secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC. (WLY)
CIK:        0000107140
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-05-06T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000107140-26-000028
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.55
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Wiley appoints Jessica Kowalski as EVP & GM Research, effective May 11; Jay Flynn departs
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- Jay Flynn, EVP and GM Research & Learning, departs without cause; eligible for separation benefits per prior agreements.
- Jessica Kowalski appointed EVP & GM Research effective May 11, 2026; she joins from Microsoft.
- Kowalski brings experience from Microsoft, AWS, and RELX; tasked with accelerating AI-enabled research publishing.
- Appointment follows naming of Armughan Rafat as Chief AI and Data Services Officer; part of leadership build-up.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/107140/000010714026000028/0000107140-26-000028-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/107140/000010714026000028/jwa-20260506.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000107140-26-000028

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