---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950103-25-003944"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MS"
cik: "0000895421"
company_name: "MORGAN STANLEY"
filed_at: "2025-03-28T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-24T03:31:19.907851+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Morgan Stanley CAO & Deputy CFO Raja Akram resigns to pursue other opportunity

## Summary
- Raja Akram resigns as Deputy CFO, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller.
- Resignation effective after fulfillment of required notice period; no replacement named.
- Notice of resignation given on March 26, 2025.
- Departure described as 'pursue another opportunity' (not due to disagreement with company).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950103-25-003944
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MS
- cik: 0000895421
- company_name: MORGAN STANLEY
- filed_at: 2025-03-28T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/895421/000095010325003944/0000950103-25-003944-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/895421/000095010325003944/dp226824_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950103-25-003944
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950103-25-003944.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950103-25-003944.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Raja Akram resigned as Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller at MORGAN STANLEY.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller
  source text: On March 26, 2025, Raja Akram informed Morgan Stanley of his intent to resign from his position as Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller to pursue another opportunity, subsequent to the fulfillment of the required notice period.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/895421/000095010325003944/0000950103-25-003944-index.htm

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