---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-22-017011"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AMWL"
cik: "0001393584"
company_name: "American Well Corp"
filed_at: "2022-08-12T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-24T00:16:31.775440+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# American Well promotes CFO, COO, and international president to EVP roles; adds severance protections

## Summary
- CFO Robert Shepardson title changed to EVP and CFO; severance: unvested equity vests through first anniversary of termination.
- COO Kurt Knight title changed to EVP and COO; severance: unvested equity vests through first anniversary of termination.
- Phyllis Gotlib title changed to EVP and President, American Well International; same severance enhancement.
- All amendments dated August 9, 2022; existing agreements otherwise unchanged.
- Shepardson and Knight amendments govern U.S. employment; Gotlib amendment is through Israeli branch.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-22-017011
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AMWL
- cik: 0001393584
- company_name: American Well Corp
- filed_at: 2022-08-12T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1393584/000095017022017011/0000950170-22-017011-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1393584/000095017022017011/amwl-20220809.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-22-017011
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-22-017011.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-22-017011.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Robert Shepardson changed role as EVP and Chief Financial Officer at American Well Corp.
  - Action: changed
  - Role: EVP and Chief Financial Officer
  source text: Pursuant to the Shepardson Amendment, Mr. Shepardson’s title was changed to EVP and Chief Financial Officer.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1393584/000095017022017011/0000950170-22-017011-index.htm
- Executive change
  Phyllis Gotlib changed role as EVP and President, American Well International at American Well Corp.
  - Action: changed
  - Role: EVP and President, American Well International
  source text: Pursuant to the Gotlib Amendment, Ms. Gotlib’s title was changed to EVP and President, American Well International.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1393584/000095017022017011/0000950170-22-017011-index.htm
- Executive change
  Kurt Knight changed role as EVP and Chief Operating Officer at American Well Corp.
  - Action: changed
  - Role: EVP and Chief Operating Officer
  source text: Pursuant to the Knight Amendment, Mr. Knight’s title was changed to EVP and Chief Operating Officer.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1393584/000095017022017011/0000950170-22-017011-index.htm

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