---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-25-003047"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ESCA"
cik: "0000033488"
company_name: "ESCALADE INC"
filed_at: "2025-02-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-27T01:58:30.565890+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Escalade names Armin Boehm as CEO, succeeding retiring Walter Glazer effective April 1, 2025

## Summary
- Armin Boehm, former Gibson Chief Commercial Officer, becomes CEO and President on April 1, 2025.
- Walter Glazer retires as planned (announced Aug 2024) but remains Chairman of the Board.
- Boehm receives $500K base salary, $500K RSU award, 35,000 restricted shares, $330K signing bonus, and up to $225K relocation.
- Severance agreement provides one year's salary if terminated without cause or resignation for good reason.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-25-003047
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ESCA
- cik: 0000033488
- company_name: ESCALADE INC
- filed_at: 2025-02-06T23:59:59+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/33488/000143774925003047/0001437749-25-003047-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/33488/000143774925003047/esca20250205_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-25-003047
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-25-003047.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-25-003047.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Armin Boehm was appointed as Chief Executive Officer and President at ESCALADE INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer and President
  source text: On February 6, 2025, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Escalade, Incorporated (“Escalade” or the “Company”) announced that Armin Boehm has agreed to become the Company’s new Chief Executive Officer and President.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/33488/000143774925003047/0001437749-25-003047-index.htm

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