---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-23-000026"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BARK"
cik: "0001819574"
company_name: "Bark, Inc."
filed_at: "2023-01-03T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-20T20:59:12.111438+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# BARK appoints Zahir Ibrahim as CFO; Howard Yeaton resigns as interim CFO

## Summary
- Zahir Ibrahim joined BARK as CFO effective January 3, 2023.
- Ibrahim previously served as CFO of KIND LLC and Annie's Inc., with M&A experience.
- Compensation: $525,000 base salary, 75% target bonus, $1M sign-on bonus (quarterly), 750k RSUs and 750k options.
- Howard Yeaton resigned as interim CFO effective Jan 3, 2023; will remain senior advisor until Feb 10, 2023.
- Ibrahim's severance agreement includes salary continuation, bonus, and accelerated vesting upon involuntary termination or change in control.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-23-000026
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BARK
- cik: 0001819574
- company_name: Bark, Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-01-03T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819574/000162828023000026/0001628280-23-000026-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819574/000162828023000026/bark-20230103.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-23-000026
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-23-000026.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-23-000026.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Zahir Ibrahim was appointed as Chief Financial Officer at Bark, Inc..
  - Action: joined
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer
  source text: On January 3, 2023, BARK, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that Zahir Ibrahim joined as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, effective January 3, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819574/000162828023000026/0001628280-23-000026-index.htm

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