---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001679688-24-000075"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DBRG"
cik: "0001679688"
company_name: "DigitalBridge Group, Inc."
filed_at: "2024-07-11T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-31T21:47:49.846573+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# DigitalBridge appoints Ian Schapiro to board; Jon Fosheim resigns without disagreement

## Summary
- Jon Fosheim resigned from board effective July 8, 2024, also leaving audit and compensation committees; no disagreement cited.
- Ian Schapiro appointed as independent director effective July 10, 2024; will serve on audit and compensation committees.
- Schapiro is a Senior Advisor at Oaktree Capital Management and co-founder of GFI Energy Ventures, with extensive energy infrastructure board experience.
- Schapiro's compensation follows the standard non-employee director policy, pro-rated from start date; indemnification agreement entered.
- Board determined Schapiro independent under NYSE rules; no related-party transactions requiring disclosure.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001679688-24-000075
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DBRG
- cik: 0001679688
- company_name: DigitalBridge Group, Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-07-11T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1679688/000167968824000075/0001679688-24-000075-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1679688/000167968824000075/dbrg-20240708.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001679688-24-000075.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Ian Schapiro was appointed as Director at DigitalBridge Group, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: Effective July 10, 2024, the Board appointed Ian Schapiro to serve as an independent member of the Board.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1679688/000167968824000075/0001679688-24-000075-index.htm
- Executive change
  Jon Fosheim resigned as Director at DigitalBridge Group, Inc..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Director
  source text: On July 8, 2024, Jon Fosheim resigned as a member of the board of directors (the “Board”) of DigitalBridge Group, Inc. (the “Company”), including as a member of its audit committee and compensation committee.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1679688/000167968824000075/0001679688-24-000075-index.htm

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