---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001213900-23-088777"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: null
cik: "0001669400"
company_name: "Veritas Farms, Inc."
filed_at: "2023-11-20T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-07T23:24:43.478659+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# CFO Ramon A. Pino steps down; Chairman Thomas Vickers appointed Interim CFO

## Summary
- CFO Ramon A. Pino resigned on November 17, 2023; his employment agreement terminated except for restrictive covenants.
- Chairman Thomas Vickers, already Interim CEO and President, was appointed Interim CFO until a permanent replacement is named.
- Mr. Vickers will receive no additional compensation for the Interim CFO role.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001213900-23-088777
- form_type: 8-K
- cik: 0001669400
- company_name: Veritas Farms, Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-11-20T23:59:59+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/1669400/000121390023088777/0001213900-23-088777-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1669400/000121390023088777/ea188552-8k_veritas.htm

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## Key facts
- Executive change
  Ramon A. Pino departed as Chief Financial Officer at Veritas Farms, Inc..
  - Action: stepped down
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer
  source text: On November 17, 2023, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, Ramon A. Pino (“Mr. Pino”), stepped down as Chief Financial Officer of the Company
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1669400/000121390023088777/0001213900-23-088777-index.htm
- Executive change
  Thomas E. Vickers was appointed as Interim Chief Financial Officer at Veritas Farms, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Interim Chief Financial Officer
  source text: The Company’s Board of Directors appointed Thomas E. Vickers (“Mr. Vickers”), Chairman of the Board, as Interim Chief Financial Officer until a permanent successor Chief Financial Officer is appointed.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1669400/000121390023088777/0001213900-23-088777-index.htm

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