---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001816590-22-000073"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CMPS"
cik: "0001816590"
company_name: "COMPASS Pathways plc"
filed_at: "2022-07-19T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-24T12:29:57.157392+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# COMPASS Pathways appoints Kabir Nath as CEO effective August 1, 2022; George Goldsmith becomes Executive Chairman

## Summary
- Kabir Nath appointed CEO, effective August 1, 2022; he brings 30 years biopharma experience, most recently at Otsuka and Bristol-Myers Squibb.
- George Goldsmith transitions to Executive Chairman from Aug 1 to Dec 31, 2022, then remains Chairman; his base salary is £346,800 with 55% target bonus.
- Nath receives $580,000 base salary, 60% target bonus, 600,000 stock options and 50,000 RSUs vesting over four years.
- Nath also gets a £12,000/month housing stipend through Aug 2023, $5,000 legal fees, and $250,000 relocation payment.
- Goldsmith's pro-rated 2022 bonus reflects reduced salary from August; employment ends Dec 31, 2022 per amended agreement.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001816590-22-000073
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CMPS
- cik: 0001816590
- company_name: COMPASS Pathways plc
- filed_at: 2022-07-19T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1816590/000181659022000073/0001816590-22-000073-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1816590/000181659022000073/cmps-20220719.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001816590-22-000073.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Kabir Nath was appointed as chief executive officer at COMPASS Pathways plc.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: chief executive officer
  source text: On July 19, 2022, COMPASS Pathways plc (the “Company”) announced that its board of directors has appointed Kabir Nath as the Company’s chief executive officer effective August 1, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1816590/000181659022000073/0001816590-22-000073-index.htm
- Executive change
  Kabir Nath was appointed as Class II director at COMPASS Pathways plc.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Class II director
  source text: Mr. Nath will also be appointed as a member of the board of directors as a Class II director effective as of August 1, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1816590/000181659022000073/0001816590-22-000073-index.htm

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