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accession: "0001878897-26-000038"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DOUG"
cik: "0001878897"
company_name: "Douglas Elliman Inc."
filed_at: "2026-07-16T21:00:34+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-07-16T21:02:09.277902+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
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source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Douglas Elliman appoints Justyn Feldman and Sanghyun Lee to board of directors

## Summary
- Justyn Feldman, Senior VP at The GMS Group, and Sanghyun Lee, Head of Asia Pacific Global Affairs at OpenAI, appointed as Class III directors effective July 10, 2026.
- Both directors meet NYSE and SEC independence requirements; no material interest transactions disclosed.
- Feldman holds multiple securities licenses; Lee has senior roles at Google and Airbnb and holds degrees from Emory, Harvard, MIT, and Yonsei.
- They will serve until the 2027 annual meeting and receive standard non-employee director compensation.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001878897-26-000038
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DOUG
- cik: 0001878897
- company_name: Douglas Elliman Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-07-16T21:00:34+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1878897/000187889726000038/0001878897-26-000038-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1878897/000187889726000038/doug-20260710.htm

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