---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001493152-24-007005"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CODA"
cik: "0001334325"
company_name: "Coda Octopus Group, Inc."
filed_at: "2024-02-16T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-06T00:06:45.264508+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# CFO John Price resigns; Gayle Jardine named interim CFO effective Feb 14, 2024

## Summary
- John Price resigned as CFO effective February 12, 2024.
- Gayle Jardine appointed interim CFO effective February 14, 2024; she was European Finance Director since 2015 and interim CFO from May to November 2023.
- Jardine's annual salary is £82,000 (~$102,500) with a monthly short-term incentive of £6,000 (~$7,500) for interim duties.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001493152-24-007005
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CODA
- cik: 0001334325
- company_name: Coda Octopus Group, Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-02-16T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1334325/000149315224007005/0001493152-24-007005-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1334325/000149315224007005/form8-k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-24-007005.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Gayle Jardine was appointed as interim Chief Financial Officer at Coda Octopus Group, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: interim Chief Financial Officer
  source text: On February 14, 2024, the Company appointed Gayle Jardine to be the Company’s interim Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately, until a permanent replacement is found.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1334325/000149315224007005/0001493152-24-007005-index.htm
- Executive change
  John Price resigned as Chief Financial Officer at Coda Octopus Group, Inc..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer
  source text: John Price, Chief Financial Officer of Coda Octopus Group, Inc. (the “Company”), resigned from his position effective February 12, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1334325/000149315224007005/0001493152-24-007005-index.htm

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