---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-23-234460"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: null
cik: "0001865174"
company_name: "Goldman Sachs Middle Market Lending Corp. II"
filed_at: "2023-09-13T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-10T19:26:14.158503+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# CFO David Pessah to resign Nov 10; John Lanza named interim successor if needed

## Summary
- David Pessah to resign as CFO, Treasurer and principal accounting officer, effective Nov 10, 2023; no disagreement with company.
- Company conducting search for permanent successor; John Lanza (53) expected to serve as interim CFO/Treasurer if replacement not found by Nov 10.
- Lanza currently manages BDC and direct hedge fund controllers teams at Goldman Sachs Asset Management; no family relationships or material transactions.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-23-234460
- form_type: 8-K
- cik: 0001865174
- company_name: Goldman Sachs Middle Market Lending Corp. II
- filed_at: 2023-09-13T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1865174/000119312523234460/0001193125-23-234460-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1865174/000119312523234460/d526359d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-234460
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-234460.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-234460.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  John Lanza was appointed as Interim Chief Financial Officer and Interim Treasurer at Goldman Sachs Middle Market Lending Corp. II.
  - Action: expected to be appointed
  - Role: Interim Chief Financial Officer and Interim Treasurer
  source text: The Company expects to appoint John Lanza, age 53, as Interim Chief Financial Officer and Interim Treasurer of the Company, subject to approval by the board of directors of the Company, if a permanent successor to Mr. Pessah is not identified by November 10, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1865174/000119312523234460/0001193125-23-234460-index.htm
- Executive change
  David Pessah resigned as Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and principal accounting officer at Goldman Sachs Middle Market Lending Corp. II.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and principal accounting officer
  source text: On September 7, 2023, David Pessah notified Goldman Sachs Middle Market Lending Corp. II (the “Company”) of his intention to resign as Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and principal accounting officer of the Company to pursue a new professional opportunity.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1865174/000119312523234460/0001193125-23-234460-index.htm

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