---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000320121-26-000012"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "TLS"
cik: "0000320121"
company_name: "TELOS CORP"
filed_at: "2026-04-29T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T02:30:25.803371+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Telos CEO John B. Wood takes medical leave; Q1 revenue expected above guidance high-end

## Summary
- CEO John B. Wood began medical leave April 28, 2026; duration uncertain.
- Mark Griffin, Mark Bendza, and Hutch Robbins assume CEO duties on interim basis; Fred Schaufeld appointed interim Chairman.
- Q1 revenue and Adjusted EBITDA expected above high end of guidance provided March 16, 2026.
- Company reaffirms full-year 2026 outlook; earnings call scheduled May 11, 2026.
- Board and leadership team working to ensure continuity; no material disruption anticipated.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000320121-26-000012
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: TLS
- cik: 0000320121
- company_name: TELOS CORP
- filed_at: 2026-04-29T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 2.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/320121/000032012126000012/0000320121-26-000012-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/320121/000032012126000012/tls-20260428.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000320121-26-000012
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000320121-26-000012.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000320121-26-000012.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  TELOS CORP updated its first-quarter guidance (reaffirmed).
  - Period: first-quarter
  - Guidance: reaffirmed
  - Result: preliminary results
  source text: The Company expects to report first-quarter revenue and Adjusted EBITDA above the high end of the guidance range it provided on March 16, 2026 and to reaffirm its full-year outlook
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/320121/000032012126000012/0000320121-26-000012-index.htm
- Executive change
  Hutch Robbins was appointed as Executive Vice President and General Counsel at TELOS CORP.
  - Action: assumed the responsibilities of the Chief Executive Officer on an interim basis
  - Role: Executive Vice President and General Counsel
  source text: Mark Griffin, Executive Vice President, Security Solutions, Mark Bendza, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and Hutch Robbins, Executive Vice President and General Counsel, under the oversight of and reporting to the Company’s Board of Directors, have assumed the responsibilities of the Chief Executive Officer on an interim basis.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/320121/000032012126000012/0000320121-26-000012-index.htm
- Executive change
  Mark Griffin was appointed as Executive Vice President, Security Solutions at TELOS CORP.
  - Action: assumed the responsibilities of the Chief Executive Officer on an interim basis
  - Role: Executive Vice President, Security Solutions
  source text: Mark Griffin, Executive Vice President, Security Solutions, Mark Bendza, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and Hutch Robbins, Executive Vice President and General Counsel, under the oversight of and reporting to the Company’s Board of Directors, have assumed the responsibilities of the Chief Executive Officer on an interim basis.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/320121/000032012126000012/0000320121-26-000012-index.htm
- Executive change
  Mark Bendza was appointed as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at TELOS CORP.
  - Action: assumed the responsibilities of the Chief Executive Officer on an interim basis
  - Role: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
  source text: Mark Griffin, Executive Vice President, Security Solutions, Mark Bendza, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and Hutch Robbins, Executive Vice President and General Counsel, under the oversight of and reporting to the Company’s Board of Directors, have assumed the responsibilities of the Chief Executive Officer on an interim basis.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/320121/000032012126000012/0000320121-26-000012-index.htm
- Executive change
  John B. Wood departed as President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board at TELOS CORP.
  - Action: taking a medical leave of absence
  - Role: President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board
  source text: John B. Wood, the Company’s President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, is taking a medical leave of absence.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/320121/000032012126000012/0000320121-26-000012-index.htm
- Executive change
  Fred Schaufeld was appointed as Chairman at TELOS CORP.
  - Action: appointed by the Board of Directors to serve as its Chairman on an interim basis
  - Role: Chairman
  source text: Fred Schaufeld has been appointed by the Board of Directors to serve as its Chairman on an interim basis effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/320121/000032012126000012/0000320121-26-000012-index.htm

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