---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001213900-22-002935"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "RFL"
cik: "0001713863"
company_name: "Rafael Holdings, Inc."
filed_at: "2022-01-21T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-27T16:33:52.173437+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Rafael Holdings appoints William Conkling as CEO, effective Feb 1, 2022

## Summary
- William Conkling, former Chief Commercial & Business Officer, becomes CEO; Ameet Mallik remains on Board and chairs Transition Committee.
- Conkling receives $500K base salary, 50% target bonus, and 623,732 restricted shares vesting over 3+ years beginning Dec 21, 2022.
- CMO Mimi Huizinga departs Jan 31, 2022; Dr. Rick Ewing (ex-BMS) named Head of Drug Discovery.
- Shareholders elected all director nominees, ratified CohnReznick as auditor, and approved 2021 Equity Incentive Plan with 85.66% support.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001213900-22-002935
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: RFL
- cik: 0001713863
- company_name: Rafael Holdings, Inc.
- filed_at: 2022-01-21T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1713863/000121390022002935/0001213900-22-002935-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1713863/000121390022002935/ea154267-8k_rafaelhold.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-22-002935
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-22-002935.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-22-002935.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  William Conkling was elected as Chief Executive Officer at Rafael Holdings, Inc..
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer
  source text: On January 19, 2022, the Board of Directors of Rafael Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) elected William Conkling, the Company’s current Chief Commercial and Business Officer, as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, effective February 1, 2022 and Mr. Conkling will no longer serve in his role as Chief Commercial and Business Officer.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1713863/000121390022002935/0001213900-22-002935-index.htm

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