---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-26-065158"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "OHI"
cik: "0000888491"
company_name: "OMEGA HEALTHCARE INVESTORS INC"
filed_at: "2026-05-21T20:16:49+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-21T20:31:12.418484+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Omega CEO Pickett to retire Oct 1; CFO Stephenson retires Aug 1; Gourmand, Ballew promoted

## Summary
- CEO Taylor Pickett retires Oct 1, 2026; steps down from Board; consulting role Oct 2, 2026 - Oct 1, 2027 at $20k/month.
- CFO Robert Stephenson retires Aug 1, 2026; consulting role Aug 2, 2026 - Aug 1, 2027 at $12k/month.
- President Matthew Gourmand promoted to CEO effective Oct 1, 2026; also to join Board.
- CAO Neal Ballew promoted to CFO effective Aug 1, 2026; Lucas Golem succeeds as CAO.
- Pickett's 25-year CEO tenure saw market cap grow from ~$60M to over $15B; total shareholder return >10,000%.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-26-065158
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: OHI
- cik: 0000888491
- company_name: OMEGA HEALTHCARE INVESTORS INC
- filed_at: 2026-05-21T20:16:49+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/888491/000110465926065158/0001104659-26-065158-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/888491/000110465926065158/tm2615007d1_8k.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-065158
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-065158.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-065158.txt

## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 042a93a8a6
  claim: Lucas M. Golem was appointed as Chief Accounting Officer at OMEGA HEALTHCARE INVESTORS INC.
  evidence_excerpt: Lucas M. Golem, the Company’s Vice President of Financial Reporting, to succeed Mr. Ballew’s position and serve as the Company’s Chief Accounting Officer
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/888491/000110465926065158/0001104659-26-065158-index.htm
- claim_id: 4118af416a
  claim: C. Taylor Pickett departed as member of the Board at OMEGA HEALTHCARE INVESTORS INC.
  evidence_excerpt: position as a member of the Board will terminate effective October 1, 2026
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/888491/000110465926065158/0001104659-26-065158-index.htm
- claim_id: 55794da3ef
  claim: Robert O. Stephenson departed as Chief Financial Officer at OMEGA HEALTHCARE INVESTORS INC.
  evidence_excerpt: on May 19, 2026, the Board and Robert O. Stephenson mutually agreed that Mr. Stephenson’s employment with the Company will terminate effective August 1, 2026
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/888491/000110465926065158/0001104659-26-065158-index.htm
- claim_id: bccc366351
  claim: C. Taylor Pickett departed as Chief Executive Officer at OMEGA HEALTHCARE INVESTORS INC.
  evidence_excerpt: On May 19, 2026, the Board and C. Taylor Pickett, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, mutually agreed that Mr. Pickett’s employment with the Company and position as a member of the Board will terminate effective October 1, 2026
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/888491/000110465926065158/0001104659-26-065158-index.htm
- claim_id: c3653c6745
  claim: Matthew P. Gourmand was appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer at OMEGA HEALTHCARE INVESTORS INC.
  evidence_excerpt: The Board also appointed Matthew P. Gourmand, the Company’s President, to serve as the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, effective as of the CEO Transition Date.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/888491/000110465926065158/0001104659-26-065158-index.htm
- claim_id: ec42b95dd6
  claim: Neal A. Ballew changed role as Chief Financial Officer at OMEGA HEALTHCARE INVESTORS INC.
  evidence_excerpt: The Board also appointed Neal A. Ballew, the Company’s Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer, to serve as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/888491/000110465926065158/0001104659-26-065158-index.htm

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