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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001731122-22-001841"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DTST"
cik: "0001419951"
company_name: "Data Storage Corp"
filed_at: "2022-11-03T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-22T08:37:47.248580+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Mark Wyllie resigns as CEO of Flagship unit and EVP; Data Storage disputes 'good reason' claim

## Summary
- Mark Wyllie resigned as CEO of Flagship Solutions and EVP of Data Storage, effective Oct 28, 2022.
- Company disputes Wyllie's claim that resignation was for 'good reason' under May 2021 employment agreement.
- Wyllie also removed from Board at Company's request; departure not due to policy disagreement.
- No replacement named for Wyllie's roles at subsidiary or corporate level.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001731122-22-001841
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DTST
- cik: 0001419951
- company_name: Data Storage Corp
- filed_at: 2022-11-03T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1419951/000173112222001841/0001731122-22-001841-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1419951/000173112222001841/e4187_8-k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001731122-22-001841
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001731122-22-001841.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001731122-22-001841.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Mark Wyllie resigned as Chief Executive Officer of Flagship Solutions, LLC and Executive Vice President of the Company at Data Storage Corp.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer of Flagship Solutions, LLC and Executive Vice President of the Company
  source text: On October 28, 2022, Data Storage Corporation (the “Company”) received notice from Mark Wyllie of his resignation (“Resignation”) from his position as Chief Executive Officer of Flagship Solutions, LLC (“Flagship”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, for “Good Reason”
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1419951/000173112222001841/0001731122-22-001841-index.htm

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