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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001817358-21-000219"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ASO"
cik: "0001817358"
company_name: "Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc."
filed_at: "2021-12-17T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-28T00:13:16.159021+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Academy Sports appoints Chris Turner (CFO of Yum! Brands) to Board of Directors

## Summary
- Chris Turner, CFO of Yum! Brands, appointed to Academy's Board effective Dec 17, 2021.
- Board size increased from 9 to 10; Turner will serve on the Audit Committee.
- Turner brings over 20 years of strategy, finance, M&A and operations experience.
- Turner is designated as an independent Class I director until the 2024 annual meeting.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001817358-21-000219
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ASO
- cik: 0001817358
- company_name: Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc.
- filed_at: 2021-12-17T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1817358/000181735821000219/0001817358-21-000219-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1817358/000181735821000219/aso-20211217.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001817358-21-000219
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001817358-21-000219.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001817358-21-000219.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Chris Turner was appointed as independent Class I director at Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: independent Class I director
  source text: Appointment of Chris Turner to Board of Directors Effective December 17, 2021
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1817358/000181735821000219/0001817358-21-000219-index.htm

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