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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-23-260400"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: null
cik: "0001836176"
company_name: "Fathom Digital Manufacturing Corp"
filed_at: "2023-10-23T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-09T17:13:22.525337+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Fathom appoints Carey Chen as CEO; Ryan Martin departs immediately

## Summary
- Carey Chen appointed CEO effective Oct 23, 2023, replacing Ryan Martin who is no longer CEO or board member (last day Oct 31, 2023).
- Chen receives base salary of $500K, target bonus of 100% of salary, and target equity of 200% of salary under 2021 Omnibus Plan.
- Sign-on inducements: $100K cash bonus, 151,515 RSUs vesting on 3rd anniversary, and 104,911 PSUs with stock price hurdles from $3.30 baseline.
- Chen remains on board; he has served as director since 2021 and on predecessor boards since 2019.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-23-260400
- form_type: 8-K
- cik: 0001836176
- company_name: Fathom Digital Manufacturing Corp
- filed_at: 2023-10-23T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1836176/000119312523260400/0001193125-23-260400-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1836176/000119312523260400/d564745d8k.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-260400
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-260400.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Ryan Martin departed as Chief Executive Officer at Fathom Digital Manufacturing Corp.
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer
  source text: Mr. Chen will succeed Ryan Martin, who is no longer serving as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer or as a member of the Board as of the Effective Date.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1836176/000119312523260400/0001193125-23-260400-index.htm
- Executive change
  Carey Chen was appointed as Chief Executive Officer at Fathom Digital Manufacturing Corp.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer
  source text: On October 23, 2023 (“Effective Date”), the Board of Directors (“Board”) of Fathom Digital Manufacturing Corporation (the “Company”) appointed Carey Chen as the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) of the Company, effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1836176/000119312523260400/0001193125-23-260400-index.htm

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