---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001654954-22-000636"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ACCS"
cik: "0000843006"
company_name: "ACCESS Newswire Inc."
filed_at: "2022-01-19T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-27T17:22:53.001526+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Issuer Direct appoints Tim Pitoniak as CFO; Steven Knerr moves to VP of Finance

## Summary
- Tim Pitoniak becomes CFO effective Jan 24, 2022, with base salary of $235,000 and annual bonus target of 45%.
- Pitoniak receives 20,000 RSUs vesting over 3 years and 30,000 incentive stock options vesting over 4 years.
- Steven Knerr transitions from CFO to Vice President of Finance and Controller effective Jan 24, 2022.
- Pitoniak previously served as Chief Accounting Officer at Community Brands and VP of Accounting at Fiserv.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001654954-22-000636
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ACCS
- cik: 0000843006
- company_name: ACCESS Newswire Inc.
- filed_at: 2022-01-19T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 5.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/843006/000165495422000636/0001654954-22-000636-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/843006/000165495422000636/isdr_8k.htm

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