---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-23-168022"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BODI"
cik: "0001826889"
company_name: "Beachbody Company, Inc."
filed_at: "2023-06-15T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-14T00:32:28.701738+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Beachbody appoints Mark Goldston as Executive Chairman; CEO Daikeler forfeits 8M shares

## Summary
- Mark Goldston appointed Executive Chairman effective June 15, 2023; replaces Carl Daikeler as Chairman; Daikeler remains CEO and director.
- Goldston receives inducement option for 23.9M shares (7.96M time-vesting over 4 years; 15.9M performance-vesting based on share price targets of $1.00-$2.50).
- CEO Carl Daikeler voluntarily forfeits 8M shares (3.2M Class A, 4.8M Class X) for no consideration to offset equity compensation for Goldston.
- Goldston takes all compensation in options, aligning with shareholders; has turnaround expertise (former CEO of NetZero/United Online).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-23-168022
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BODI
- cik: 0001826889
- company_name: Beachbody Company, Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-06-15T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1826889/000119312523168022/0001193125-23-168022-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1826889/000119312523168022/d486469d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-168022
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-168022.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Mark Goldston was appointed as Executive Chairman at Beachbody Company, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Executive Chairman
  source text: Mr. Goldston was also appointed to serve as Executive Chairman of the Board.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1826889/000119312523168022/0001193125-23-168022-index.htm
- Executive change
  Carl Daikeler changed role as Chairman of the Board at Beachbody Company, Inc..
  - Action: replaced
  - Role: Chairman of the Board
  source text: Mr. Goldston’s appointment as Executive Chairman replaces the service of Carl Daikeler, the Company’s co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, in his capacity as Chairman of the Board, and Mr. Daikeler will continue serving as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and director.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1826889/000119312523168022/0001193125-23-168022-index.htm

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