---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-22-003531"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SPSC"
cik: "0001092699"
company_name: "SPS COMMERCE INC"
filed_at: "2022-01-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-27T20:04:57.327926+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# SPS Commerce appoints James Frome as President and COO; CEO Black steps down from President role

## Summary
- James J. Frome appointed President and COO effective Jan 6, 2022; previously EVP and COO since Aug 2012.
- Archie C. Black remains CEO but no longer serves as President; no change in compensation for either executive.
- Frome also held roles as EVP/Chief Strategy Officer (2001-2012) and VP Marketing (2000-2001).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-22-003531
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SPSC
- cik: 0001092699
- company_name: SPS COMMERCE INC
- filed_at: 2022-01-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1092699/000119312522003531/0001193125-22-003531-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1092699/000119312522003531/d271160d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-003531
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-003531.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-003531.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Archie C. Black changed role as Chief Executive Officer at SPS COMMERCE INC.
  - Action: no longer serves as President
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer
  source text: Archie C. Black, 59, will remain as our Chief Executive Officer but no longer serves as our President.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1092699/000119312522003531/0001193125-22-003531-index.htm
- Executive change
  James J. Frome was appointed as President and Chief Operating Officer at SPS COMMERCE INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: President and Chief Operating Officer
  source text: James J. Frome, 57, was appointed as our President and Chief Operating Officer effective as of January 6, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1092699/000119312522003531/0001193125-22-003531-index.htm

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