---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001766478-22-000106"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AOMR"
cik: "0001766478"
company_name: "Angel Oak Mortgage REIT, Inc."
filed_at: "2022-09-28T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-23T07:01:06.585858+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Angel Oak Mortgage appoints Sreeni Prabhu as CEO, Robert Williams steps down

## Summary
- Robert Williams ceases as CEO/President effective Sept 28, 2022; will serve as senior advisor through Q1 2023.
- Sreeni Prabhu, co-founder and CIO of Angel Oak Capital, appointed as CEO/President, effective immediately.
- Prabhu continues roles at Angel Oak Capital; no cash compensation from AOMR for officer role.
- Board believes now is right time for transition after 2021 IPO and first full year as public company.
- Williams eligible for severance benefits under Executive Severance Plan upon departure.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001766478-22-000106
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AOMR
- cik: 0001766478
- company_name: Angel Oak Mortgage REIT, Inc.
- filed_at: 2022-09-28T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1766478/000176647822000106/0001766478-22-000106-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1766478/000176647822000106/aomr-20220928.htm

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## Key facts
- Executive change
  Robert Williams departed as Chief Executive Officer and President at Angel Oak Mortgage REIT, Inc..
  - Action: ceased
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer and President
  source text: On September 28, 2022, the Company announced that Robert Williams will cease serving as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and President, effective as of September 28, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1766478/000176647822000106/0001766478-22-000106-index.htm
- Executive change
  Sreeniwas Prabhu was appointed as Chief Executive Officer and President at Angel Oak Mortgage REIT, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer and President
  source text: On September 28, 2022, Angel Oak Mortgage, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that its Board of Directors (the “Board”) has appointed Sreeniwas Prabhu as the Company’s new Chief Executive Officer and President effective as of September 28, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1766478/000176647822000106/0001766478-22-000106-index.htm

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