{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001878897-24-000039","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"DOUG","cik":"0001878897","company_name":"Douglas Elliman Inc.","filed_at":"2024-10-22T23:59:59+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-05-14T18:03:10.221091+00:00","generated_at":"2026-05-30T11:50:31.967463+00:00","sec_items":["5.02","7.01","9.01"],"event_type":"leadership","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.65,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.65,"confidence":"high","headline":"CEO Howard Lorber resigns; board director Michael Liebowitz named Chairman & CEO","bullets":["Howard Lorber resigned as Chairman, CEO, and President effective Oct 21, 2024, citing retirement.","Michael Liebowitz, board member since Dec 2021, appointed Chairman and CEO effective Oct 22.","Lorber's resignation not due to any disagreement with company operations, policies, or practices.","Liebowitz is founder of M2A Family Office and has extensive experience in insurance and finance.","Liebowitz also involved in real estate development, currently redeveloping Mondrian South Beach Hotel."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001878897-24-000039","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001878897-24-000039.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001878897-24-000039.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001878897-24-000039.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1878897/000187889724000039/0001878897-24-000039-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1878897/000187889724000039/doug-20241021.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-05-30T11:50:31.967463+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[{"claim_id":"23c8f3d862","claim":"Howard M. Lorber resigned as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer and President at Douglas Elliman Inc..","evidence_excerpt":"On October 21, 2024, Howard M. Lorber notified the Board of Directors (the “ Board ”) of Douglas Elliman Inc. (the “ Company ”) of his resignation as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company, effective immediately.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1878897/000187889724000039/0001878897-24-000039-index.htm","confidence":0.95,"family_label":"Executive change","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"resigned"},{"label":"Role","value":"Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer and President"}],"fact_type":"executive_change"},{"claim_id":"3d683841f8","claim":"Michael Liebowitz was appointed as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board at Douglas Elliman Inc..","evidence_excerpt":"On October 22, 2024, the Board appointed Michael Liebowitz, an existing director of the Company, as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer (and principal executive officer) and Chairman of the Board, effective immediately, to fill the vacancies created by Mr. Lorber’s resignation.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1878897/000187889724000039/0001878897-24-000039-index.htm","confidence":0.95,"family_label":"Executive change","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"appointed"},{"label":"Role","value":"Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board"}],"fact_type":"executive_change"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}