[8-K] Goosehead Insurance, Inc. Reports Material Event
Goosehead Insurance appointed Mark E. Jones, Jr. as Chief Operating Officer effective August 26, 2025. Mr. Jones will continue serving as the company鈥檚 Chief Financial Officer and joined Goosehead in 2016, rising from Controller to VP of Finance in 2020 and CFO in 2022. The company said he helped lead the 2018 IPO and oversees financial reporting, planning, treasury, investor relations, enterprise sales and partnerships. In connection with the COO role he will receive stock options for 20,000 shares of Class A common stock at a 10% premium to the closing market price on the grant date; his other compensation remains unchanged. Mr. Jones, Jr. is the son of the Executive Chairman and the Vice Chairman, both directors.
Goosehead Insurance ha nominato Mark E. Jones, Jr. Chief Operating Officer, con decorrenza dal 26 agosto 2025. Il signor Jones continuer脿 a ricoprire il ruolo di Chief Financial Officer dell鈥檃zienda; 猫 entrato in Goosehead nel 2016, passando da Controller a VP Finance nel 2020 e a CFO nel 2022. La societ脿 ha dichiarato che ha contribuito a guidare l鈥橧PO del 2018 e supervisiona il reporting finanziario, la pianificazione, la tesoreria, le relazioni con gli investitori, le vendite enterprise e le partnership. In relazione al ruolo di COO ricever脿 opzioni su azioni per 20,000 shares di azioni ordinarie di Classe A a un 10% premium rispetto al prezzo di chiusura di mercato nella data di attribuzione; le altre componenti retributive rimangono invariate. Il sig. Jones, Jr. 猫 figlio del Presidente Esecutivo e del Vicepresidente, entrambi membri del consiglio.
Goosehead Insurance nombr贸 a Mark E. Jones, Jr. como Chief Operating Officer con vigencia a partir del 26 de agosto de 2025. El Sr. Jones seguir谩 desempe帽谩ndose como Chief Financial Officer de la compa帽铆a; se incorpor贸 a Goosehead en 2016, ascendiendo de Controller a VP de Finanzas en 2020 y a CFO en 2022. La empresa indic贸 que ayud贸 a liderar la IPO de 2018 y supervisa los informes financieros, la planificaci贸n, la tesorer铆a, las relaciones con inversores, las ventas corporativas y las alianzas. En relaci贸n con el puesto de COO recibir谩 opciones sobre acciones por 20,000 shares de acciones ordinarias Clase A con un 10% premium sobre el precio de cierre de mercado en la fecha de concesi贸n; su compensaci贸n restante no cambia. El Sr. Jones, Jr. es hijo del Presidente Ejecutivo y del Vicepresidente, ambos directores.
Goosehead Insurance電� 2025雲� 8鞗� 26鞚茧秬搿� Mark E. Jones, Jr.毳� 斓滉碃鞖挫榿毂呾瀯鞛�(COO)搿� 鞛勲獏頄堨姷雼堧嫟. Jones鞌姅 瓿勳啀頃挫劀 須岇偓鞚� 斓滉碃鞛毂呾瀯鞛�(CFO)歆侅潉 靾橅枆頃� 鞓堨爼鞚措┌, 2016雲� Goosehead鞐� 頃╇頃� 2020雲� 鞛攵� 攵�靷灔(VP of Finance)鞙茧, 2022雲� CFO搿� 鞀轨頄堨姷雼堧嫟. 須岇偓電� 攴戈皜 2018雲� IPO毳� 欤茧弰頃橂姅雿� 旮办棳頄堨溂氅� 鞛氤搓碃, 旮绊殟, 鞛愱笀甏�毽�, 韴瀽鞛� 甏�瓿�, 鞐旐劙頂勲澕鞚挫 鞓侅梾 氚� 韺岉姼雱堨嫮鞚� 齑濌磩頃滊嫟瓿� 氚濏様鞀惦媹雼�. COO 鞐暊瓿� 甏�霠暣 攴鸽姅 攵�鞐澕 膦呹皜氤措嫟 10% premium鞙茧 毂呾爼霅� 20,000 shares鞚� 韥措灅鞀� A 氤错喌欤检棎 雽�頃� 鞀ろ啞鞓奠厴鞚� 氚涥矊 霅橂┌, 雼るジ 氤挫垬電� 氤�瓴诫悩歆� 鞎婌姷雼堧嫟. Jones Jr.鞌姅 歆戫枆 鞚橃灔瓿� 攵�鞚橃灔鞚� 鞎勲摛搿�, 霊� 攵� 氇憪 鞚挫偓鞛呺媹雼�.
