---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-21-102265"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "STGW"
cik: "0000876883"
company_name: "Stagwell Inc"
filed_at: "2021-08-09T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-29T19:39:02.408222+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Stagwell dismisses BDO as auditor, appoints Deloitte; Eli Samaha joins board

## Summary
- Audit Committee dismissed BDO USA as auditor and appointed Deloitte & Touche for 2021 audit.
- No disagreements with BDO except a material weakness in MDC's 2019 internal controls noted.
- Board appointed Eli Samaha (founder, Madison Avenue Partners) as director effective August 3, 2021.
- Samaha replaces Irwin Simon on Audit Committee; Rodney Slater replaces Charlene Barshefsky on Nominating Committee.
- Combination of MDC and Stagwell Media was consummated on August 2, 2021.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-21-102265
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: STGW
- cik: 0000876883
- company_name: Stagwell Inc
- filed_at: 2021-08-09T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 4.01, 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/876883/000110465921102265/0001104659-21-102265-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/876883/000110465921102265/tm2124550d1_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-21-102265
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-21-102265.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-21-102265.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Eli Samaha was appointed as Director at Stagwell Inc.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: On August 3, 2021, the Board of Directors of the Company (the “ Board ”) appointed Eli Samaha as a director at the recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/876883/000110465921102265/0001104659-21-102265-index.htm

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