---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001213900-23-033308"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AMZE"
cik: "0001880343"
company_name: "AMAZE HOLDINGS, INC."
filed_at: "2023-04-27T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-16T09:28:51.038095+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Fresh Vine Wine appoints Roger Cockroft as CEO, replacing interim CEO Rick Nechio

## Summary
- Roger Cockroft named CEO effective April 25, 2023; succeeds Rick Nechio who returns to Head of Sales Development.
- Cockroft receives $450,000 base salary, annual bonus target 50% of base, inducement equity awards: 463,917 restricted shares, 1M-share option at $1.00, RSUs.
- Cockroft previously Executive Partner at Salt Creek Capital; former CEO of MDC Vacuum Products where he tripled revenue and increased EBITDA by 7x.
- Board chairman Michael Pruitt cites Cockroft's experience in business transformation and value creation.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001213900-23-033308
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AMZE
- cik: 0001880343
- company_name: AMAZE HOLDINGS, INC.
- filed_at: 2023-04-27T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1880343/000121390023033308/0001213900-23-033308-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1880343/000121390023033308/ea177493-8k_freshvine.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-23-033308.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Rick Nechio changed role as Head of Sales Development at AMAZE HOLDINGS, INC..
  - Action: resumed
  - Role: Head of Sales Development
  source text: Mr. Nechio continues to be employed by the Company and will resume his role as Head of Sales Development
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1880343/000121390023033308/0001213900-23-033308-index.htm
- Executive change
  Roger Cockroft was appointed as Chief Executive Officer at AMAZE HOLDINGS, INC..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer
  source text: the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) appointed Roger Cockroft to serve as Chief Executive Officer of the Company
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1880343/000121390023033308/0001213900-23-033308-index.htm

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