---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001647088-25-000050"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WSC"
cik: "0001647088"
company_name: "WillScot Holdings Corp"
filed_at: "2025-09-03T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T08:33:32.602580+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# WillScot Holdings announces CEO succession: Boswell to become CEO, Soultz to depart; Jackman becomes Executive Chair

## Summary
- Timothy Boswell to succeed Bradley Soultz as CEO effective Jan 1, 2026; Boswell also joins Board, increasing size to 11.
- Boswell receives two grants of 100,000 options each (vesting over 3 years); base salary $850k, target bonus 125% of salary, target LTI $2.7M.
- Worthing Jackman becomes Executive Chair and employee as of Sept 4, 2025; base salary $300k, one-time equity awards (PSUs $1.6M, options 120k, RSUs $1.2M).
- Jeff Sagansky appointed Lead Independent Director.
- Soultz separation agreement provides payments contingent on release and compliance; termination deemed without cause.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001647088-25-000050
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WSC
- cik: 0001647088
- company_name: WillScot Holdings Corp
- filed_at: 2025-09-03T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1647088/000164708825000050/0001647088-25-000050-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1647088/000164708825000050/wsc-20250903.htm

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