secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     CPI Card Group Inc. (PMTS)
CIK:        0001641614
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-08-26T12:05:11+00:00
Accession:  0001641614-26-000124
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.50
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

CPI appoints Brennan Hughes as Chief Accounting Officer, effective Aug 24, 2026
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- Hughes previously SVP, CAO and Treasurer at Janus Henderson; most recently Director of Finance and IR at Artisan Partners.
- Compensation: $350K base salary, $200K STI target, $200K LTI target, $100K RSU grant (3-yr vest), $150K cash sign-on.
- Donna Abbey Carmignani ceased as Controller and CAO effective Aug 20, 2026; eligible for severance under company guidelines.
- Announcement made Aug 26, 2026; Hughes start date Aug 24, 2026.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1641614/000164161426000124/0001641614-26-000124-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1641614/000164161426000124/pmts-20260820.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001641614-26-000124

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