---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-25-053968"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FAF"
cik: "0001472787"
company_name: "First American Financial Corp"
filed_at: "2025-04-15T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-23T14:28:08.166527+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# First American Financial appoints Seaton as CEO, Wajner as CFO; DeGiorgio out without cause

## Summary
- CFO Mark Seaton promoted to CEO effective April 10, 2025; had been CFO since 2013.
- Treasurer Matt Wajner promoted to CFO effective April 10, 2025.
- CEO Ken DeGiorgio terminated without cause effective April 10; entitled to severance per employment agreement.
- Board Chair Dennis Gilmore becomes Executive Chairman.
- No changes to Seaton or Wajner employment arrangements.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-25-053968
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FAF
- cik: 0001472787
- company_name: First American Financial Corp
- filed_at: 2025-04-15T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1472787/000095017025053968/0000950170-25-053968-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1472787/000095017025053968/faf-20250415.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-25-053968
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-25-053968.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-25-053968.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Matthew F. Wajner changed role as Chief Financial Officer at First American Financial Corp.
  - Action: promoted
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer
  source text: the Board promoted Matthew F. Wajner to the position of Chief Financial Officer, effective as of April 10, 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1472787/000095017025053968/0000950170-25-053968-index.htm
- Executive change
  Mark E. Seaton changed role as Chief Executive Officer at First American Financial Corp.
  - Action: promoted
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer
  source text: the Board promoted Mark E. Seaton to the position of Chief Executive Officer and appointed him as a director of the Company, effective as of April 10, 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1472787/000095017025053968/0000950170-25-053968-index.htm
- Executive change
  Kenneth D. DeGiorgio departed as Chief Executive Officer at First American Financial Corp.
  - Action: ceased to serve
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer
  source text: Kenneth D. DeGiorgio ceased to serve as Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”), effective as of April 10, 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1472787/000095017025053968/0000950170-25-053968-index.htm

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