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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-21-100461"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SKIL"
cik: "0001774675"
company_name: "Skillsoft Corp."
filed_at: "2021-08-05T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-29T21:54:06.799940+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Skillsoft appoints Gary Ferrera as CFO effective Sept 20, 2021

## Summary
- Gary Ferrera, former Cardtronics CFO, named CFO of Skillsoft; Ryan Murray remains CAO.
- Ferrera receives $600K base salary, 100% target bonus, and $1.33M equity grants (RSUs, PSUs, options).
- Sign-on bonus of $100K with clawback provision if employment ends within first year.
- Eric Boyer appointed Senior Vice President (details not fully disclosed in filing).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-21-100461
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SKIL
- cik: 0001774675
- company_name: Skillsoft Corp.
- filed_at: 2021-08-05T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1774675/000110465921100461/0001104659-21-100461-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1774675/000110465921100461/tm2124087d1_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-21-100461
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-21-100461.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Gary W. Ferrera was appointed as Chief Financial Officer at Skillsoft Corp..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer
  source text: On August 5, 2021, Skillsoft Corp. (“Skillsoft” or the “Company”) announced the appointment of Gary W. Ferrera as Chief Financial Officer (the “Appointment”), effective September 20, 2021.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1774675/000110465921100461/0001104659-21-100461-index.htm

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