---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001829126-25-002166"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SLND"
cik: "0001883814"
company_name: "Southland Holdings, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-03-28T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-24T03:21:42.942850+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Appoints Rudy Renda as Class II director; EVP/COO and cousin of CEO

## Summary
- Rudy Renda appointed as Class II director effective March 26, 2025, filling a vacant board seat.
- Mr. Renda is EVP & COO, with ~30 years of experience at Southland LLC.
- He is first cousin of CEO Frank Renda; no changes to compensation for director role.
- Prior related-party transaction: issued 2,215,664 shares for ~$7.6M in promissory notes.
- Also referenced $42.5M sale-leaseback where Frank and Rudy own combined 25% indirect minority interest.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001829126-25-002166
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SLND
- cik: 0001883814
- company_name: Southland Holdings, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-03-28T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1883814/000182912625002166/0001829126-25-002166-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1883814/000182912625002166/southland_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001829126-25-002166
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001829126-25-002166.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001829126-25-002166.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Rudy Renda was appointed as Class II director at Southland Holdings, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Class II director
  source text: On March 26, 2025, the board of directors of Southland Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Rudy Renda as a Class II director to fill a vacant seat
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1883814/000182912625002166/0001829126-25-002166-index.htm

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