---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001157523-21-001215"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CVSA"
cik: "0000730464"
company_name: "Covista Inc."
filed_at: "2021-10-18T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-28T20:22:58.881169+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Adtalem promotes Robert Phelan to CFO, appoints Maurice Herrera as CMO

## Summary
- Robert Phelan, interim CFO since April 2021, promoted to CFO effective October 18, 2021.
- Maurice Herrera appointed chief marketing officer, effective October 18, 2021.
- Herrera previously CMO Americas at Avis Budget; Phelan joined Adtalem in Feb 2020 as VP/CAO.
- Phelan spent 23+ years at Sears Holding in senior finance roles; Herrera has CPG and DTC marketing background.
- Jeff Tognola moves from interim CMO to COO of Walden University.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001157523-21-001215
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CVSA
- cik: 0000730464
- company_name: Covista Inc.
- filed_at: 2021-10-18T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/730464/000115752321001215/0001157523-21-001215-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/730464/000115752321001215/a52510386.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001157523-21-001215
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001157523-21-001215.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001157523-21-001215.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Maurice Herrera was appointed as chief marketing officer at Covista Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: chief marketing officer
  source text: Maurice Herrera was appointed as Adtalem’s chief marketing officer effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/730464/000115752321001215/0001157523-21-001215-index.htm
- Executive change
  Robert J. Phelan changed role as chief financial officer at Covista Inc..
  - Action: promoted
  - Role: chief financial officer
  source text: Robert J. Phelan has been promoted to chief financial officer and Adtalem’s principal financial officer after serving as Adtalem’s interim chief financial officer since April 2021.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/730464/000115752321001215/0001157523-21-001215-index.htm

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