---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001062993-24-001408"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WTER"
cik: "0001532390"
company_name: "ALKALINE WATER Co INC"
filed_at: "2024-01-26T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-06T16:32:55.505569+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Alkaline Water Co. CEO and Chairman resign; CFO Guarino named Interim CEO

## Summary
- Director and Chairman Frank Lazaran resigned effective Jan 11, 2024.
- CEO and President Frank Chessman resigned effective Jan 16, 2024.
- David Guarino appointed Interim CEO and President effective Jan 16, 2024; he remains CFO.
- Guarino's annual salary $252,000; severance of 12 months' salary if terminated without cause.
- Guarino holds equity: 300k restricted shares, 250k options at $0.51, 250k restricted, 100k options at $0.25.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001062993-24-001408
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WTER
- cik: 0001532390
- company_name: ALKALINE WATER Co INC
- filed_at: 2024-01-26T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1532390/000106299324001408/0001062993-24-001408-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1532390/000106299324001408/form8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001062993-24-001408
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001062993-24-001408.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001062993-24-001408.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Frank Chessman resigned as President and Chief Executive Officer at ALKALINE WATER Co INC.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: President and Chief Executive Officer
  source text: Effective January 16, 2024, Frank Chessman resigned as the President and Chief Executive Officer of our company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1532390/000106299324001408/0001062993-24-001408-index.htm
- Executive change
  David Guarino was appointed as Interim Chief Executive Officer and President at ALKALINE WATER Co INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Interim Chief Executive Officer and President
  source text: On the same date, we appointed David Guarino as our Interim Chief Executive Officer and President.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1532390/000106299324001408/0001062993-24-001408-index.htm
- Executive change
  Frank Lazaran resigned as Director and Chairman at ALKALINE WATER Co INC.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Director and Chairman
  source text: Effective January 11, 2024, Frank Lazaran resigned as a director of the Company and Chairman of our board of directors.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1532390/000106299324001408/0001062993-24-001408-index.htm

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