---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001171843-22-006233"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CRMT"
cik: "0000799850"
company_name: "AMERICAS CARMART INC"
filed_at: "2022-09-26T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-23T07:34:53.395681+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# America's Car-Mart names Douglas Campbell as President, effective Oct 3, 2022

## Summary
- Campbell receives $650k base salary, $500k cash signing bonus, 20k restricted shares (2-yr vest), 75k stock options (5-yr vest).
- Qualifies for FY2023 target bonus of $115k based on same-store customer growth thresholds (80-120% payout).
- Employment agreement includes non-compete, change-in-control provisions, severance of 12 months' salary if terminated without cause.
- Campbell previously SVP Head of Fleet Services at Avis Budget; also held roles at AutoNation and Coral Springs Auto Mall.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001171843-22-006233
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CRMT
- cik: 0000799850
- company_name: AMERICAS CARMART INC
- filed_at: 2022-09-26T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/799850/000117184322006233/0001171843-22-006233-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/799850/000117184322006233/f8k_092622.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001171843-22-006233
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001171843-22-006233.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001171843-22-006233.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Douglas Campbell was appointed as President at AMERICAS CARMART INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: President
  source text: On September 26, 2022, America’s Car-Mart, Inc. (the “Company”) announced the appointment of Douglas Campbell as President of the Company effective October 3, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/799850/000117184322006233/0001171843-22-006233-index.htm

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