---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-22-107419"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SKIL"
cik: "0001774675"
company_name: "Skillsoft Corp."
filed_at: "2022-10-11T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-23T04:28:32.778289+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Skillsoft appoints Richard Walker as CFO; Ferrera resigns; reaffirms FY2023 outlook

## Summary
- Gary Ferrera resigns as CFO effective Oct 28,2022; will remain as part-time employee through Dec 31 for transition.
- Richard Walker, current Chief Corp Strategy & Dev Officer, appointed CFO effective Oct 28; will retain strategy role.
- Walker receives $525k base salary, target bonus of 75% of base, and initial equity award of 350k RSUs.
- Skillsoft reaffirms full year fiscal 2023 outlook originally provided on Sept 7,2022; transition unrelated to financials.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-22-107419
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SKIL
- cik: 0001774675
- company_name: Skillsoft Corp.
- filed_at: 2022-10-11T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1774675/000110465922107419/0001104659-22-107419-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1774675/000110465922107419/tm2227947d1_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-22-107419
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-22-107419.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-22-107419.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Richard Walker was appointed as Chief Financial Officer at Skillsoft Corp..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer
  source text: Also on October 10, 2022, the Company appointed Richard Walker as Chief Financial Officer, effective October 28, 2022
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1774675/000110465922107419/0001104659-22-107419-index.htm
- Executive change
  Gary W. Ferrera resigned as Chief Financial Officer at Skillsoft Corp..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer
  source text: On October 10, 2022, Gary W. Ferrera, Chief Financial Officer, notified Skillsoft Corp. (the “Company”) of his decision to resign from his role as Chief Financial Officer, effective October 28, 2022
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1774675/000110465922107419/0001104659-22-107419-index.htm

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