---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-23-027658"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SGRP"
cik: "0001004989"
company_name: "SPAR Group, Inc."
filed_at: "2023-10-04T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-10T04:29:31.413213+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# SPAR Group appoints John Bode and Linda Houston as directors; James Gillis elected Chairman

## Summary
- John Bode and Linda Houston appointed to Board as Super Independent Directors effective October 4, 2023.
- Bode appointed to Audit (Chair), Governance, and Special Committees; Houston to Governance (Chair), Audit, Compensation, and Special Committees.
- James R. Gillis elected Chairman of the Board on October 4, 2023; Gillis joined Board on August 10, 2023.
- Gillis chairs Compensation Committee; also serves on Audit, Governance, and Special Committees.
- Bode is EVP/CFO of Postmedia Network Canada; Houston is wealth management consultant and former Bank of America executive.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-23-027658
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SGRP
- cik: 0001004989
- company_name: SPAR Group, Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-10-04T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1004989/000143774923027658/0001437749-23-027658-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1004989/000143774923027658/sgrp20231001_8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Executive change
  John Bode was appointed as Super Independent Director at SPAR Group, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Super Independent Director
  source text: On October 1, 2023, the Board of Directors of SGRP (the " Board ") appointed Mr. John Bode and Ms. Linda Houston to the Board to fill the remaining vacancies for Super Independent Directors on the Board.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1004989/000143774923027658/0001437749-23-027658-index.htm
- Executive change
  Linda Houston was appointed as Super Independent Director at SPAR Group, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Super Independent Director
  source text: On October 1, 2023, the Board of Directors of SGRP (the " Board ") appointed Mr. John Bode and Ms. Linda Houston to the Board to fill the remaining vacancies for Super Independent Directors on the Board.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1004989/000143774923027658/0001437749-23-027658-index.htm

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