---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-25-137453"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MC"
cik: "0001596967"
company_name: "Moelis & Co"
filed_at: "2025-06-09T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-19T17:16:51.883809+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Moelis announces CEO succession: Ken Moelis to Executive Chairman, Navid Mahmoodzadegan to CEO effective Oct 1

## Summary
- Ken Moelis becomes Executive Chairman; Navid Mahmoodzadegan appointed CEO and board member; Jeff Raich named Executive Vice Chairman.
- Mahmoodzadegan receives one-time grant of 450,000 Performance Units with vesting tied to share price targets ($86, $115, $144) and 3-5 year time vesting.
- Transition is result of long-term planning; Moelis remains actively involved as Executive Chairman advising clients.
- Raich continues to lead key business areas as Executive Vice Chairman.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-25-137453
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MC
- cik: 0001596967
- company_name: Moelis & Co
- filed_at: 2025-06-09T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1596967/000119312525137453/0001193125-25-137453-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1596967/000119312525137453/d10407d8k.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-137453
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-137453.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Ken Moelis changed role as Executive Chairman at Moelis & Co.
  - Action: will become
  - Role: Executive Chairman
  source text: Ken Moelis, who has served as Chief Executive Officer of the Company since the Company’s inception in 2007, will become Executive Chairman.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1596967/000119312525137453/0001193125-25-137453-index.htm
- Executive change
  Jeff Raich was appointed as Executive Vice Chairman at Moelis & Co.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Executive Vice Chairman
  source text: Jeff Raich, Co-Founder and Co-President, has been appointed Executive Vice Chairman of Moelis and will continue to lead key business areas of the Firm.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1596967/000119312525137453/0001193125-25-137453-index.htm
- Executive change
  Navid Mahmoodzadegan was appointed as Chief Executive Officer at Moelis & Co.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer
  source text: Navid Mahmoodzadegan, Co-Founder and Co-President, will succeed Mr. Moelis as Chief Executive Officer and will also join the Board of Directors of the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1596967/000119312525137453/0001193125-25-137453-index.htm

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