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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001213900-23-041160"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: null
cik: "0001835814"
company_name: "Northern Star Investment Corp. IV"
filed_at: "2023-05-18T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-14T21:29:08.073937+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

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

## Summary
- Joanna Coles resigned as Chairperson, director, and CEO effective May 12, 2023.
- Resignation was to focus on other business opportunities, not due to any disagreement with the company.
- No replacement named; remaining leadership includes Jonathan Ledecky (COO).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001213900-23-041160
- form_type: 8-K
- cik: 0001835814
- company_name: Northern Star Investment Corp. IV
- filed_at: 2023-05-18T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1835814/000121390023041160/0001213900-23-041160-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1835814/000121390023041160/ea178813-8k_northern4.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-23-041160
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-23-041160.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-23-041160.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Joanna Coles resigned as Chief Executive Officer at Northern Star Investment Corp. IV.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: 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. IV (the “Company”) in order to focus on other business opportunities.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1835814/000121390023041160/0001213900-23-041160-index.htm

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