---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001493152-26-041269"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "RLBY"
cik: "0000034285"
company_name: "RELIABILITY INC"
filed_at: "2026-09-02T21:30:10+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-09-02T21:32:06.219623+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Reliability CEO Tsahalis departs; Speck named President, Pickeral COO

## Summary
- Nicholas Tsahalis left as CEO and director effective Aug 21, 2026, per mutual agreement.
- Separation Agreement: 12 months base salary ($287,800) plus COBRA through Dec 31, 2026.
- Mark Speck appointed President (retains CFO role) effective Sept 2, 2026.
- John Pickeral appointed EVP and COO of company and Maslow Media Group effective Sept 2, 2026.
- Speck and Pickeral have no family or Item 404(a) transactions with company.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001493152-26-041269
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: RLBY
- cik: 0000034285
- company_name: RELIABILITY INC
- filed_at: 2026-09-02T21:30:10+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/34285/000149315226041269/0001493152-26-041269-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/34285/000149315226041269/form8-k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-26-041269.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  John Pickeral was appointed as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at RELIABILITY INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
  source text: John Pickeral was appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company and MMG.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/34285/000149315226041269/0001493152-26-041269-index.htm
- Executive change
  Mark Speck was appointed as President at RELIABILITY INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: President
  source text: Mark Speck was appointed President of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary, Maslow Media Group, Inc. (“MMG”), and will continue to serve as Chief Financial Officer of both entities
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/34285/000149315226041269/0001493152-26-041269-index.htm
- Executive change
  Nicholas Tsahalis departed as Director at RELIABILITY INC.
  - Action: agreed to leave
  - Role: Director
  source text: Mr. Tsahalis also agreed to leave the Board of Directors.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/34285/000149315226041269/0001493152-26-041269-index.htm
- Executive change
  Nicholas Tsahalis departed as Chief Executive Officer at RELIABILITY INC.
  - Action: mutually agreed to leave
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer
  source text: Mr. Nicholas Tsahalis, Chief Executive Officer of Reliability, Inc. (“Company”), responsible for The Maslow Media Group, Inc., a wholly named subsidiary of the Company, has mutually agreed to leave his position with the Company effective August 21, 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/34285/000149315226041269/0001493152-26-041269-index.htm

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