---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-22-014420"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GSG"
cik: "0001332174"
company_name: "iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust"
filed_at: "2022-06-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-25T04:14:59.998048+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# iShares S&P GSCI Trust appoints Shannon Ghia as President/CEO and Bryan Bowers as CFO, effective June 3, 2022

## Summary
- Shannon Ghia appointed President & CEO of Sponsor; she is a Managing Director at BlackRock and Global Co-Head of ETF Markets.
- Bryan Bowers appointed CFO of Sponsor and to the Sponsor's Board; he oversees Product Oversight and Governance at BlackRock.
- Paul Lohrey resigned as President, CEO and Director; Trent W. Walker resigned as CFO; neither departure related to any dispute.
- Both appointments are effective June 3, 2022; Bowers also joins Sponsor's Board on same date.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-22-014420
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GSG
- cik: 0001332174
- company_name: iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust
- filed_at: 2022-06-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1332174/000143774922014420/0001437749-22-014420-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1332174/000143774922014420/gsg20220606_8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-22-014420.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Bryan Bowers was appointed as Director at iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: appointed Mr. Bowers to the Board of Directors of the Sponsor
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1332174/000143774922014420/0001437749-22-014420-index.htm
- Executive change
  Trent W. Walker resigned as Chief Financial Officer at iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer
  source text: Mr. Walker resigned as the Chief Financial Officer of the Sponsor
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1332174/000143774922014420/0001437749-22-014420-index.htm
- Executive change
  Paul Lohrey resigned as Director at iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Director
  source text: Mr. Lohrey resigned as the President, the Chief Executive and Director of the Sponsor
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1332174/000143774922014420/0001437749-22-014420-index.htm
- Executive change
  Bryan Bowers was appointed as Chief Financial Officer at iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer
  source text: Bryan Bowers as the Chief Financial Officer of the Sponsor
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1332174/000143774922014420/0001437749-22-014420-index.htm
- Executive change
  Shannon Ghia was appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer at iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: President and Chief Executive Officer
  source text: appointed Shannon Ghia as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Sponsor
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1332174/000143774922014420/0001437749-22-014420-index.htm
- Executive change
  Paul Lohrey resigned as President and Chief Executive Officer at iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: President and Chief Executive Officer
  source text: Mr. Lohrey resigned as the President, the Chief Executive and Director of the Sponsor
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1332174/000143774922014420/0001437749-22-014420-index.htm

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