---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-22-010610"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GEG"
cik: "0001831096"
company_name: "Great Elm Group, Inc."
filed_at: "2022-05-25T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-25T07:18:45.205219+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Great Elm appoints former BlackRock executive David Matter to board; Peter Reed steps down from board but remains CEO

## Summary
- Peter A. Reed resigned from Great Elm Board on May 24, 2022; he continues as CEO with no dispute.
- Board appointed David Matter as director effective May 25, 2022 to fill vacancy.
- David Matter is a former BlackRock Managing Director and Co-CIO of BlackRock Alternative Advisors.
- Executive Chairman Jason Reese highlighted Matter's experience in growing investment management businesses.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-22-010610
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GEG
- cik: 0001831096
- company_name: Great Elm Group, Inc.
- filed_at: 2022-05-25T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1831096/000095017022010610/0000950170-22-010610-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1831096/000095017022010610/geg-20220524.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-22-010610
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-22-010610.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-22-010610.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  David Matter was appointed as Director at Great Elm Group, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: On May 25, 2022, the Board appointed David Matter as a director to fill the vacancy on the Board resulting from Mr. Reed’s resignation.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1831096/000095017022010610/0000950170-22-010610-index.htm
- Executive change
  Peter A. Reed resigned as Director at Great Elm Group, Inc..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Director
  source text: On May 24, 2022, Peter A. Reed tendered his notice of resignation from the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Great Elm Group, Inc. (the “Company”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1831096/000095017022010610/0000950170-22-010610-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.