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ATER Aterian, Inc.
CIK 0001757715 50 ready 8-Ks latest July 20, 2026, 4:42 PM ET RSS · JSON
Activity: QUIET 0 filings / 30d vs 1 baseline Risk accumulating: repeated leadership change (10)
Ready 8-Ks 50
Latest filing July 20, 2026, 4:42 PM ET
Top materiality 0.90
Event mix earnings ×19 · other_material ×16 · leadership ×4
Sentiment 11 pos · 17 neg · 22 neu
Latest earnings reported 2023-Q2
Executive change recent →
SHENANIGAN SCORE 3 / 7 see the board

Recent 8-K filings for ATER

Executive changes

Appointed

Avraham Ben-Tzi

Director
ATER · Aterian, Inc.
Effective
2026-07-17
Filed
July 20, 2026, 4:42 PM ET
Avraham Ben-Tzi was nominated and elected to the Board as a Class II director to serve until the 2027 annual meeting of stockholders or until his successor has been duly elected and qualified.
Appointed

David Lazar

Chief Executive Officer
ATER · Aterian, Inc.
Effective
2026-07-17
Filed
July 20, 2026, 4:42 PM ET
Accordingly, on July 17, 2026, Lazar was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company.
Departed

Susan Lattmann

Director
ATER · Aterian, Inc.
Effective
2026-07-17
Filed
July 20, 2026, 4:42 PM ET
On July 17, 2026, immediately following receipt of stockholder approval at the Special Meeting, Bari A. Harlam and Susan Lattmann resigned from the Board (the “ Board Resignations ”).
Departed

Bari A. Harlam

Director
ATER · Aterian, Inc.
Effective
2026-07-17
Filed
July 20, 2026, 4:42 PM ET
On July 17, 2026, immediately following receipt of stockholder approval at the Special Meeting, Bari A. Harlam and Susan Lattmann resigned from the Board (the “ Board Resignations ”).
Appointed

David Natan

Director
ATER · Aterian, Inc.
Effective
2026-07-17
Filed
July 20, 2026, 4:42 PM ET
David Natan was nominated and elected to the Board as a Class III director to serve until the 2028 annual meeting of stockholders or until his successor has been duly elected and qualified.
Role change

Arturo Rodriguez

Chief Executive Officer
ATER · Aterian, Inc.
Effective
2026-07-17
Successor
David Lazar
Filed
July 20, 2026, 4:42 PM ET
Arturo Rodriguez’s position as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer terminated.
Departed

Joshua Feldman

Chief Financial Officer
ATER · Aterian, Inc.
Effective
2026-09-04
Filed
July 20, 2026, 4:42 PM ET
Joshua Feldman, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, and the Company entered into a Transition and Separation Agreement (the “ Feldman Agreement ”), pursuant to which Mr. Feldman agreed to remain with the Company as its Chief Financial Officer through September 4, 2026.
Departed

Arturo Rodriguez

Chief Executive Officer
ATER · Aterian, Inc.
Successor
David E. Lazar
Filed
April 29, 2026, 7:59 PM ET
Lazar will succeed Arturo Rodriguez
Appointed

David E. Lazar

Director
ATER · Aterian, Inc.
Effective
2026-04-29
Filed
April 29, 2026, 7:59 PM ET
the Board increased the authorized number of directors to five and appointed Lazar to the Board to fill the vacancy created by such increase, effective immediately
Appointed

David E. Lazar

Chief Executive Officer
ATER · Aterian, Inc.
Filed
April 29, 2026, 7:59 PM ET
the Board agreed to appoint Lazar as the sole Chief Executive Officer of the Company promptly following the Second SPA Closing
Departed

Phillip A. Lepper

Chief Commercial Officer
ATER · Aterian, Inc.
Effective
2025-06-04
Filed
May 14, 2025, 7:59 PM ET
On May 14, 2025, the Company announced that the employment of Phillip A. Lepper, Chief Commercial Officer of the Company, will end on June 4, 2025.
Appointed

William Kurtz

advisor to senior management
ATER · Aterian, Inc.
Effective
2024-08-01
Filed
August 16, 2024, 7:59 PM ET
Mr. William Kurtz and the Company entered into an Advisor Agreement effective August 1, 2024 (the “Advisor Agreement”), pursuant to which Mr. Kurtz shall act as an advisor to senior management of the Company.

Earnings & guidance

2023-Q2 EPS reported -$0.78 filing →

Materiality & sentiment trend

Max materiality 0.90 · Median 0.68 · Most common event earnings

11 positive 17 negative 22 neutral

source · ATER on sec.gov