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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001213900-23-041158"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: null
cik: "0001834518"
company_name: "Northern Star Investment Corp. II"
filed_at: "2023-05-18T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-14T21:29:01.181353+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# CEO Joanna Coles resigns from Northern Star Investment Corp. II

## Summary
- Joanna Coles resigned as Chairperson, director, and CEO effective May 12, 2023.
- Resignation to focus on other business opportunities, not due to any disagreement with the company.
- No replacement named in the filing; COO Jonathan Ledecky signed the report.
- Company is a blank-check SPAC; no business combination announced as of this filing.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001213900-23-041158
- form_type: 8-K
- cik: 0001834518
- company_name: Northern Star Investment Corp. II
- filed_at: 2023-05-18T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1834518/000121390023041158/0001213900-23-041158-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1834518/000121390023041158/ea178812-8k_northern2.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-23-041158
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-23-041158.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-23-041158.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Joanna Coles resigned as Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer at Northern Star Investment Corp. II.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer
  source text: On May 12, 2023, Joanna Coles resigned from her position as Chairperson of the Board of Directors (and as a director) and Chief Executive Officer of Northern Star Investment Corp. II (the “Company”) in order to focus on other business opportunities.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1834518/000121390023041158/0001213900-23-041158-index.htm

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