{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001493152-23-020211","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"VRNO","cik":"0001848416","company_name":"Verano Holdings Corp.","filed_at":"2023-06-06T23:59:59+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-05-14T18:03:41.204814+00:00","generated_at":"2026-06-14T06:50:29.925081+00:00","sec_items":["5.02","8.01","9.01"],"event_type":"leadership","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.3,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.3,"confidence":"high","headline":"Verano promotes Weiss to President, McDermott to COO, and other executive promotions","bullets":["Darren Weiss promoted from COO/General Counsel to President; John Tipton becomes President of Southern Region.","Trip McDermott elevated from EVP of Operations to Chief Operating Officer.","Laura Kalesnik promoted to Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel and Secretary from Deputy General Counsel.","David Spreckman promoted to Chief Marketing Officer from EVP of Marketing."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-23-020211","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-23-020211.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-23-020211.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-23-020211.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1848416/000149315223020211/0001493152-23-020211-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1848416/000149315223020211/form8-k.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-06-14T06:50:29.925081+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[{"claim_id":"0a76bdfdcf","claim":"Laura Kalesnik was appointed as Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel and Secretary at Verano Holdings Corp..","evidence_excerpt":"Laura Kalesnik was promoted from Executive Vice President, Deputy General Counsel to Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel and Secretary of the Company.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1848416/000149315223020211/0001493152-23-020211-index.htm","confidence":0.95,"family_label":"Executive change","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"promoted"},{"label":"Role","value":"Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel and Secretary"}],"fact_type":"executive_change"},{"claim_id":"4d395471c2","claim":"John Tipton was appointed as President of the Southern Region at Verano Holdings Corp..","evidence_excerpt":"President of the Southern Region John Tipton resigned from his officer position as President of the Company and immediately thereafter Mr. Tipton was appointed to the new office of President of the Southern Region of the Company.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1848416/000149315223020211/0001493152-23-020211-index.htm","confidence":0.95,"family_label":"Executive change","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"resigned and appointed"},{"label":"Role","value":"President of the Southern Region"}],"fact_type":"executive_change"},{"claim_id":"54b4fd49b3","claim":"Trip McDermott was appointed as Chief Operating Officer at Verano Holdings Corp..","evidence_excerpt":"Trip McDermott, age 35, was appointed Chief Operating Officer of the Company.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1848416/000149315223020211/0001493152-23-020211-index.htm","confidence":0.95,"family_label":"Executive change","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"appointed"},{"label":"Role","value":"Chief Operating Officer"}],"fact_type":"executive_change"},{"claim_id":"7199129052","claim":"David Spreckman was appointed as Chief Marketing Officer at Verano Holdings Corp..","evidence_excerpt":"David Spreckman was promoted from Executive Vice President of Marketing to Chief Marketing Officer of the Company.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1848416/000149315223020211/0001493152-23-020211-index.htm","confidence":0.95,"family_label":"Executive change","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"promoted"},{"label":"Role","value":"Chief Marketing Officer"}],"fact_type":"executive_change"},{"claim_id":"7d9b87aaa6","claim":"Darren Weiss was appointed as President at Verano Holdings Corp..","evidence_excerpt":"President Darren Weiss, age 39, resigned from his officer positions as Chief Operating Officer, Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel and Secretary of the Company, and immediately thereafter Mr. Weiss was appointed as President of the Company.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1848416/000149315223020211/0001493152-23-020211-index.htm","confidence":0.95,"family_label":"Executive change","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"resigned and appointed"},{"label":"Role","value":"President"}],"fact_type":"executive_change"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}