---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-251709"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CRVL"
cik: "0000874866"
company_name: "CORVEL CORP"
filed_at: "2026-06-01T21:05:42+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-01T21:06:44.356805+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# CorVel CEO Michael Combs to become Executive Chair; Sarah Scott appointed CEO and President effective July 1, 2026

## Summary
- Michael G. Combs transitions from CEO/President to Executive Chair effective July 1, 2026; will receive $25,000/month base salary plus health benefits.
- Sarah Scott, age 49, appointed CEO and President effective same date; she was EVP Product and Corporate Services since Sept 2025.
- Scott's annual base salary set at $600,000; eligible for annual cash bonus target of 75% of base (up to 100% based on performance).
- Scott granted 25,000 stock options vesting 25% after one year, remainder over 36 months; bonus 75% company performance, 25% individual MBOs.
- Combs served 34 years with the company; Board cites long-term succession planning and leadership strength.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-251709
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CRVL
- cik: 0000874866
- company_name: CORVEL CORP
- filed_at: 2026-06-01T21:05:42+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/874866/000119312526251709/0001193125-26-251709-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/874866/000119312526251709/d24231d8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-251709.txt

## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 668cb5b2ee
  claim: Sarah Scott was appointed as Chief Executive Officer and President at CORVEL CORP.
  evidence_excerpt: In connection with the leadership transition, the Board appointed Sarah Scott to serve as Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company, effective July 1, 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/874866/000119312526251709/0001193125-26-251709-index.htm
- claim_id: 7aab79cc25
  claim: Michael G. Combs was appointed as Executive Chair at CORVEL CORP.
  evidence_excerpt: Michael G. Combs, the Chief Executive Officer, President, and Chairman of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of CorVel Corporation (the “Company”) is transitioning from his role as Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company, effective July 1, 2026, and has been appointed by the Board to serve as Executive Chair, effective as of the same date.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/874866/000119312526251709/0001193125-26-251709-index.htm

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