---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001157523-22-000389"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ACHC"
cik: "0001520697"
company_name: "Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc."
filed_at: "2022-04-04T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-26T09:47:12.275820+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Acadia Healthcare appoints Christopher Hunter as new CEO, effective April 11, 2022

## Summary
- Christopher Hunter named CEO and director; effective April 11, 2022; previously at Humana, TriZetto, BlueCross BlueShield.
- CEO compensation: $1M base salary, 100% target bonus (max 200%), $1M RSUs (4-yr vest), $3.5M PSUs (target, 2022-2024).
- Debbie Osteen to provide transition advisory services for $20,000/month; remains on Acadia Board.
- Board expanded from 9 to 10 directors to accommodate Hunter's appointment.
- Severance: 1.5x (salary+target) for non-CIC without cause/good reason; 2x for CIC; equity vesting provisions.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001157523-22-000389
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ACHC
- cik: 0001520697
- company_name: Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc.
- filed_at: 2022-04-04T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1520697/000115752322000389/0001157523-22-000389-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1520697/000115752322000389/a52644158.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001157523-22-000389
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001157523-22-000389.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001157523-22-000389.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Christopher H. Hunter was appointed as Chief Executive Officer and Director at Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer and Director
  source text: appointed Christopher H. Hunter as the Company’s new Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the Board, effective April 11, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1520697/000115752322000389/0001157523-22-000389-index.htm

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