---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001493152-25-005230"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "APLD"
cik: "0001144879"
company_name: "Applied Digital Corp."
filed_at: "2025-02-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-27T01:26:24.139189+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Applied Digital transitions CAO to consulting, CTO resigns; both effective Jan 31, 2025

## Summary
- David Rench, CAO (and former CFO), transitions to consulting role effective Jan 31, 2025; CAO position eliminated.
- Michael Maniscalco, CTO, resigns effective same date to pursue other opportunities; no disagreement with company.
- Company will eliminate CAO role and begin search for new CTO.
- Transition and separation agreements to be disclosed in amendment to 8-K.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001493152-25-005230
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: APLD
- cik: 0001144879
- company_name: Applied Digital Corp.
- filed_at: 2025-02-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1144879/000149315225005230/0001493152-25-005230-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1144879/000149315225005230/form8-k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-25-005230
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-25-005230.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-25-005230.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  David Rench changed role as Chief Administrative Officer at Applied Digital Corp..
  - Action: transitioned
  - Role: Chief Administrative Officer
  source text: The Company’s Chief Administrative Officer, David Rench, is transitioning to a consulting role with the Company, effective January 31, 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1144879/000149315225005230/0001493152-25-005230-index.htm
- Executive change
  Michael Maniscalco resigned as Chief Technology Officer at Applied Digital Corp..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Chief Technology Officer
  source text: Michael Maniscalco, the Company’s Chief Technology Officer, has informed the Company that he is resigning, effective January 31, 2025, to pursue other opportunities.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1144879/000149315225005230/0001493152-25-005230-index.htm

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