---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-24-046356"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "IPI"
cik: "0001421461"
company_name: "Intrepid Potash, Inc."
filed_at: "2024-04-11T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-03T23:59:02.213045+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Intrepid Potash CFO reverses departure; appoints new Chief Accounting Officer

## Summary
- CFO Matthew Preston will stay; salary raised to $390,000 and $300K restricted stock grant.
- Preston's decision reverses prior resignation effective April 12, 2024.
- Cris Ingold promoted to CAO effective April 12; previously Corporate Controller since 2019.
- Ingold receives $50K cash bonus, $100K retention bonus, $150K restricted stock, plus 30% target bonus.
- Ingold is a CPA and will be principal accounting officer under SEC rules.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-24-046356
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: IPI
- cik: 0001421461
- company_name: Intrepid Potash, Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-04-11T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1421461/000110465924046356/0001104659-24-046356-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1421461/000110465924046356/tm2411630d1_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-24-046356
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-24-046356.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-24-046356.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Cris Ingold was appointed as Chief Accounting Officer at Intrepid Potash, Inc..
  - Action: promoted
  - Role: Chief Accounting Officer
  source text: On April 5, 2024, the Board promoted Cris Ingold to Chief Accounting Officer of the Company, effective April 12, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1421461/000110465924046356/0001104659-24-046356-index.htm

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