---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-26-089546"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "RSSS"
cik: "0001386301"
company_name: "Research Solutions, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-08-03T13:00:39+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-08-03T13:02:14.013746+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Research Solutions appoints David Kutil as CFO, terminates Sefton Cohen as CRO

## Summary
- David Kutil appointed CFO effective July 28, 2026; previously interim CFO since Dec 2025.
- Kutil receives $275,000 base salary and eligible for up to $55,000 annual bonus.
- Sefton Cohen terminated as Chief Revenue Officer effective July 31, 2026.
- Kutil's employment agreement includes standard terms and severance provisions.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-26-089546
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: RSSS
- cik: 0001386301
- company_name: Research Solutions, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-08-03T13:00:39+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1386301/000110465926089546/0001104659-26-089546-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1386301/000110465926089546/tm2621884d1_8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-089546.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Sefton Cohen was terminated as Chief Revenue Officer at Research Solutions, Inc..
  - Action: terminated
  - Role: Chief Revenue Officer
  source text: On July 31, 2026, Research Solutions, Inc. terminated Sefton Cohen from the position of Chief Revenue Officer.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1386301/000110465926089546/0001104659-26-089546-index.htm
- Executive change
  David Kutil was appointed as Chief Financial Officer at Research Solutions, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer
  source text: On July 28, 2026, Research Solutions, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Dave Kutil as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1386301/000110465926089546/0001104659-26-089546-index.htm

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