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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001213900-23-060748"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: null
cik: "0001865127"
company_name: "Lucy Scientific Discovery, Inc."
filed_at: "2023-07-28T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-12T23:19:17.467199+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Lucy Scientific Discovery CEO McElvany resigns; Richard Nanula appointed CEO

## Summary
- Christopher McElvany resigned as President, CEO, and board member, effective July 14, 2023; no disagreement cited.
- Board ratified appointment of Richard Nanula (age 63, former Executive Chairman) as CEO on July 24, 2023.
- Nanula has 35+ years experience including Disney, Starwood, Amgen; served as Chair since Feb 2022.
- No family relationships or reportable related party transactions between Nanula and the Company.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001213900-23-060748
- form_type: 8-K
- cik: 0001865127
- company_name: Lucy Scientific Discovery, Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-07-28T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1865127/000121390023060748/0001213900-23-060748-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1865127/000121390023060748/ea182571-8k_lucyscien.htm

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## Key facts
- Executive change
  Christopher McElvany resigned as Member of the Board of Directors at Lucy Scientific Discovery, Inc..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Member of the Board of Directors
  source text: On July 24, 2023, Christopher McElvany resigned from his positions as Lucy Scientific Discovery Inc.’s (the “Company”) President and Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and resigned as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1865127/000121390023060748/0001213900-23-060748-index.htm
- Executive change
  Christopher McElvany resigned as President and Chief Executive Officer at Lucy Scientific Discovery, Inc..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: President and Chief Executive Officer
  source text: On July 24, 2023, Christopher McElvany resigned from his positions as Lucy Scientific Discovery Inc.’s (the “Company”) President and Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and resigned as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1865127/000121390023060748/0001213900-23-060748-index.htm
- Executive change
  Richard Nanula was appointed as Chief Executive Officer at Lucy Scientific Discovery, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer
  source text: On July 24, 2023, the Board ratified the appointment of Richard Nanula as CEO.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1865127/000121390023060748/0001213900-23-060748-index.htm

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