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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001515156-21-000075"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ARQ"
cik: "0001515156"
company_name: "Arq, Inc."
filed_at: "2021-08-18T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-29T09:12:21.747648+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Appoints Morgan Fields as Chief Accounting Officer; updates exec comp

## Summary
- Morgan Fields appointed CAO effective Aug 17, 2021; she also remains principal financial officer.
- Salary $275k, bonus target 50% of base, retention agreement increased to $165k.
- Granted 13,781 restricted shares with 3-year vesting schedule.
- Riders for Fields and CTO Joe Wong provide 12-month severance; acceleration upon reduction in force.
- No financial changes to Joe Wong's existing employment agreement.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001515156-21-000075
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ARQ
- cik: 0001515156
- company_name: Arq, Inc.
- filed_at: 2021-08-18T23:59:59+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/1515156/000151515621000075/0001515156-21-000075-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1515156/000151515621000075/ades-20210812.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001515156-21-000075
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001515156-21-000075.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001515156-21-000075.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Morgan Fields was appointed as Chief Accounting Officer at Arq, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Accounting Officer
  source text: On August 12, 2021, the Company's board of directors ("BOD") approved the creation of the Chief Accounting Officer position and the appointment of Morgan Fields to this position effective August 17, 2021.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1515156/000151515621000075/0001515156-21-000075-index.htm

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