Goosehead Insurance a nomm茅 Mark E. Jones, Jr. Chief Operating Officer, 脿 compter du 26 ao没t 2025. M. Jones continuera d鈥檕ccuper le poste de Chief Financial Officer de la soci茅t茅 ; il a rejoint Goosehead en 2016, passant de Controller 脿 VP Finance en 2020 puis 脿 CFO en 2022. La soci茅t茅 a indiqu茅 qu鈥檌l a contribu茅 脿 diriger l鈥檌ntroduction en bourse de 2018 et qu鈥檌l supervise le reporting financier, la planification, la tr茅sorerie, les relations investisseurs, les ventes entreprises et les partenariats. Dans le cadre de sa fonction de COO, il recevra des options sur 20,000 shares d鈥檃ctions ordinaires de classe A 脿 un 10% premium par rapport au cours de cl么ture du march茅 脿 la date d鈥檃ttribution ; sa r茅mun茅ration restante demeure inchang茅e. M. Jones, Jr. est le fils du pr茅sident ex茅cutif et du vice-pr茅sident, tous deux administrateurs.
Goosehead Insurance hat Mark E. Jones, Jr. mit Wirkung zum 26. August 2025 zum Chief Operating Officer ernannt. Herr Jones wird weiterhin als Chief Financial Officer des Unternehmens t盲tig sein; er trat 2016 bei Goosehead ein, stieg 2020 vom Controller zum VP Finance und 2022 zum CFO auf. Das Unternehmen teilte mit, dass er die IPO 2018 mitgef眉hrt hat und die Finanzberichterstattung, Planung, Treasury, Investor Relations, Enterprise Sales und Partnerschaften 眉berwacht. In Verbindung mit der COO-Rolle erh盲lt er Aktienoptionen 眉ber 20,000 shares von Stammaktien der Klasse A zu einem 10% premium gegen眉ber dem Schlusskurs am Zuteilungsdatum; seine sonstige Verg眉tung bleibt unver盲ndert. Herr Jones, Jr. ist Sohn des Executive Chairman und des Vice Chairman, beide sind Direktoren.
- Internal promotion of a long-tenured executive supports operational continuity
- Experience retained: Mr. Jones, Jr. has held finance leadership roles since 2016 and led work on the 2018 IPO
- Limited incremental compensation disclosed (20,000-share option grant at a 10% premium; no base pay change)
- Related-party appointment: appointee is son of the Executive Chairman and Vice Chairman, both directors
- Potential governance concerns due to familial relationships; filing does not describe independent review or conflict mitigation
- Consolidation of roles: retaining both COO and CFO titles concentrates operational and financial oversight in one individual
Insights
TL;DR: Internal promotion preserves operational continuity with limited incremental pay; impact appears neutral.
Mark Jones Jr.'s elevation to COO while retaining the CFO role signals continuity in leadership and consolidates operational and financial oversight under an executive with long tenure at the firm. The incremental compensation disclosed is limited to a 20,000-share option grant at a 10% premium, which appears modest relative to typical executive packages for public companies. No changes to base compensation were disclosed. From a financial-materiality perspective, the disclosure describes personnel and governance details but does not present immediate, quantifiable effects on revenue, costs, or capital structure.
TL;DR: Appointment raises related-party governance concerns that merit investor attention.
The appointment involves clear related-party ties: the appointee is the son of two sitting directors, including the Executive Chairman and the Vice Chairman. Even though the company describes an internal promotion of an experienced executive, such familial relationships among executives and directors can present conflicts of interest or at least the perception thereof. Corporate governance best practices typically call for robust disclosure of oversight and recusal procedures when related-party arrangements occur; the filing does not describe any such safeguards. Investors may view this as a governance weakness unless the board documents independent review or approval processes.
Goosehead Insurance ha nominato Mark E. Jones, Jr. Chief Operating Officer, con decorrenza dal 26 agosto 2025. Il signor Jones continuer脿 a ricoprire il ruolo di Chief Financial Officer dell鈥檃zienda; 猫 entrato in Goosehead nel 2016, passando da Controller a VP Finance nel 2020 e a CFO nel 2022. La societ脿 ha dichiarato che ha contribuito a guidare l鈥橧PO del 2018 e supervisiona il reporting finanziario, la pianificazione, la tesoreria, le relazioni con gli investitori, le vendite enterprise e le partnership. In relazione al ruolo di COO ricever脿 opzioni su azioni per 20,000 shares di azioni ordinarie di Classe A a un 10% premium rispetto al prezzo di chiusura di mercato nella data di attribuzione; le altre componenti retributive rimangono invariate. Il sig. Jones, Jr. 猫 figlio del Presidente Esecutivo e del Vicepresidente, entrambi membri del consiglio.
