---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-22-037418"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GLDM"
cik: "0001618181"
company_name: "World Gold Trust"
filed_at: "2022-02-11T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-27T08:46:37.465752+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# World Gold Trust's sponsor announces resignation of Principal Financial Officer; Cavatoni named interim

## Summary
- Brandon Woods resigns as Principal Financial & Accounting Officer of sponsor WGC USA Asset Management, effective March 11, 2022.
- Resignation not due to any disagreement with trust's operations, policies, or practices.
- Joseph R. Cavatoni, Principal Executive Officer of sponsor, appointed interim Principal Financial & Accounting Officer effective same date.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-22-037418
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GLDM
- cik: 0001618181
- company_name: World Gold Trust
- filed_at: 2022-02-11T23:59:59+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/1618181/000119312522037418/0001193125-22-037418-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1618181/000119312522037418/d314941d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-037418.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Joseph R. Cavatoni was appointed as interim Principal Financial and Accounting Officer at World Gold Trust.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: interim Principal Financial and Accounting Officer
  source text: On February 11, 2022, WGTS appointed Joseph R. Cavatoni, the Principal Executive Officer of WGCAM, to also serve as interim Principal Financial and Accounting Officer of WGCAM, with effect from March 11, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1618181/000119312522037418/0001193125-22-037418-index.htm

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