---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-24-105161"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FAF"
cik: "0001472787"
company_name: "First American Financial Corp"
filed_at: "2024-09-10T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-31T05:36:45.362131+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.15
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# First American Financial appoints Deborah L. Wahl to Board of Directors

## Summary
- Deborah L. Wahl appointed to board effective Sept. 10, 2024; no committee assignments yet.
- Wahl is a former CMO of General Motors, Cadillac, McDonald's, and PulteGroup.
- She is a member of the Forbes CMO Hall of Fame and the CMO Club Hall of Fame.
- Chairman Dennis Gilmore cited her global marketing expertise and digital transformation leadership.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-24-105161
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FAF
- cik: 0001472787
- company_name: First American Financial Corp
- filed_at: 2024-09-10T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.15
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1472787/000095017024105161/0000950170-24-105161-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1472787/000095017024105161/faf-20240910.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-24-105161
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-24-105161.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-24-105161.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Deborah L. Wahl was appointed as Director at First American Financial Corp.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: On September 10, 2024, the Board of Directors of First American Financial Corporation (the “Company”) appointed Deborah L. Wahl to the Company’s Board of Directors.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1472787/000095017024105161/0000950170-24-105161-index.htm

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