secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Core Scientific, Inc./tx (CORZ)
CIK:        0001839341
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-05-26T20:02:20+00:00
Accession:  0001839341-26-000005
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.40
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Core Scientific appoints former Equinix CEO Steve Smith to board
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- Steve Smith, 70, appointed to Core Scientific board and Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee, effective May 26, 2026.
- Smith is current CEO of Zayo and former CEO of Equinix (2007-2018), where revenue grew from $400M to $4B+.
- Brings 35+ years in data center, digital infrastructure; also serves on boards of Zayo and NEXTDC.
- Board determined Smith is independent per Sarbanes-Oxley and Nasdaq standards.
- He will receive cash and equity compensation commensurate with other non-employee directors.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1839341/000183934126000005/0001839341-26-000005-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1839341/000183934126000005/core-20260526.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001839341-26-000005

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