---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-22-016193"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SKAS"
cik: "0001128281"
company_name: "Saker Aviation Services, Inc."
filed_at: "2022-06-29T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-24T22:16:50.143209+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# President, CEO and director Ronald J. Ricciardi passed away on June 23, 2022

## Summary
- Ronald J. Ricciardi, the Company's president, CEO, and director, passed away on June 23, 2022.
- Mark Raab continues as acting principal financial officer and acting principal accounting officer since December 2020.
- Samuel D. Goldstein remains acting principal executive officer since March 2021.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-22-016193
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SKAS
- cik: 0001128281
- company_name: Saker Aviation Services, Inc.
- filed_at: 2022-06-29T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1128281/000143774922016193/0001437749-22-016193-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1128281/000143774922016193/skas20220629_8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-22-016193.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Ronald J. Ricciardi departed as President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director at Saker Aviation Services, Inc..
  - Action: passed away
  - Role: President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director
  source text: Saker Aviation Services, Inc. (the “Company”) has been informed that its president, chief executive officer, and director Mr. Ronald J. Ricciardi passed away on June 23, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1128281/000143774922016193/0001437749-22-016193-index.htm

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