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accession: "0001563190-26-000157"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "COMP"
cik: "0001563190"
company_name: "Compass, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-10-14T11:00:41+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-10-14T11:05:06.457546+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.45
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Compass board overhaul: Phillips resigns, Sissie Hsiao appointed as Class II director

## Summary
- Charles E. Phillips, Jr. resigned from Compass board effective Oct 9, 2026, after serving since Aug 2020 and as Lead Independent Director since Feb 2021.
- Frank Martell, Audit Committee chair, succeeds Phillips as Lead Independent Director; Steven Sordello becomes Nominating and Corporate Governance chair.
- Sissie L. Hsiao appointed director effective Oct 14, 2026, filling Phillips' vacancy and joining the Compensation Committee as a Class II director.
- Hsiao spent nearly 20 years at Google, most recently 2021-2025 as VP/GM of Gemini app, Assistant and Speech, and sits on Bumble's board since Oct 2023.
- Compass said Phillips' resignation was not due to any disagreement over operations, policies or practices; CEO Robert Reffkin welcomed Hsiao's AI expertise.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001563190-26-000157
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: COMP
- cik: 0001563190
- company_name: Compass, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-10-14T11:00:41+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.45
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1563190/000156319026000157/0001563190-26-000157-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1563190/000156319026000157/comp-20261007.htm

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