---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001654954-24-005199"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NAVI"
cik: "0001593538"
company_name: "NAVIENT CORP"
filed_at: "2024-04-29T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-03T05:34:08.206459+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Navient expands Steve Hauber to CAO; Chief Legal Officer Heleen to depart

## Summary
- Steve Hauber appointed Chief Administrative Officer effective Apr 27, 2024, adding oversight of legal, risk, compliance, HR, IT.
- Mark L. Heleen, EVP, Chief Legal Officer & Secretary, to depart; timing not yet determined.
- Hauber's base salary raised to $450,000 and 2024 target bonus increased to 125% of base.
- Subject to shareholder approval, Hauber expected to receive $75K RSUs and $75K PSUs.
- Other non-NEO executives also departing as part of strategic streamlining actions.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001654954-24-005199
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NAVI
- cik: 0001593538
- company_name: NAVIENT CORP
- filed_at: 2024-04-29T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1593538/000165495424005199/0001654954-24-005199-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1593538/000165495424005199/navi_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001654954-24-005199
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001654954-24-005199.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001654954-24-005199.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Mark L. Heleen departed as Chief Legal Officer and Secretary at NAVIENT CORP.
  - Action: depart
  - Role: Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
  source text: Mark L. Heleen, Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, along with several other non-NEO executives will depart the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1593538/000165495424005199/0001654954-24-005199-index.htm
- Executive change
  Steve Hauber was appointed as Chief Administrative Officer at NAVIENT CORP.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Administrative Officer
  source text: Effective April 27, 2024, Steve Hauber, our Executive Vice President and Chief Risk and Compliance Officer, expanded his responsibilities by assuming the title of Chief Administrative Officer.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1593538/000165495424005199/0001654954-24-005199-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.