---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001213900-22-047164"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GRWG"
cik: "0001604868"
company_name: "GrowGeneration Corp."
filed_at: "2022-08-12T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-24T00:21:19.985049+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# GrowGeneration appoints Gregory Sanders as CFO; ex-CFO Lasher receives $253K severance

## Summary
- CFO Jeff Lasher resigned effective Aug 12, 2022; receives $253,513 cash severance over 6 months plus 30,000 shares.
- Gregory Sanders, previously VP & Corporate Controller, promoted to CFO effective Aug 12.
- Sanders' 3-year employment agreement provides $325K base salary (10% annual increase), minimum $50K 2022 bonus, 90K RSUs vesting over 3 years.
- Stephen Kozey promoted to General Counsel, overseeing legal, compliance and HR.
- Separately, no changes to financial guidance or operations; 62 stores across 14 states.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001213900-22-047164
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GRWG
- cik: 0001604868
- company_name: GrowGeneration Corp.
- filed_at: 2022-08-12T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 5.02, 7.01, 9.01, 10.1, 10.2, 99.1
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1604868/000121390022047164/0001213900-22-047164-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1604868/000121390022047164/ea164297-8k_growgene.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-22-047164
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-22-047164.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-22-047164.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Jeffrey Lasher resigned as Chief Financial Officer at GrowGeneration Corp..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer
  source text: Effective August 12, 2022, Jeffrey Lasher, Chief Financial Officer of GrowGeneration Corp. (the “Company”), resigned as Chief Financial Officer, and, effective August 12, 2022, Gregory Sanders has been appointed Chief Financial Officer of the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1604868/000121390022047164/0001213900-22-047164-index.htm
- Executive change
  Gregory Sanders was appointed as Chief Financial Officer at GrowGeneration Corp..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer
  source text: Gregory Sanders has been appointed Chief Financial Officer of the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1604868/000121390022047164/0001213900-22-047164-index.htm

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