---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-24-092623"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AHCO"
cik: "0001725255"
company_name: "AdaptHealth Corp."
filed_at: "2024-08-26T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-31T07:40:53.088475+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# AdaptHealth appoints Scott Barnhart as COO; Shaw Rietkerk transitions to Chief Business Officer

## Summary
- Scott Barnhart appointed COO effective Sep 23, 2024; previously COO of Qurate Retail Group and President at Cardinal Health.
- Barnhart receives $600K base salary, 100% target bonus, and $1M RSU inducement grant vesting over 3 years.
- Shaw Rietkerk moves to Chief Business Officer until Mar 31, 2025; receives $750K transition payment and continued equity vesting.
- Rietkerk waives 2024 target bonus and contractual severance in exchange for transition benefits.
- Barnhart brings 30+ years ops experience; CEO says change supports organizational alignment and growth.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-24-092623
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AHCO
- cik: 0001725255
- company_name: AdaptHealth Corp.
- filed_at: 2024-08-26T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1725255/000110465924092623/0001104659-24-092623-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1725255/000110465924092623/tm2422619d1_8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-24-092623.txt

## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 17e12a51a7
  claim: Toby Scott Barnhart was appointed as Chief Operating Officer at AdaptHealth Corp..
  evidence_excerpt: Toby Scott Barnhart, age 56, has been appointed to serve as the Chief Operating Officer of the Company, effective as of September 23, 2024
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1725255/000110465924092623/0001104659-24-092623-index.htm

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