8-K: Current report
Published on April 21, 2026
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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CURRENT REPORT
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors of Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
Departure of Certain Officers
On April 17, 2026, William McCauley notified the Abacus Global Management, Inc. (the “Company”) of his decision to resign from his role as Chief Accounting Officer. Mr. McCauley will continue to serve as Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer, director and on the committees of which he is a member until his term expires. Mr. McCauley’s decision to resign from his role as Chief Accounting Officer is not a result of any disagreement with the Company, management or the Company Board on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices.
Appointment of Certain Officers
On April 17 2026, the Company appointed Alexei Solomon, CPA, as Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer. Mr. Solomon, age 46, brings over 20 years of accounting and finance experience to his role. He will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of the Company’s accounting function including accounting policy, financial and regulatory reporting, and risk control execution.
Mr. Solomon currently serves as the Director of SEC Reporting & Technical Accounting of the Company. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Solomon served as Senior Manager of Accounting at Verizon from February 2019 to October 2023, and served as Associate Director of Corporate Accounting at Vistana Signature Experiences from August, 2016 to February 2019. Mr. Solomon is a licensed Certified Public Accountant and has over 10 years of accounting experience working with companies across the telecommunications, hospitality, and financial services sectors.
On April 17, 2026, the Company appointed Elena Plesco as Chief Investment Officer of the Company. Ms. Plesco, age 37, brings over 15 years of finance and investing experience to her role. For the last two years, Ms. Plesco served as the Chief Capital Officer of the Company. She previously served as Co-Head of Specialty Finance at KKR from January 2015 to April 2024. While at KKR, Ms. Plesco focused on originating, structuring, and managing multi-billion-dollar portfolios of asset-backed investments, including the joint venture between KKR and the Company. Ms. Plesco also served in the investment banking division of J.P. Morgan on a variety of mergers, acquisitions, and other advisory transactions from 2012 through 2015.
Samantha Butcher will continue to serve as President of Abacus Life Solutions. Ms. Butcher, age 43, has been with Abacus for over 20 years and brings specialized experience in the life insurance and life settlement industry to her role. She will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of the Company’s policy lifecycle, ensuring operational excellence from initial origination through final contracting and servicing. Throughout her tenure at Abacus, Ms. Butcher has been instrumental in scaling the Life Solutions segment.
No family relationship exists between Mr. Solomon, Ms. Plesco, Ms. Butcher (each a “Party” and collectively the “Parties”) and any of the Company’s directors or executive officers. There are no arrangements or understandings between the Parties and any other person pursuant to which the Parties were appointed as officers of the Company, nor are there any transactions to which the Company is or was a participant and in which the Parties had or will have a direct or indirect material interest subject to disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
A copy of the related press release, which the Company issued on April 21, 2026, is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits.
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| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) | ||||
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Abacus Global Management, Inc. | ||||||||
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| Date: April 21, 2026 | By: | /s/ Jay Jackson | ||||||
| Name: | Jay Jackson | |||||||
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |||||||