---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001683168-22-001695"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ACTG"
cik: "0000934549"
company_name: "ACACIA RESEARCH CORP"
filed_at: "2022-03-15T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-26T23:01:52.367243+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Acacia appoints Martin McNulty COO & Head of M&A; promotes Wesley Golby to CIO

## Summary
- Martin McNulty, former CEO of Starboard Value Acquisition Corp, joins as COO and Head of M&A.
- Wesley Golby, previously Director of Research since August 2020, promoted to Chief Investment Officer.
- McNulty receives $450,000 annual salary, bonus 100-150%, plus 250K options and 60K RSUs vesting over 3 years.
- McNulty to lead M&A platform including target origination, execution, and portfolio management.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001683168-22-001695
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ACTG
- cik: 0000934549
- company_name: ACACIA RESEARCH CORP
- filed_at: 2022-03-15T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/934549/000168316822001695/0001683168-22-001695-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/934549/000168316822001695/acacia_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001683168-22-001695
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001683168-22-001695.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001683168-22-001695.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Wesley L. Golby was appointed as Chief Investment Officer at ACACIA RESEARCH CORP.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Investment Officer
  source text: On March 10, 2022, Wesley L. Golby was appointed to serve as Chief Investment Officer of Acacia.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/934549/000168316822001695/0001683168-22-001695-index.htm
- Executive change
  Martin D. McNulty Jr. was appointed as Chief Operating Officer and Head of M&A at ACACIA RESEARCH CORP.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Operating Officer and Head of M&A
  source text: Appointment of Martin D. McNulty Jr. as Chief Operating Officer and Head of M&A On March 10, 2022, Martin D. McNulty Jr. joined Acacia Research Corporation (“Acacia”) as Chief Operating Officer and Head of M&A.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/934549/000168316822001695/0001683168-22-001695-index.htm

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