---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001006837-23-000086"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "VATE"
cik: "0001006837"
company_name: "INNOVATE Corp."
filed_at: "2023-07-25T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-13T02:42:20.597969+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# INNOVATE Corp. announces sudden death of CEO Wayne Barr; names Paul K. Voigt interim CEO

## Summary
- Wayne Barr, President, CEO and Director of INNOVATE, passed away; press release issued July 25, 2023.
- Board names Paul K. Voigt as Interim CEO, effective immediately; Voigt previously Senior Managing Director at Lancer Capital.
- Suzi Herbst, who served as interim CEO after Barr's passing, remains Chief Operating Officer.
- Voigt served as Senior Managing Director of Investments at INNOVATE from 2014-2018 and has finance background at Jefferies and Prudential.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001006837-23-000086
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: VATE
- cik: 0001006837
- company_name: INNOVATE Corp.
- filed_at: 2023-07-25T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1006837/000100683723000086/0001006837-23-000086-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1006837/000100683723000086/hchc-20230725.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001006837-23-000086
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001006837-23-000086.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001006837-23-000086.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Paul K. Voigt was named as Interim Chief Executive Officer at INNOVATE Corp..
  - Action: named
  - Role: Interim Chief Executive Officer
  source text: Paul K. Voigt was named Interim Chief Executive Officer of the Company, effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1006837/000100683723000086/0001006837-23-000086-index.htm

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