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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001165002-24-000070"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WHG"
cik: "0001165002"
company_name: "WESTWOOD HOLDINGS GROUP INC"
filed_at: "2024-10-08T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-30T17:42:59.203873+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Westwood President of Wealth Management Leah Bennett to resign Dec 31, 2024

## Summary
- Leah Bennett resigns as President of Westwood Wealth Management effective Dec 31, 2024.
- She will receive deferred cash payments of $350k (Feb 2025), $250k (Feb 2026), and $150k (Feb 2027) subject to non-solicit provisions.
- Unvested restricted stock and 2024 bonus forfeited upon resignation.
- Non-compete obligation waived; non-solicitation and confidentiality obligations remain through Feb 2027.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001165002-24-000070
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WHG
- cik: 0001165002
- company_name: WESTWOOD HOLDINGS GROUP INC
- filed_at: 2024-10-08T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1165002/000116500224000070/0001165002-24-000070-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1165002/000116500224000070/whg-20241008.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001165002-24-000070
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001165002-24-000070.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Leah Bennett resigned as President, Westwood Wealth Management at WESTWOOD HOLDINGS GROUP INC.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: President, Westwood Wealth Management
  source text: On October 7, 2024, Westwood Holdings Group, Inc. (“Westwood”) and Leah Bennett, President, Westwood Wealth Management, entered into a Resignation and Transition Agreement (“Transition Agreement”) pursuant to which Ms. Bennett intends to resign from her position effective as of December 31, 2024
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1165002/000116500224000070/0001165002-24-000070-index.htm

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