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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001683168-24-004754"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: null
cik: "0001141788"
company_name: "HEALTH DISCOVERY CORP"
filed_at: "2024-07-11T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-31T21:41:46.293676+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Health Discovery appoints Dr. Alan Hauser as CEO, replacing George McGovern

## Summary
- Dr. Alan Hauser appointed CEO effective July 8, 2024, replacing former CEO George McGovern.
- Compensation includes $180K base salary and 1,000,000 restricted shares vesting July 8, 2025.
- Performance-based grants: 500K shares upon 6 months and 500K shares upon 12 months of employment.
- Hauser previously CEO of Arvetas Biosciences (2020-2024), focused on machine learning and precision medicine.
- Board cites his plan to evaluate IP, find commercial opportunities, and meet IRS/SEC requirements.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001683168-24-004754
- form_type: 8-K
- cik: 0001141788
- company_name: HEALTH DISCOVERY CORP
- filed_at: 2024-07-11T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1141788/000168316824004754/0001683168-24-004754-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1141788/000168316824004754/health_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001683168-24-004754
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001683168-24-004754.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001683168-24-004754.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Dr. Alan K. Hauser was appointed as Chief Executive Officer at HEALTH DISCOVERY CORP.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer
  source text: On July 8, 2024, Dr. Alan K. Hauser, Ph.D. was appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Health Discovery Corporation
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1141788/000168316824004754/0001683168-24-004754-index.htm
- Executive change
  George McGovern departed as Chief Executive Officer at HEALTH DISCOVERY CORP.
  - Action: replaced
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer
  source text: Following an extensive search, the Board of Directors hired Dr. Hauser to replace George McGovern, the former Chief Executive Officer of the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1141788/000168316824004754/0001683168-24-004754-index.htm

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