secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     ZIFF DAVIS, INC. (ZD)
CIK:        0001084048
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-11-26T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001084048-24-000084
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.35
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Ziff Davis appoints Lori Tansley as new CAO; base salary $400k, target bonus $200k
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- Lori Tansley named Chief Accounting Officer, effective Dec 2, 2024; reports to CFO Bret Richter.
- Annual base salary $400,000; target bonus $200,000; initial equity award ~$250,000.
- Expected annual equity target from 2025: $500,000 in time/performance vesting awards.
- Severance: 2x base+bonus on CIC termination, 1x on other involuntary termination plus benefits.
- Tansley previously SVP/CAO at Ankura Consulting; earlier roles at Moody's, Affinion, GE, and PwC.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1084048/000108404824000084/0001084048-24-000084-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1084048/000108404824000084/zd-20241122.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001084048-24-000084

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