---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001810019-24-000013"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "RXT"
cik: "0001810019"
company_name: "Rackspace Technology, Inc."
filed_at: "2024-02-08T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-06T05:47:09.193707+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Rackspace appoints Mark Gross to board after director Thomas Cole's passing

## Summary
- Mark Gross appointed to board effective Feb 6, 2024; succeeds Thomas Cole who passed away.
- Gross has 25+ years executive experience; currently executive chairman of Southeastern Grocers ($8B+ revenue).
- Also serves on boards of Diebold-Nixdorf, Northeast Grocery, and Acosta.
- Selected for leadership in business transformations and complex commercial transactions.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001810019-24-000013
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: RXT
- cik: 0001810019
- company_name: Rackspace Technology, Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-02-08T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1810019/000181001924000013/0001810019-24-000013-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1810019/000181001924000013/rxt-20240206.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001810019-24-000013
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001810019-24-000013.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001810019-24-000013.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Mark Gross was appointed as director at Rackspace Technology, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: director
  source text: Effective February 6, 2023, the board of directors (the "Board") of the Company, with the recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, appointed Mr. Mark Gross as a member of the Board.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1810019/000181001924000013/0001810019-24-000013-index.htm
- Executive change
  Thomas Cole departed as director at Rackspace Technology, Inc..
  - Action: departed
  - Role: director
  source text: Mr. Cole unexpectedly passed away over the recent holiday season.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1810019/000181001924000013/0001810019-24-000013-index.htm

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