---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001748824-24-000041"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AAMI"
cik: "0001748824"
company_name: "Acadian Asset Management Inc."
filed_at: "2024-10-01T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-30T23:33:54.771733+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# BrightSphere names Kelly Young CEO, rebrands to Acadian Asset Management; ticker to AAMI

## Summary
- Kelly Young appointed President & CEO, effective Jan 1, 2025; replaces Suren Rana.
- Company to rebrand as Acadian Asset Management Inc., ticker changes from BSIG to AAMI effective Jan 2, 2025.
- Ms. Young's compensation: $650K base salary, target bonus $8.35M; severance includes up to 24 months salary.
- Acadian has $113B AUM, with 93-93% of strategies outperforming benchmarks over 1/3/5/10 years.
- Company returned $1.3B to shareholders, reduced debt, cut overhead ~70%.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001748824-24-000041
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AAMI
- cik: 0001748824
- company_name: Acadian Asset Management Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-10-01T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1748824/000174882424000041/0001748824-24-000041-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1748824/000174882424000041/bsig-20240930.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001748824-24-000041
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001748824-24-000041.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001748824-24-000041.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Kelly Young was appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer at Acadian Asset Management Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: President and Chief Executive Officer
  source text: On September 30, 2024, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of BrightSphere Investment Group Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Kelly Young as the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer and as a Director of the Company, each effective as of January 1, 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1748824/000174882424000041/0001748824-24-000041-index.htm
- Executive change
  Kelly Young was appointed as Director at Acadian Asset Management Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: On September 30, 2024, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of BrightSphere Investment Group Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Kelly Young as the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer and as a Director of the Company, each effective as of January 1, 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1748824/000174882424000041/0001748824-24-000041-index.htm

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