---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001870600-25-000014"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SBDS"
cik: "0001870600"
company_name: "Solo Brands, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-02-18T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-26T17:35:18.150245+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Solo Brands CEO Chris Metz resigns; Board member John Larson named interim CEO

## Summary
- Chris Metz resigns as President, CEO and Board member effective Feb 18, 2025; will remain non-executive through March 7, 2025.
- Board member John Larson appointed Interim President and CEO immediately; continues on Board but steps down from committees.
- Larson receives $60k/month cash compensation and 1M RSUs (granted after 10-K filing), vesting upon appointment of permanent CEO.
- Board initiates search for a permanent CEO; Metz departure not due to disagreement with company or board.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001870600-25-000014
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SBDS
- cik: 0001870600
- company_name: Solo Brands, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-02-18T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1870600/000187060025000014/0001870600-25-000014-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1870600/000187060025000014/dtc-20250213.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001870600-25-000014
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001870600-25-000014.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001870600-25-000014.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  John P. Larson was appointed as Interim President and Chief Executive Officer at Solo Brands, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Interim President and Chief Executive Officer
  source text: On February 18, 2025, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Solo Brands, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed John P. Larson, a member of the Board, as the Company’s Interim President and Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1870600/000187060025000014/0001870600-25-000014-index.htm

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