---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001817358-23-000087"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ASO"
cik: "0001817358"
company_name: "Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc."
filed_at: "2023-04-27T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-16T09:19:19.314596+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Academy Sports CEO Ken Hicks to become Executive Chairman; Steve Lawrence named CEO effective June 1, 2023

## Summary
- Ken Hicks will transition from President & CEO to Executive Chairman; Steve Lawrence named CEO & director.
- Michael Mullican becomes President, retaining CFO role until successor named; Sam Johnson adds real estate duties.
- Lawrence salary $1M, target bonus 175% of base; Hicks salary $700k, target bonus 120%.
- Hicks led Academy from $4.8B sales (2018) to $6.4B (2022); net income grew from $58.5M to $628M.
- Board increased from 9 to 10 directors; Lawrence appointed to Class I director seat.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001817358-23-000087
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ASO
- cik: 0001817358
- company_name: Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-04-27T23:59:59+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/1817358/000181735823000087/0001817358-23-000087-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1817358/000181735823000087/aso-20230426.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001817358-23-000087.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Ken C. Hicks changed role as Executive Chairman at Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc..
  - Action: transitioned
  - Role: Executive Chairman
  source text: Ken C. Hicks, President and Chief Executive Officer of Company and Chairman of the Board notified the Board of his decision to transition out of his roles as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, effective as of 12:01 a.m. Central Time on June 1, 2023
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1817358/000181735823000087/0001817358-23-000087-index.htm
- Executive change
  Steven (Steve) P. Lawrence was appointed as Director at Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: the Board appointed Mr. Lawrence to fill the newly created directorship as a Class I director of the Company
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1817358/000181735823000087/0001817358-23-000087-index.htm
- Executive change
  Michael P. Mullican was appointed as President at Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: President
  source text: The Board also appointed Michael P. Mullican, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, to succeed Mr. Hicks as the President of the Company, effective as of the Transition Time.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1817358/000181735823000087/0001817358-23-000087-index.htm
- Executive change
  Steven (Steve) P. Lawrence was appointed as Chief Executive Officer at Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer
  source text: Steven (Steve) P. Lawrence, Executive Vice President, Chief Merchandising Officer of the Company, will succeed Mr. Hicks as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1817358/000181735823000087/0001817358-23-000087-index.htm

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