---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-24-086317"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CLVT"
cik: "0001764046"
company_name: "CLARIVATE PLC"
filed_at: "2024-08-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-31T12:21:53.143544+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Clarivate appoints Matti Shem Tov as CEO effective Aug 9; Jonathan Gear steps down

## Summary
- Gear receives $4.375M lump sum, pro-rated bonus, accelerated RSUs, and 18 months COBRA reimbursement.
- Shem Tov gets $900k base salary, 100% target bonus, $3.5M initial equity grant, and $500k sign-on RSU.
- Retention awards: Jonathan Collins $2M RSU; Bar Veinstein, Henry Levy, Gordon Samson each $1M RSU, cliff-vest one year.
- Gear remains non-executive employee through Nov 1, 2024; departure not due to disagreement.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-24-086317
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CLVT
- cik: 0001764046
- company_name: CLARIVATE PLC
- filed_at: 2024-08-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1764046/000110465924086317/0001104659-24-086317-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1764046/000110465924086317/tm2420983d1_8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-24-086317.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Jonathan Gear departed as Chief Executive Officer at CLARIVATE PLC.
  - Action: depart
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer
  source text: Jonathan Gear, Chief Executive Officer of Clarivate Plc (the “Company”) will depart from his position and step down as a member of the board of directors (the “Board”), effective August 9, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1764046/000110465924086317/0001104659-24-086317-index.htm
- Executive change
  Matitiahu (Matti) Shem Tov changed role as Chief Executive Officer at CLARIVATE PLC.
  - Action: assume role
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer
  source text: On August 6, 2024, the Company announced that Matitiahu (Matti) Shem Tov, age 63, will assume the role of Chief Executive Officer and will join the Board, effective as of August 9, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1764046/000110465924086317/0001104659-24-086317-index.htm

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