---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-385205"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "XPOF"
cik: "0001802156"
company_name: "Xponential Fitness, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-09-08T20:14:19+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-09-08T20:15:05.599401+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Xponential Fitness appoints Jennifer Ryu as CFO, effective Oct 19, 2026

## Summary
- Ryu succeeds interim CFO Robert Julian (in role since March 2026); Julian stays as consultant for transition.
- Compensation: $550k base salary, 60% target bonus, $250k guaranteed 2027 bonus, $150k sign-on, $1.7M equity grant.
- Ryu previously EVP & CFO of Resources Connection (since 2019); prior roles at Young's Holdings and Kaiser Aluminum.
- Board-initiated review of strategic alternatives to maximize shareholder value is ongoing, with Jefferies as financial advisor.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-385205
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: XPOF
- cik: 0001802156
- company_name: Xponential Fitness, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-09-08T20:14:19+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1802156/000119312526385205/0001193125-26-385205-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1802156/000119312526385205/d535618d8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-385205.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Jennifer Ryu was appointed as Chief Financial Officer at Xponential Fitness, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer
  source text: On September 8, 2026, Xponential Fitness, Inc. (the “Company”) announced the appointment of Jennifer Ryu as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, effective as of October 19, 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1802156/000119312526385205/0001193125-26-385205-index.htm

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