---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001558370-24-005115"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FTCO"
cik: "0001828377"
company_name: "Fortitude Gold Corp"
filed_at: "2024-04-15T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-03T23:04:20.506243+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Fortitude Gold CFO John Labate to retire June 1, 2024; Janet Turner appointed successor

## Summary
- John Labate retires after 40-year mining career; effective June 1, 2024.
- Janet Turner, current Corporate Controller, named CFO effective June 1, 2024.
- Turner joined Fortitude in March 2021; previously held finance roles at Gold Resource Corp and EKS&H LLLP.
- Turner is a CPA with a BS in Accounting from Husson University and MBA from Thomas College.
- The transition is an internal promotion; no familial or transactional relationships disclosed.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001558370-24-005115
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FTCO
- cik: 0001828377
- company_name: Fortitude Gold Corp
- filed_at: 2024-04-15T23:59:59+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/1828377/000155837024005115/0001558370-24-005115-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1828377/000155837024005115/ftco-20240415x8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001558370-24-005115
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001558370-24-005115.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001558370-24-005115.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  John Labate departed as Chief Financial Officer at Fortitude Gold Corp.
  - Action: retirement
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer
  source text: the retirement of John Labate as the Company's Chief Financial Officer
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1828377/000155837024005115/0001558370-24-005115-index.htm
- Executive change
  Janet Turner was appointed as Chief Financial Officer at Fortitude Gold Corp.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer
  source text: the appointment of Janet Turner to succeed Mr. Labate effective June 1, 2024
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1828377/000155837024005115/0001558370-24-005115-index.htm

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