---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-22-213062"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SNDA"
cik: "0001043000"
company_name: "SONIDA SENIOR LIVING, INC."
filed_at: "2022-08-05T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-24T03:09:27.051339+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Sonida Senior Living CEO Kim Lody to step down; COO Brandon Ribar promoted to CEO

## Summary
- CEO Kim Lody resigns effective Sept 2, 2022, after 8 years with the company.
- Board appoints COO Brandon Ribar as President, CEO, and board member, effective same date.
- Ribar's base salary set at $450k, bonus target 75% of salary.
- Ribar has been COO since Sept 2019, instrumental in operations, COVID response, and recapitalization.
- Lody will remain in role until Sept 2 to ensure smooth transition.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-22-213062
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SNDA
- cik: 0001043000
- company_name: SONIDA SENIOR LIVING, INC.
- filed_at: 2022-08-05T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1043000/000119312522213062/0001193125-22-213062-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1043000/000119312522213062/d361144d8k.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-213062
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-213062.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Kimberly S. Lody resigned as President and Chief Executive Officer at SONIDA SENIOR LIVING, INC..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: President and Chief Executive Officer
  source text: On August 2, 2022, Kimberly S. Lody notified Sonida Senior Living, Inc. (the “Company”) that she is resigning as the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the Board of Directors (the “Board”), effective September 2, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1043000/000119312522213062/0001193125-22-213062-index.htm
- Executive change
  Brandon M. Ribar was appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer at SONIDA SENIOR LIVING, INC..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: President and Chief Executive Officer
  source text: On August 2, 2022, the Board appointed Brandon M. Ribar, the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and as a member of the Board, effective September 2, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1043000/000119312522213062/0001193125-22-213062-index.htm

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