---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001683168-23-009062"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: null
cik: "0001849294"
company_name: "Fortune Rise Acquisition Corp"
filed_at: "2023-12-22T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-07T08:17:26.847564+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Fortune Rise Acquisition appoints Ryan Spick as PEO and CFO, appoints Beau Vuillemot to board

## Summary
- Ryan Spick resigned as director on Dec 22 and was appointed Principal Executive Officer and CFO, replacing Richard Brand.
- Beau Vuillemot appointed to Board and as chair of Compensation Committee; receives $10,000/month.
- Spick's consulting agreement: $10,000/month for a 6-month term, terminable with 10 business days notice.
- Spick's resignation from the Board was not due to any disagreement with the company.
- Vuillemot also fills vacancies on Audit Committee and Compensation Committee.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001683168-23-009062
- form_type: 8-K
- cik: 0001849294
- company_name: Fortune Rise Acquisition Corp
- filed_at: 2023-12-22T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1849294/000168316823009062/0001683168-23-009062-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1849294/000168316823009062/fortune_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001683168-23-009062
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001683168-23-009062.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001683168-23-009062.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Ryan Spick resigned as Director at Fortune Rise Acquisition Corp.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Director
  source text: On December 22, 2023, Ryan Spick, a member of the Board of Directors (the “ Board ”) of Fortune Rise Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), notified the Board that he was resigning from the Board, including all committees of the Board.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1849294/000168316823009062/0001683168-23-009062-index.htm
- Executive change
  Beau Vuillemot was appointed as Director at Fortune Rise Acquisition Corp.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: On December 22, 2023, the Board appointed Beau Vuillemot to fill the resulting vacancy created by Mr. Spick’s resignation.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1849294/000168316823009062/0001683168-23-009062-index.htm
- Executive change
  Ryan Spick was appointed as Principal Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer at Fortune Rise Acquisition Corp.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Principal Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
  source text: On December 22, 2023, the Board appointed Ryan Spick to serve as the Company’s Principal Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer effective as of December 22, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1849294/000168316823009062/0001683168-23-009062-index.htm

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