---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-23-116786"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "RMAX"
cik: "0001581091"
company_name: "RE/MAX Holdings, Inc."
filed_at: "2023-11-13T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-08T05:09:10.930445+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# RE/MAX appoints former DISH CEO Erik Carlson as new CEO; board member

## Summary
- Erik Carlson named CEO and board member effective Nov 13, 2023; replaces interim CEO Stephen Joyce.
- Base salary $825,000; 2023 guaranteed bonus 100% of base pro-rated; target bonus 125% thereafter.
- Inducement equity awards valued at $5.5M: time-based RSUs ($2.8M) and performance-based RSUs (0-200% of $2.7M target).
- Retention cash bonuses approved for four NEOs: $478,931 (Bailey), $712,500 (Callahan), $430,363 (Morrison), $391,230 (Smith).
- Carlson previously guided DISH's $15B revenue; stock price targets for performance RSUs range $20-$55 per share.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-23-116786
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: RMAX
- cik: 0001581091
- company_name: RE/MAX Holdings, Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-11-13T23:59:59+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/1581091/000110465923116786/0001104659-23-116786-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1581091/000110465923116786/tm2329999d2_8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Executive change
  Erik Carlson was appointed as Chief Executive Officer at RE/MAX Holdings, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer
  source text: On November 7, 2023, the Board of Directors of RE/MAX Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Erik Carlson as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, effective November 13, 2023
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1581091/000110465923116786/0001104659-23-116786-index.htm
- Executive change
  Erik Carlson was appointed as Director at RE/MAX Holdings, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: The Board of Directors also appointed Mr. Carlson to the Company’s Board of Directors, effective as of the Start Date.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1581091/000110465923116786/0001104659-23-116786-index.htm

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