---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001376474-26-000629"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GIPL"
cik: "0001837774"
company_name: "Global Innovative Platforms Inc."
filed_at: "2026-10-06T21:25:23+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-10-12T16:06:30.302025+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# GIPL appoints David R. Wells fractional CFO; CEO Andrew Brown drops PFO title

## Summary
- David R. Wells, 64, named Fractional CFO and principal financial/accounting officer effective Oct 1, 2026, serving through Atlas Bookkeeping, LLC at $8,000/month ($96,000 annualized).
- CEO Andrew Brown ceased as principal financial and accounting officer Oct 1, 2026, but remains CEO, principal executive officer and board member; no disagreement cited.
- Atlas handles bookkeeping, monthly close, GAAP financials, SEC reporting support and CFO advisory; no fixed term, terminable on 30 days' notice.
- Wells was CFO of Envoy Medical (Nasdaq: COCH) Aug 2023-May 2025, CFO of GHS Investments 2021-22, and fractional CFO of Functional Brands (OTC: MEHA) since Dec 2025.
- Terms require D&O insurance with Side A coverage, continued Atlas engagement and bank/transfer-agent view access; Wells may resign if those conditions lapse uncured.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001376474-26-000629
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GIPL
- cik: 0001837774
- company_name: Global Innovative Platforms Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-10-06T21:25:23+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1837774/000137647426000629/0001376474-26-000629-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1837774/000137647426000629/gipl-20261001_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001376474-26-000629.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  David R. Wells was appointed as Fractional Chief Financial Officer at Global Innovative Platforms Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Fractional Chief Financial Officer
  source text: On October 1, 2026, the Board appointed David R. Wells, age 64, as Fractional Chief Financial Officer of the Company and designated Mr. Wells as the Company’s principal financial officer and principal accounting officer, in each case effective October 1, 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1837774/000137647426000629/0001376474-26-000629-index.htm
- Executive change
  Andrew Brown changed role as principal financial officer and principal accounting officer at Global Innovative Platforms Inc..
  - Action: ceased to serve
  - Role: principal financial officer and principal accounting officer
  source text: Effective October 1, 2026, in connection with the appointment described under paragraph (c) below, Andrew Brown ceased to serve as the Company’s principal financial officer and principal accounting officer.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1837774/000137647426000629/0001376474-26-000629-index.htm

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