{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001193125-22-100369","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"DSGR","cik":"0000703604","company_name":"Distribution Solutions Group, Inc.","filed_at":"2022-04-08T23:59:59+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-05-14T18:04:03.410207+00:00","generated_at":"2026-06-26T08:36:00.390982+00:00","sec_items":["5.02","9.01"],"event_type":"leadership","sentiment":"negative","materiality_score":0.7,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.7,"confidence":"high","headline":"CEO Michael DeCata to retire May 1; no successor named","bullets":["DeCata resigns as CEO of Lawson Products Operating Company effective April 4, remains CEO of Parent until May 1.","Retirement and Consulting Agreement signed: consulting role from May 1, 2022 through May 1, 2026 at $600,000/year.","All outstanding restricted stock units will accelerate vesting as of May 1, 2022.","Company has not announced a replacement for CEO; search presumably underway.","DeCata will provide consulting services for orderly transition, up to ~350 hours/year."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-100369","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-100369.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-100369.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-100369.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/703604/000119312522100369/0001193125-22-100369-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/703604/000119312522100369/d356430d8k.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-06-26T08:36:00.390982+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[{"claim_id":"d67be264f0","claim":"Michael G. DeCata retired as President and Chief Executive Officer at Distribution Solutions Group, Inc..","evidence_excerpt":"On April 4, 2022, Mr. DeCata entered into an agreement pursuant to which he agreed to retire from his positions as President and Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the Board of Directors of Lawson Products, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Parent ”), on May 1, 2022.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/703604/000119312522100369/0001193125-22-100369-index.htm","confidence":0.95,"family_label":"Executive change","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"retired"},{"label":"Role","value":"President and Chief Executive Officer"}],"fact_type":"executive_change"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}