---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-24-141881"
form_type: "8-K/A"
ticker: "XPOF"
cik: "0001802156"
company_name: "Xponential Fitness, Inc."
filed_at: "2024-05-17T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-01T16:36:00.758013+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# CEO Anthony Geisler resigns; Brenda Morris named interim CEO; board launches search

## Summary
- Anthony Geisler resigned effective May 13, 2024; board withdraws his nomination as Class III director.
- Brenda Morris appointed interim CEO; receives $100k monthly salary, $100k in RSUs/month, and up to $10k stipend.
- Board initiated CEO search with executive search firm; search previously retained.
- Company reported all-time high membership of 796,000 in April, up 1.7% sequentially.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-24-141881
- form_type: 8-K/A
- ticker: XPOF
- cik: 0001802156
- company_name: Xponential Fitness, Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-05-17T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1802156/000119312524141881/0001193125-24-141881-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1802156/000119312524141881/d822003d8ka.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-24-141881
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-24-141881.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-24-141881.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Anthony Geisler resigned as Chief Executive Officer at Xponential Fitness, Inc..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer
  source text: Mr. Anthony Geisler resigned as Chief Executive Officer of the Company, effective May 13, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1802156/000119312524141881/0001193125-24-141881-index.htm
- Executive change
  Brenda Morris was appointed as Interim Chief Executive Officer at Xponential Fitness, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Interim Chief Executive Officer
  source text: Ms. Brenda Morris has been appointed by the Company’s Board of Directors to serve as the Company’s Interim Chief Executive Officer.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1802156/000119312524141881/0001193125-24-141881-index.htm

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