---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001326380-22-000112"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GME"
cik: "0001326380"
company_name: "GameStop Corp."
filed_at: "2022-07-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-24T19:11:25.758129+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# GameStop terminates CFO Michael Recupero, names Diana Saadeh-Jajeh as new CFO

## Summary
- Michael Recupero terminated as CFO effective July 7, 2022; no cause severance per offer letter.
- Diana Saadeh-Jajeh appointed CFO; previously interim CFO in 2021 and Chief Accounting Officer.
- New CFO base salary $200k; eligible for transformation bonus of $1.965M over two years.
- RSU grant of $1M in stock value, vesting on July 1, 2023, subject to continued employment.
- Severance includes 6 months salary, COBRA, and accelerated equity vesting if terminated without cause.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001326380-22-000112
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GME
- cik: 0001326380
- company_name: GameStop Corp.
- filed_at: 2022-07-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1326380/000132638022000112/0001326380-22-000112-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1326380/000132638022000112/gme-20220707.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001326380-22-000112
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001326380-22-000112.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001326380-22-000112.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Diana Saadeh-Jajeh changed role as Chief Financial Officer at GameStop Corp..
  - Action: assumed the role
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer
  source text: Simultaneously with Mr. Recupero’s termination, Diana Saadeh-Jajeh, who is currently serving as the Company’s Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer, has assumed the role of Chief Financial Officer.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1326380/000132638022000112/0001326380-22-000112-index.htm
- Executive change
  Michael Recupero was terminated as Chief Financial Officer at GameStop Corp..
  - Action: terminated
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer
  source text: On July 7, 2022, GameStop Corp. (the “Company”) terminated the employment of Michael Recupero as its Chief Financial Officer effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1326380/000132638022000112/0001326380-22-000112-index.htm

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