---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-251522"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "VRRM"
cik: "0001682745"
company_name: "VERRA MOBILITY Corp"
filed_at: "2026-06-01T20:29:13+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-01T20:38:28.703650+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Verra Mobility CEO David Roberts steps down amid cost realignment; interim CEO Keyser appointed

## Summary
- David Roberts resigned as CEO and director effective May 31/June 1, 2026; Board cites need for cost structure realignment.
- Jonathan Keyser, Chief Transformation Officer and Chief Legal Officer, named interim President and CEO effective immediately.
- Keyser gets salary increase to $650k, target bonus 100%, $2.25M RSU (two-year vest) and $3.3M cash retention award (three-year vest).
- CFO Craig Conti receives $1.75M RSU, $3.3M cash retention award, salary increase to $550k, and increased 2027 equity target to $2.5M.
- Board retains executive search firm for comprehensive CEO search including internal and external candidates.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-251522
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: VRRM
- cik: 0001682745
- company_name: VERRA MOBILITY Corp
- filed_at: 2026-06-01T20:29:13+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: negative
- 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/1682745/000119312526251522/0001193125-26-251522-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1682745/000119312526251522/d39754d8k.htm

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## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 3d18924c75
  claim: Jonathan Keyser was appointed as Interim President and Chief Executive Officer at VERRA MOBILITY Corp.
  evidence_excerpt: On June 1, 2026, Verra Mobility Corporation (the “Company”) announced that the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) approved the appointment of Jonathan Keyser as the Interim President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, effective May 31, 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1682745/000119312526251522/0001193125-26-251522-index.htm
- claim_id: 459bc14701
  claim: David Roberts resigned as President and Chief Executive Officer at VERRA MOBILITY Corp.
  evidence_excerpt: On June 1, 2026, the Company also announced that David Roberts would no longer serve as the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, effective May 31, 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1682745/000119312526251522/0001193125-26-251522-index.htm

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