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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001213900-22-083352"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DCGO"
cik: "0001822359"
company_name: "DocGo Inc."
filed_at: "2022-12-29T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-20T22:02:06.174362+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# DocGo CEO Vashovsky retires but stays as non-executive Chairman; Capone becomes CEO

## Summary
- Stan Vashovsky steps down as CEO effective Dec 31, 2022, but remains non-executive Chairman from Jan 1, 2023.
- President Anthony Capone succeeds Vashovsky as CEO effective Jan 1, 2023.
- Ira Smedra, previously to become Chairman, continues as director instead.
- Vashovsky receives quarterly equity grants (~$79,500 each) and COBRA coverage as Chairman.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001213900-22-083352
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DCGO
- cik: 0001822359
- company_name: DocGo Inc.
- filed_at: 2022-12-29T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1822359/000121390022083352/0001213900-22-083352-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1822359/000121390022083352/ea170892-8k_docgoinc.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-22-083352
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-22-083352.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-22-083352.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Anthony Capone was appointed as Chief Executive Officer at DocGo Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer
  source text: As previously disclosed, current President Anthony Capone will assume the role of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer beginning on January 1, 2023, and Mr. Smedra will continue serving as a director on the Board.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1822359/000121390022083352/0001213900-22-083352-index.htm
- Executive change
  Stan Vashovsky retired as non-executive Chairman at DocGo Inc..
  - Action: retired
  - Role: non-executive Chairman
  source text: On December 29, 2022 the Company announced that, while Mr. Vashovsky will retire as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, as previously disclosed, he will continue serving as a non-executive Chairman of the Board given the strong growth outlook for the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1822359/000121390022083352/0001213900-22-083352-index.htm

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