SEC Executive Changes: Real-time tracking of CEO and CFO changes at public companies

What it does

SEC Executive Changes tracks CEO, CFO, and board changes at US public companies by parsing SEC filings in real time. The tool extracts leadership transitions from Form 8-K filings and press releases, then displays them in a live feed. Users can browse compensation data attached to these changes—new CEO appointments show an average total comp of $8.4M across 284 recent appointments, broken down by base salary and equity grants. The database covers over 2,100 changes in the last 30 days and includes filters by sector, company size, and executive role.

Who it is for

This targets investors, recruiters, and corporate development professionals who need to track leadership moves at public companies. Hedge funds may use it to identify operational shifts before they become widely known. Recruiters hunting executive candidates can see who just left roles. Founders of competing products in M&A or corporate intelligence would find the user base relevant.

Pricing

The site does not show prices. A login is required to access full historical feeds, real-time alerts, search, and filtering. The explore page is open without authentication.

How it stands out

Most executive change tracking requires manual SEC filing review or expensive subscriptions to data vendors. This product automates the extraction and surfaces compensation data alongside the appointments—a detail often buried in filings. Real-time updates mean users see changes as they hit SEC EDGAR, not days later. The solo-built status suggests low overhead, which may allow aggressive pricing or freemium positioning.

What a founder should check

Incumbent competition. Bloomberg Terminal, FactSet, and S&P Capital IQ all offer executive change alerts. Verify whether those tools' users would switch, and at what price gap they might defect.

Data moat and refresh rate. The product relies on public SEC filings. A founder should confirm whether real-time parsing is genuinely faster than competitors, or whether the speed advantage erodes once larger vendors automate the same pipeline.

Switching costs and stickiness. Users of Bloomberg or FactSet have workflows deeply integrated into their research. Check whether the compensation analytics and filtering differentiate enough to overcome that friction, or whether this remains a secondary tool.

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