---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-23-007023"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "RYAN"
cik: "0001849253"
company_name: "RYAN SPECIALTY HOLDINGS, INC."
filed_at: "2023-03-09T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-18T07:43:15.333356+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Ryan Specialty Promotes Michael VanAcker to EVP of RT Specialty

## Summary
- Michael T. VanAcker moves from Chief Operating Officer to Executive Vice President of RT Specialty, effective March 9, 2023.
- VanAcker has over 10 years of experience at Ryan Specialty, previously serving as COO and RT Specialty's COO and Controller.
- He was integral to Ryan Specialty's M&A activity, acquisition integration, and the firm's growth trajectory.
- VanAcker will work closely with Tim Turner, Chairman & CEO of RT Specialty, and Ed McCormack, President of RT Specialty.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-23-007023
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: RYAN
- cik: 0001849253
- company_name: RYAN SPECIALTY HOLDINGS, INC.
- filed_at: 2023-03-09T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1849253/000095017023007023/0000950170-23-007023-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1849253/000095017023007023/ryan-20230303.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-23-007023
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-23-007023.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-23-007023.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Michael T. VanAcker changed role as Executive Vice President of RT Specialty at RYAN SPECIALTY HOLDINGS, INC..
  - Action: moving
  - Role: Executive Vice President of RT Specialty
  source text: On March 9, 2023, Ryan Specialty Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that Michael T. VanAcker is moving from his position as Chief Operating Officer to Executive Vice President of RT Specialty, Ryan Specialty’s wholesale brokerage and binding authority specialty.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1849253/000095017023007023/0000950170-23-007023-index.htm

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