Holdings Co.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Director
  source text: On December 21, 2021, Jack A. Markell resigned from the Board of Directors of Graham Holdings Company (the “Company”) effective December 31, 2021.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/104889/000010488921000058/0000104889-21-000058-index.htm

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