---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001764046-22-000013"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CLVT"
cik: "0001764046"
company_name: "CLARIVATE PLC"
filed_at: "2022-01-10T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-27T19:32:32.694674+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Clarivate President of Science Mukhtar Ahmed to exit; Gordon Samson becomes CPO

## Summary
- Mukhtar Ahmed, President of Science Segment, to leave Clarivate effective April 1, 2022, staying in advisory capacity until Oct 1, 2022.
- Gordon Samson named Chief Product Officer effective Feb 1, 2022; previously President of IP Segment.
- Separation agreement with Ahmed includes ~$2.4M cash severance and prorated bonus, plus accelerated vesting of 28,591 RSUs.
- CPO role created as part of 'One Clarivate' customer-focused reorganization.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001764046-22-000013
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CLVT
- cik: 0001764046
- company_name: CLARIVATE PLC
- filed_at: 2022-01-10T23:59:59+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/1764046/000176404622000013/0001764046-22-000013-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1764046/000176404622000013/clvt-20220106.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001764046-22-000013
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001764046-22-000013.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001764046-22-000013.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Mukhtar Ahmed departed as President, Science Segment at CLARIVATE PLC.
  - Action: step down
  - Role: President, Science Segment
  source text: Mukhtar Ahmed, President, Science Segment of Clarivate Plc (the “Company”) will step down from his position, effective April 1, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1764046/000176404622000013/0001764046-22-000013-index.htm

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