---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001753926-24-000196"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: null
cik: "0001563922"
company_name: "Greenbacker Renewable Energy Co LLC"
filed_at: "2024-02-01T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-06T11:04:11.540968+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Greenbacker appoints Christopher Smith as CFO; Spencer Mash resigns as CFO, stays as EVP

## Summary
- Christopher Smith appointed CFO effective Feb 1; base salary $400K, bonus target 50-200% of base, LTIP awards, severance per EPP.
- Spencer Mash resigns as CFO, Treasurer, Secretary; will serve as EVP reporting to CEO; departure not due to disagreement.
- Smith previously CFO at SER Capital (fund raise >$500M), interim CFO at Sunnova Energy, and MD at Hannon Armstrong.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001753926-24-000196
- form_type: 8-K
- cik: 0001563922
- company_name: Greenbacker Renewable Energy Co LLC
- filed_at: 2024-02-01T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1563922/000175392624000196/0001753926-24-000196-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1563922/000175392624000196/g083992_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001753926-24-000196
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001753926-24-000196.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001753926-24-000196.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Spencer Mash resigned as Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary at Greenbacker Renewable Energy Co LLC.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary
  source text: Spencer Mash will resign from his position as Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1563922/000175392624000196/0001753926-24-000196-index.htm
- Executive change
  Christopher Smith was appointed as Chief Financial Officer at Greenbacker Renewable Energy Co LLC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer
  source text: announced the appointment of Christopher Smith, CFA to the position of Chief Financial Officer, effective February 1, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1563922/000175392624000196/0001753926-24-000196-index.htm

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