{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001628280-23-003634","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"MKTW","cik":"0001805651","company_name":"MARKETWISE, INC.","filed_at":"2023-02-15T23:59:59+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-05-14T18:03:46.665378+00:00","generated_at":"2026-06-19T11:52:47.521145+00:00","sec_items":["5.02","7.01","9.01"],"event_type":"leadership","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.7,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.7,"confidence":"high","headline":"MarketWise appoints COO Amber Lee Mason as CEO; Stephen Sjuggerud steps down as interim CEO","bullets":["Amber Lee Mason appointed CEO and board member effective Feb 15, 2023; served as COO and previously VP Business Development.","Dr. Stephen Sjuggerud steps down as interim CEO and resigns from board; departure unrelated to financial or operational matters.","Compensation: $500k base salary, annual cash bonus up to 1.5% of net income (max $2.25M), RSU target $1.25M, plus $400k relocation.","Ms. Mason joined MarketWise in 2006; previously Co-CEO of Legacy Research Group, grew revenues and profits significantly.","Board cites her deep industry knowledge and proven track record; she will lead company through next growth phase."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-23-003634","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-23-003634.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-23-003634.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-23-003634.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1805651/000162828023003634/0001628280-23-003634-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1805651/000162828023003634/mktw-20230209.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-06-19T11:52:47.521145+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[{"claim_id":"e251b0f50a","claim":"Amber Lee Mason was appointed as Chief Executive Officer at MARKETWISE, INC..","evidence_excerpt":"appointed Amber Lee Mason, MarketWise’s current Chief Operating Officer, to serve as Chief Executive Officer of the Company and a member of the Board of Directors of the Company, effective on February 15, 2023.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1805651/000162828023003634/0001628280-23-003634-index.htm","confidence":0.95,"family_label":"Executive change","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"appointed"},{"label":"Role","value":"Chief Executive Officer"}],"fact_type":"executive_change"},{"claim_id":"e2be9b327d","claim":"Stephen Sjuggerud departed as interim Chief Executive Officer at MARKETWISE, INC..","evidence_excerpt":"Dr. Stephen Sjuggerud stepped down as interim Chief Executive Officer and resigned as a director of the Company.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1805651/000162828023003634/0001628280-23-003634-index.htm","confidence":0.95,"family_label":"Executive change","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"stepped down"},{"label":"Role","value":"interim Chief Executive Officer"}],"fact_type":"executive_change"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}