---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001878897-24-000049"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DOUG"
cik: "0001878897"
company_name: "Douglas Elliman Inc."
filed_at: "2024-11-05T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-30T05:29:44.760386+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# CTO James D. Ballard leaves Douglas Elliman in mutual separation; $835K severance

## Summary
- James D. Ballard, SVP – Enterprise Efficiency and CTO, departed October 30, 2024 by mutual agreement.
- Severance includes $835K cash payment, acceleration of unvested equity grants, and 18 months COBRA.
- Severance and equity acceleration contingent on execution of a general release within 60 days.
- Payments will be made in installments over the period his base salary would have been payable.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001878897-24-000049
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DOUG
- cik: 0001878897
- company_name: Douglas Elliman Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-11-05T23:59:59+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/1878897/000187889724000049/0001878897-24-000049-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1878897/000187889724000049/doug-20241030.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001878897-24-000049
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001878897-24-000049.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001878897-24-000049.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  James D. Ballard departed as Senior Vice President – Enterprise Efficiency and Chief Technology Officer at Douglas Elliman Inc..
  - Action: mutually agreed to terminate
  - Role: Senior Vice President – Enterprise Efficiency and Chief Technology Officer
  source text: On October 30, 2024, Douglas Elliman Inc. (the “Company”) and James D. Ballard, the Company’s Senior Vice President – Enterprise Efficiency and Chief Technology Officer, mutually agreed to terminate Mr. Ballard’s employment, effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1878897/000187889724000049/0001878897-24-000049-index.htm

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