---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001157523-21-001050"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CVSA"
cik: "0000730464"
company_name: "Covista Inc."
filed_at: "2021-08-12T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-29T14:11:00.592108+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Adtalem appoints Mayur Gupta (Gannett CMO) as independent director, board expands to 10

## Summary
- Mayur Gupta appointed independent director effective Aug 10, 2021; board size increased from 9 to 10.
- Gupta is Chief Marketing & Strategy Officer at Gannett Co. (NYSE: GCI); named Forbes top CMO in 2020.
- He will stand for re-election at Adtalem's 2021 annual meeting; compensation same as other non-employee directors.
- Nine of ten directors are independent; five are persons of color, four are women.
- No reportable transactions between Gupta and Adtalem exist.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001157523-21-001050
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CVSA
- cik: 0000730464
- company_name: Covista Inc.
- filed_at: 2021-08-12T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/730464/000115752321001050/0001157523-21-001050-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/730464/000115752321001050/a52476282.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001157523-21-001050
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001157523-21-001050.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001157523-21-001050.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Mayur Gupta was appointed as Independent Director at Covista Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Independent Director
  source text: The Adtalem Board of Directors (the “Board”) has appointed Mr. Mayur Gupta as an independent member of Adtalem’s Board effective August 10, 2021.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/730464/000115752321001050/0001157523-21-001050-index.htm

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