secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Lazard, Inc. (LAZ)
CIK:        0001311370
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-10-13T21:06:34+00:00
Accession:  0001628280-26-065756
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.30
Item codes: 5.02
LLM model:  deepseek-v4.1-flash:cloud@v2

Lazard CAO Michael Gathy resigns effective Dec 11; CFO Tracy Farr to add principal accounting officer role
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- Michael Gathy informed Lazard on October 12, 2026 he will resign as Chief Accounting Officer and principal accounting officer, effective December 11, 2026, to pursue other opportunities.
- CFO Tracy Farr will assume the additional responsibilities of principal accounting officer as of the December 11, 2026 effective date.
- Lazard said Farr will receive no additional compensation for taking on the principal accounting officer role.
- No arrangements or understandings between Farr and any other persons led to his selection; no family relationships or Item 404(a) reportable transactions disclosed.
- Farr's biographical background is incorporated by reference to the 'Executive Officers of the Registrant' section of Lazard's Form 10-K for year-end 2025, filed February 23, 2026.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1311370/000162828026065756/0001628280-26-065756-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1311370/000162828026065756/laz-20261012.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-065756

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