---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001564590-22-010414"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GECC"
cik: "0001675033"
company_name: "Great Elm Capital Corp."
filed_at: "2022-03-15T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-26T22:49:47.837881+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Great Elm Capital Corp. appoints Chad Perry to Board of Directors

## Summary
- Chad Perry appointed as Class III Director effective March 15, 2022.
- Perry to chair Compensation Committee; serves on Audit and Nominating & Governance.
- Appointment ensures compliance with Nasdaq independent majority and audit committee rules.
- Perry is EVP, General Counsel & Secretary of Tanger Outlets; prior roles at LPL Financial and EMC.
- CEO Matt Kaplan says Perry adds diverse experience to support strategic growth objectives.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001564590-22-010414
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GECC
- cik: 0001675033
- company_name: Great Elm Capital Corp.
- filed_at: 2022-03-15T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1675033/000156459022010414/0001564590-22-010414-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1675033/000156459022010414/gecc-8k_20220315.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001564590-22-010414
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001564590-22-010414.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001564590-22-010414.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Chad Perry was appointed as Class III Director at Great Elm Capital Corp..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Class III Director
  source text: On March 15, 2022, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Great Elm Capital Corp. (the “Company”) appointed Chad Perry as a Class III Director to fill a vacancy on the Board.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1675033/000156459022010414/0001564590-22-010414-index.htm

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