---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-22-045923"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GEO"
cik: "0000923796"
company_name: "GEO GROUP INC"
filed_at: "2022-02-18T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-27T06:49:52.687026+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# GEO Group appoints Andrew N. Shapiro to Board, expanding size to 11 directors

## Summary
- Andrew N. Shapiro appointed to Board effective February 14, 2022, increasing Board from 10 to 11 members.
- Shapiro will serve on Audit and Finance, Corporate Planning, and Independent Committees.
- Shapiro is founder/CEO of Applied Risk Capital; previously held senior roles at BNP Paribas.
- Board also amended Bylaws Article V, Section 1 to reflect increased director count.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-22-045923
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GEO
- cik: 0000923796
- company_name: GEO GROUP INC
- filed_at: 2022-02-18T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.03, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/923796/000119312522045923/0001193125-22-045923-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/923796/000119312522045923/d106900d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-045923
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-045923.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-045923.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Andrew N. Shapiro was appointed as director at GEO GROUP INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: director
  source text: approved the expansion of the size of the Board from ten to eleven members and appointed Andrew N. Shapiro to the Board effective February 14, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/923796/000119312522045923/0001193125-22-045923-index.htm

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