---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001140361-21-034485"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CNK"
cik: "0001385280"
company_name: "Cinemark Holdings, Inc."
filed_at: "2021-10-13T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-28T21:05:29.925754+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Cinemark appoints Melissa Thomas as CFO effective Nov 8; Sean Gamble to become CEO in Jan 2022

## Summary
- Melissa Thomas named EVP & CFO; Sean Gamble steps down as CFO, remains President, to become CEO Jan 2022.
- Thomas previously CFO of Groupon; base salary $575K, bonus target min 90% of base, equity target min 175%.
- Sign-on bonus $500K plus restricted stock grants of $3.622M with multi-year vesting.
- Relocation expenses up to $144K ($120K relocation + $24K temp housing).
- Severance without cause: 2x base salary plus most recent bonus, 24-month health coverage, full stock vesting.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001140361-21-034485
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CNK
- cik: 0001385280
- company_name: Cinemark Holdings, Inc.
- filed_at: 2021-10-13T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1385280/000114036121034485/0001140361-21-034485-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1385280/000114036121034485/brhc10029704_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-21-034485
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-21-034485.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-21-034485.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Melissa Hayes Thomas was appointed as Executive Vice President – Chief Financial Officer at Cinemark Holdings, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Executive Vice President – Chief Financial Officer
  source text: appointed Melissa Hayes Thomas as the Executive Vice President – Chief Financial Officer of the Company, to be effective as of November 8, 2021.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1385280/000114036121034485/0001140361-21-034485-index.htm
- Executive change
  Sean Gamble changed role as Executive Vice-President-Chief Financial Officer at Cinemark Holdings, Inc..
  - Action: stepped down
  - Role: Executive Vice-President-Chief Financial Officer
  source text: Sean Gamble will step down as Executive Vice-President-Chief Financial Officer of the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1385280/000114036121034485/0001140361-21-034485-index.htm

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