secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Lazard, Inc. (LAZ)
CIK:        0001311370
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-02-02T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001628280-26-004678
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.65
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Lazard appoints Tracy Farr as CFO effective Feb 1, 2026; Betsch becomes Senior Advisor
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- Tracy Farr appointed CFO effective Feb 1, 2026, succeeding Mary Ann Betsch.
- Betsch transitions to Senior Advisor through June 30, 2026, then departs.
- Farr's salary increases to $750,000; eligible for discretionary annual bonus.
- Farr had been Managing Director in Capital Structure Advisory; 20 years of experience.
- Betsch will receive full 2025 annual bonus equal to her 2024 bonus level.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1311370/000162828026004678/0001628280-26-004678-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1311370/000162828026004678/laz-20260128.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-004678

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