---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-23-284416"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FXA"
cik: "0001353614"
company_name: "Invesco CurrencyShares Australian Dollar Trust"
filed_at: "2023-11-28T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-07T20:55:16.395981+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Anna Paglia resigns as CEO of Invesco CurrencyShares Australian Dollar Trust; Brian Hartigan appointed

## Summary
- Anna Paglia resigned as CEO, Principal Executive Officer of the Trust, and Board member of the Sponsor, effective Nov 28, 2023.
- Brian Hartigan appointed as CEO and Principal Executive Officer, effective immediately after Paglia's departure.
- Hartigan, 45, has been CEO of the Sponsor since Nov 2023 and previously was Global Head of ETF Investments at Invesco since 2015.
- Hartigan holds a BA from Univ. of St. Thomas and an MBA from DePaul; is a CFA charterholder.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-23-284416
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FXA
- cik: 0001353614
- company_name: Invesco CurrencyShares Australian Dollar Trust
- filed_at: 2023-11-28T23:59:59+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/1353614/000119312523284416/0001193125-23-284416-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1353614/000119312523284416/d62115d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-284416
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-284416.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-284416.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Brian Hartigan was appointed as Chief Executive Officer and Principal Executive Officer at Invesco CurrencyShares Australian Dollar Trust.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer and Principal Executive Officer
  source text: the Board appointed Mr. Brian Hartigan to serve as Chief Executive Officer and Principal Executive Officer of the Trust and as a Member of the Board, effective immediately after the close of business on the Effective Date.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1353614/000119312523284416/0001193125-23-284416-index.htm
- Executive change
  Anna Paglia resigned as Chief Executive Officer and Principal Executive Officer at Invesco CurrencyShares Australian Dollar Trust.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer and Principal Executive Officer
  source text: Ms. Anna Paglia gave notice to the Invesco CurrencyShares ® Australian Dollar Trust (the “Trust”) that she is resigning from all positions at Invesco Specialized Products, LLC (the “Sponsor”) and its affiliates, including her positions as Chief Executive Officer and Principal Executive Officer of the Trust and as a Member of the Board of Managers of the Sponsor (the “Board”), effective upon the close of business on November 28, 2023 (the “Effective Date”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1353614/000119312523284416/0001193125-23-284416-index.htm

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