---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-22-009986"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DOUG"
cik: "0001878897"
company_name: "Douglas Elliman Inc."
filed_at: "2022-01-14T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-27T18:02:21.825050+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Douglas Elliman hires Howard Lorber as CEO with $1.8M salary, Richard Lampen as COO with $650K salary

## Summary
- Howard M. Lorber appointed President and CEO; 3-year employment agreement, base salary $1.8M, target bonus 150% of base.
- Richard J. Lampen appointed EVP and COO; 2-year agreement, base salary $650K, target bonus 112.5% of base.
- Lorber's severance: 36 months continued base salary and bonus on termination without cause or for good reason.
- Lampen's severance: 24 months continued base salary and bonus on termination without cause or for good reason.
- Both agreements include change-in-control provisions: Lorber gets 2.99x lump sum, Lampen gets 2x lump sum.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-22-009986
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DOUG
- cik: 0001878897
- company_name: Douglas Elliman Inc.
- filed_at: 2022-01-14T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1878897/000119312522009986/0001193125-22-009986-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1878897/000119312522009986/d248991d8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Executive change
  Richard J. Lampen was appointed as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Douglas Elliman Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
  source text: In connection with the appointment of Richard J. Lampen as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Douglas Elliman, Mr. Lampen and Douglas Elliman entered into an employment agreement dated January 10, 2022, which became effective as of December 29, 2021.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1878897/000119312522009986/0001193125-22-009986-index.htm
- Executive change
  Howard M. Lorber was appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer at Douglas Elliman Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: President and Chief Executive Officer
  source text: In connection with the appointment of Howard M. Lorber as President and Chief Executive Officer of Douglas Elliman Inc. (“Douglas Elliman”), Mr. Lorber and Douglas Elliman entered into an employment agreement dated January 10, 2022, which became effective as of December 29, 2021.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1878897/000119312522009986/0001193125-22-009986-index.htm

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