---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-22-105626"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GLDM"
cik: "0001618181"
company_name: "World Gold Trust"
filed_at: "2022-04-14T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-26T07:23:39.878578+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# World Gold Trust sponsor appoints Molly Duffy and Sarah Sprung to Board and Audit Committee

## Summary
- Molly Duffy (52), Head of Financial Markets Europe & Americas at Standard Chartered, appointed to sponsor's board and audit committee.
- Sarah Sprung (59), board member of DWS Ag USA and former global macro portfolio manager at Moore Capital/Fortress, appointed to same boards.
- Appointments effective April 12, 2022; no departures or other changes reported.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-22-105626
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GLDM
- cik: 0001618181
- company_name: World Gold Trust
- filed_at: 2022-04-14T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1618181/000119312522105626/0001193125-22-105626-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1618181/000119312522105626/d322207d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
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- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-105626.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-105626.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Molly Duffy was appointed as Director at World Gold Trust.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: On April 12, 2022, WGC USA Asset Management Company, LLC, the sponsor of World Gold Trust (the “Sponsor”), appointed Molly Duffy and Sarah Sprung to the Board of Directors and the Audit Committee of the Sponsor.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1618181/000119312522105626/0001193125-22-105626-index.htm
- Executive change
  Sarah Sprung was appointed as Director at World Gold Trust.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: On April 12, 2022, WGC USA Asset Management Company, LLC, the sponsor of World Gold Trust (the “Sponsor”), appointed Molly Duffy and Sarah Sprung to the Board of Directors and the Audit Committee of the Sponsor.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1618181/000119312522105626/0001193125-22-105626-index.htm

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