---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-23-027106"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FLYYQ"
cik: "0001498710"
company_name: "Spirit Aviation Holdings, Inc."
filed_at: "2023-02-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-19T22:50:05.267925+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Spirit Airlines promotes Scott Haralson to EVP & CFO, expands roles for several executives

## Summary
- Scott Haralson promoted to EVP & CFO; base salary increased from $400k to $425k, short-term incentive target raised to 90% of base.
- Haralson awarded RSUs ($386,800 + $163,200) vesting over 3 years and $550k in PSUs tied to adjusted operating margin through 2025.
- Simon Gore adds fuel operations oversight; Allen Messick expands to VP, Supply Chain & Technical Operations.
- Kirk Thornburg expands to VP, Fleet and Power Plant; David Klein promoted to VP, Talent.
- Promotions effective Feb 1 or Feb 10, 2023; press release dated Feb 7, 2023.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-23-027106
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FLYYQ
- cik: 0001498710
- company_name: Spirit Aviation Holdings, Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-02-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1498710/000119312523027106/0001193125-23-027106-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1498710/000119312523027106/d444837d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-027106
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-027106.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-027106.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Scott Haralson changed role as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Spirit Aviation Holdings, Inc..
  - Action: promoted
  - Role: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
  source text: On January 30, 2023, the Compensation Committee (“Committee”) of the Board of Directors of Spirit Airlines, Inc. (the “Company”) approved the promotion of Scott Haralson to Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1498710/000119312523027106/0001193125-23-027106-index.htm

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