---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-24-053203"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AESI"
cik: "0001984060"
company_name: "Atlas Energy Solutions Inc."
filed_at: "2024-05-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-02T22:29:06.369280+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Atlas Energy Solutions appoints Blake McCarthy as CFO effective May 13, 2024

## Summary
- McCarthy, 39, previously President of NOV Grant Prideco and VP Corporate Development & IR at NOV.
- He succeeds John Turner, who had been serving as both CEO and CFO.
- Compensation: base salary $450,000, annual bonus target 100% of base, RSU award $650,000 (3-year vest).
- Long-term incentive award of $1,400,000 split equally between RSUs and PSUs.
- Also eligible for management change in control severance plan and indemnification agreement.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-24-053203
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AESI
- cik: 0001984060
- company_name: Atlas Energy Solutions Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-05-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1984060/000095017024053203/0000950170-24-053203-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1984060/000095017024053203/aesi-20240506.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-24-053203
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-24-053203.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Blake McCarthy was appointed as Chief Financial Officer at Atlas Energy Solutions Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer
  source text: On May 6, 2024, Atlas Energy Solutions Inc. (the “Company”) announced the appointment of Blake McCarthy as Chief Financial Officer, to be effective as of May 13, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1984060/000095017024053203/0000950170-24-053203-index.htm

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