Goosehead Insurance nombr贸 a Mark E. Jones, Jr. como Chief Operating Officer con vigencia a partir del 26 de agosto de 2025. El Sr. Jones seguir谩 desempe帽谩ndose como Chief Financial Officer de la compa帽铆a; se incorpor贸 a Goosehead en 2016, ascendiendo de Controller a VP de Finanzas en 2020 y a CFO en 2022. La empresa indic贸 que ayud贸 a liderar la IPO de 2018 y supervisa los informes financieros, la planificaci贸n, la tesorer铆a, las relaciones con inversores, las ventas corporativas y las alianzas. En relaci贸n con el puesto de COO recibir谩 opciones sobre acciones por 20,000 shares de acciones ordinarias Clase A con un 10% premium sobre el precio de cierre de mercado en la fecha de concesi贸n; su compensaci贸n restante no cambia. El Sr. Jones, Jr. es hijo del Presidente Ejecutivo y del Vicepresidente, ambos directores.
Goosehead Insurance電� 2025雲� 8鞗� 26鞚茧秬搿� Mark E. Jones, Jr.毳� 斓滉碃鞖挫榿毂呾瀯鞛�(COO)搿� 鞛勲獏頄堨姷雼堧嫟. Jones鞌姅 瓿勳啀頃挫劀 須岇偓鞚� 斓滉碃鞛毂呾瀯鞛�(CFO)歆侅潉 靾橅枆頃� 鞓堨爼鞚措┌, 2016雲� Goosehead鞐� 頃╇頃� 2020雲� 鞛攵� 攵�靷灔(VP of Finance)鞙茧, 2022雲� CFO搿� 鞀轨頄堨姷雼堧嫟. 須岇偓電� 攴戈皜 2018雲� IPO毳� 欤茧弰頃橂姅雿� 旮办棳頄堨溂氅� 鞛氤搓碃, 旮绊殟, 鞛愱笀甏�毽�, 韴瀽鞛� 甏�瓿�, 鞐旐劙頂勲澕鞚挫 鞓侅梾 氚� 韺岉姼雱堨嫮鞚� 齑濌磩頃滊嫟瓿� 氚濏様鞀惦媹雼�. COO 鞐暊瓿� 甏�霠暣 攴鸽姅 攵�鞐澕 膦呹皜氤措嫟 10% premium鞙茧 毂呾爼霅� 20,000 shares鞚� 韥措灅鞀� A 氤错喌欤检棎 雽�頃� 鞀ろ啞鞓奠厴鞚� 氚涥矊 霅橂┌, 雼るジ 氤挫垬電� 氤�瓴诫悩歆� 鞎婌姷雼堧嫟. Jones Jr.鞌姅 歆戫枆 鞚橃灔瓿� 攵�鞚橃灔鞚� 鞎勲摛搿�, 霊� 攵� 氇憪 鞚挫偓鞛呺媹雼�.
Goosehead Insurance a nomm茅 Mark E. Jones, Jr. Chief Operating Officer, 脿 compter du 26 ao没t 2025. M. Jones continuera d鈥檕ccuper le poste de Chief Financial Officer de la soci茅t茅 ; il a rejoint Goosehead en 2016, passant de Controller 脿 VP Finance en 2020 puis 脿 CFO en 2022. La soci茅t茅 a indiqu茅 qu鈥檌l a contribu茅 脿 diriger l鈥檌ntroduction en bourse de 2018 et qu鈥檌l supervise le reporting financier, la planification, la tr茅sorerie, les relations investisseurs, les ventes entreprises et les partenariats. Dans le cadre de sa fonction de COO, il recevra des options sur 20,000 shares d鈥檃ctions ordinaires de classe A 脿 un 10% premium par rapport au cours de cl么ture du march茅 脿 la date d鈥檃ttribution ; sa r茅mun茅ration restante demeure inchang茅e. M. Jones, Jr. est le fils du pr茅sident ex茅cutif et du vice-pr茅sident, tous deux administrateurs.
Goosehead Insurance hat Mark E. Jones, Jr. mit Wirkung zum 26. August 2025 zum Chief Operating Officer ernannt. Herr Jones wird weiterhin als Chief Financial Officer des Unternehmens t盲tig sein; er trat 2016 bei Goosehead ein, stieg 2020 vom Controller zum VP Finance und 2022 zum CFO auf. Das Unternehmen teilte mit, dass er die IPO 2018 mitgef眉hrt hat und die Finanzberichterstattung, Planung, Treasury, Investor Relations, Enterprise Sales und Partnerschaften 眉berwacht. In Verbindung mit der COO-Rolle erh盲lt er Aktienoptionen 眉ber 20,000 shares von Stammaktien der Klasse A zu einem 10% premium gegen眉ber dem Schlusskurs am Zuteilungsdatum; seine sonstige Verg眉tung bleibt unver盲ndert. Herr Jones, Jr. ist Sohn des Executive Chairman und des Vice Chairman, beide sind Direktoren.
FAQ
What change did Goosehead (GSHD) report in this 8-K?
What compensation was disclosed for the new COO role?
Does the filing note any changes to Mr. Jones Jr.'s base salary or other pay?
Are there any potential conflicts of interest disclosed?
What roles has Mr. Jones Jr. held at Goosehead previously?
