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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001817358-22-000140"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ASO"
cik: "0001817358"
company_name: "Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc."
filed_at: "2022-07-21T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-24T10:12:37.619743+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Academy Sports appoints Theresa E. Palermo, eCommerce executive, to Board

## Summary
- Board expanded from 8 to 9 directors; Palermo appointed as independent Class II director, term through 2025 annual meeting.
- Palermo is SVP Connected Commerce & Marketing at Signet Jewelers, previously CMO at Vera Bradley and marketing SVP at Neiman Marcus.
- She will serve on Nominating and Governance Committee; receives standard non-employee director compensation.
- CEO Ken Hicks highlighted her omnichannel and eCommerce experience as valuable during growth phase.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001817358-22-000140
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ASO
- cik: 0001817358
- company_name: Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc.
- filed_at: 2022-07-21T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1817358/000181735822000140/0001817358-22-000140-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1817358/000181735822000140/aso-20220721.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001817358-22-000140
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001817358-22-000140.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001817358-22-000140.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Theresa E. Palermo was appointed as independent Class II director at Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: independent Class II director
  source text: increased the size of the Board from eight to nine directors and filled the vacancy created by such increase by appointing Theresa E. Palermo, 46, as an independent Class II director.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1817358/000181735822000140/0001817358-22-000140-index.htm

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