---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-23-075019"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AHCO"
cik: "0001725255"
company_name: "AdaptHealth Corp."
filed_at: "2023-06-27T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-13T16:24:17.264667+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# AdaptHealth appoints Crispin Teufel as CEO effective Sept 1, 2023; interim CEO Barasch

## Summary
- Crispin Teufel, former CEO of Lincare Holdings, named CEO of AdaptHealth effective September 1, 2023.
- Richard Barasch, Chairman, serves as interim CEO July 1–Aug 31 with $262,500/month base salary and $175k RSU.
- Teufel receives $800k base salary, $450k signing bonus, and ~$5.93M in RSUs with performance-based vesting.
- General Counsel Christopher Joyce resigns effective July 31, 2023.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-23-075019
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AHCO
- cik: 0001725255
- company_name: AdaptHealth Corp.
- filed_at: 2023-06-27T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1725255/000110465923075019/0001104659-23-075019-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1725255/000110465923075019/tm2319709d1_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-075019
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-075019.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-075019.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Crispin Teufel was appointed as Chief Executive Officer at AdaptHealth Corp..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer
  source text: Crispin Teufel, age 47, has been appointed to serve as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, effective September 1, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1725255/000110465923075019/0001104659-23-075019-index.htm

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