---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001185348-23-000015"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "PRAA"
cik: "0001185348"
company_name: "PRA GROUP INC"
filed_at: "2023-04-17T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-17T01:14:25.451080+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# PRA Group EVP Chris Graves to retire May 12; Owen James named global investments officer

## Summary
- Chris Graves, EVP Global Investments & Analytics Officer, retiring May 12, 2023 for personal health reasons.
- Owen James appointed global investments officer effective April 7; previously managing director of acquisitions.
- James led European investments growing to over $2B invested across 11 European markets over five years.
- James reports to CEO Vik Atal, responsible for global portfolio investments and senior leadership team.
- Graves receives disability-consistent separation payments and agrees to 18-month non-compete and non-solicitation.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001185348-23-000015
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: PRAA
- cik: 0001185348
- company_name: PRA GROUP INC
- filed_at: 2023-04-17T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1185348/000118534823000015/0001185348-23-000015-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1185348/000118534823000015/praa-20230417.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001185348-23-000015
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001185348-23-000015.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001185348-23-000015.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Christopher B. Graves departed as Executive Vice President, Global Investments and Analytics Officer at PRA GROUP INC.
  - Action: will retire
  - Role: Executive Vice President, Global Investments and Analytics Officer
  source text: On April 17, 2023, PRA Group, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that Christopher B. Graves, Executive Vice President, Global Investments and Analytics Officer, will retire from the Company on May 12, 2023 (the “Effective Date”), due to personal health reasons.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1185348/000118534823000015/0001185348-23-000015-index.htm

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