---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001206774-23-001256"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MAYS"
cik: "0000054187"
company_name: "MAYS J W INC"
filed_at: "2023-11-22T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-07T22:24:44.862922+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# J.W. Mays appoints Ward N. Lyke, Jr. as CFO effective Jan 1, 2024; Greenblatt retires but remains director

## Summary
- Ward N. Lyke, Jr. appointed CFO effective January 1, 2024, replacing Mark Greenblatt.
- Greenblatt retires as CFO but will continue as a director of the company.
- Lyke has been with the company since 1972, most recently as Vice President and Assistant Treasurer.
- Lyke's employment agreement expires July 31, 2026, with standard benefits including retirement and insurance.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001206774-23-001256
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MAYS
- cik: 0000054187
- company_name: MAYS J W INC
- filed_at: 2023-11-22T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/54187/000120677423001256/0001206774-23-001256-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/54187/000120677423001256/mays4269071-8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001206774-23-001256
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001206774-23-001256.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001206774-23-001256.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Mark Greenblatt changed role as Director at MAYS J W INC.
  - Action: retiring
  - Role: Director
  source text: Mr. Greenblatt is retiring as the Chief Financial Officer but will continue to be a Director of the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/54187/000120677423001256/0001206774-23-001256-index.htm
- Executive change
  Ward N. Lyke, Jr. was appointed as Chief Financial Officer at MAYS J W INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer
  source text: On November 21, 2023, the Company appointed Mr. Ward N. Lyke, Jr. to be the Chief Financial Officer effective January 1, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/54187/000120677423001256/0001206774-23-001256-index.htm

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