secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Arq, Inc. (ARQ)
CIK:        0001515156
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-05-27T20:32:10+00:00
Accession:  0001515156-26-000069
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.65
Item codes: 5.02, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Arq appoints Shimon Steinmetz as CFO, CAO Stacia Hansen resigns
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- Shimon Steinmetz appointed EVP & CFO effective on or before July 27, 2026.
- Steinmetz receives $500K base salary, 50% target bonus, 80% LTI target; plus 250K RSAs and 150K PSUs with stock price hurdles ($8, $10, $15 VWAP).
- Stacia Hansen resigns as Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer, effective June 12, 2026; no disagreement cited.
- Steinmetz has over 20 years experience, prior CFO at Finjan Holdings and Vesta, and stints at Alvarez & Marsal and investment banking.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1515156/000151515626000069/0001515156-26-000069-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1515156/000151515626000069/ades-20260520.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001515156-26-000069

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