---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001125376-25-000115"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ENSG"
cik: "0001125376"
company_name: "ENSIGN GROUP, INC"
filed_at: "2025-06-20T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-19T00:50:57.097827+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Ensign Group announces Executive Chairman Christensen retirement; CEO Port becomes Chair; new director Uychiat appointed

## Summary
- Christopher Christensen to retire as Executive Chairman and from the Board effective September 1, 2025.
- Barry Port, current CEO, appointed Chair of the Board, effective September 1, 2025.
- Marivic S. Uychiat (EVP Clinical Services) appointed director effective September 1, 2025; she will not be independent under NASDAQ rules.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001125376-25-000115
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ENSG
- cik: 0001125376
- company_name: ENSIGN GROUP, INC
- filed_at: 2025-06-20T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1125376/000112537625000115/0001125376-25-000115-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1125376/000112537625000115/form8-kjune2025.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001125376-25-000115
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001125376-25-000115.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001125376-25-000115.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Barry Port was appointed as Chair of the Board at ENSIGN GROUP, INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chair of the Board
  source text: the Board, at the recommendation of the Nomination and Corporate Governance Committee, appointed Barry Port to serve as the Chair of the Board.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1125376/000112537625000115/0001125376-25-000115-index.htm
- Executive change
  Marivic S. Uychiat was appointed as Director at ENSIGN GROUP, INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: the Board appointed Marivic S. Uychiat to fill the vacancy created by Mr. Christensen’s resignation.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1125376/000112537625000115/0001125376-25-000115-index.htm
- Executive change
  Christopher Christensen retired as Executive Chairman at ENSIGN GROUP, INC.
  - Action: retired
  - Role: Executive Chairman
  source text: Christopher Christensen announced his decision to retire from the Board of directors and as Executive Chairman, effective on September 1, 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1125376/000112537625000115/0001125376-25-000115-index.htm

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