---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950142-22-000990"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AMN"
cik: "0001142750"
company_name: "AMN HEALTHCARE SERVICES INC"
filed_at: "2022-03-10T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-26T23:50:00.182956+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# AMN Healthcare CEO Susan Salka to retire by end of 2022; search for successor begins

## Summary
- Salka, CEO for 17 years and with company for 32, will remain in role until successor is named.
- Board has engaged a search firm to evaluate internal and external candidates; Chairman Wheat will lead the committee.
- Under Salka, AMN revenue grew from $706M to over $4B and enterprise value from ~$600M to over $5B.
- Salka will stand for reelection to the board and assist in transition.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950142-22-000990
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AMN
- cik: 0001142750
- company_name: AMN HEALTHCARE SERVICES INC
- filed_at: 2022-03-10T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1142750/000095014222000990/0000950142-22-000990-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1142750/000095014222000990/eh220232786_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950142-22-000990
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950142-22-000990.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950142-22-000990.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Susan R. Salka departed as President and Chief Executive Officer at AMN HEALTHCARE SERVICES INC.
  - Action: retire
  - Role: President and Chief Executive Officer
  source text: After a successful 32-year career with AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. (the “Company”), including 17 years as Chief Executive Officer, Susan R. Salka notified the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) of her intention to retire by the end of the year ending December 31, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1142750/000095014222000990/0000950142-22-000990-index.htm

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