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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-26-002429"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "META"
cik: "0001326801"
company_name: "Meta Platforms, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-01-16T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T09:45:16.211309+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Meta appoints Dina Powell McCormick as President and Vice Chairman effective Jan 12, 2026

## Summary
- Dina Powell McCormick, former board member and external advisor, appointed President and Vice Chairman.
- Annual base salary of $1M, one-time cash sign-on bonus of $2M, bonus target 200% of base.
- Initial RSU grant of $60M vesting quarterly over four years, starting May 15, 2026.
- Previously served as Vice Chair at BDT & MSD Partners and partner at Goldman Sachs; also held senior U.S. government roles.
- If terminated without cause or for good reason within 2 years, receives lump sum equal to unvested Existing Equity Award value.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-26-002429
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: META
- cik: 0001326801
- company_name: Meta Platforms, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-01-16T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1326801/000162828026002429/0001628280-26-002429-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1326801/000162828026002429/meta-20260112.htm

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