Merrick Okamoto appointed Executive Chairman and CEO
Company: Marathon Digital
The claim, verbatim
Merrick Okamoto entered into a 2-year employment agreement to serve as Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Source (primary)
Marathon Digital 8-K filed 2018-10-16 (SEC EDGAR, sec_filing)
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Quote: “entered into a 2 year Employment Agreement, subject to successive 1 year extension, with Merrick Okamoto (the "Agreement"), pursuant to which Mr. Okamoto will serve as the Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company”
How we checked this
Checked on September 23, 2026. The cited source supports every part of this claim.
The filing states Marathon entered into a 2-year employment agreement with Merrick Okamoto under which he will serve as Executive Chairman and CEO.
Confirmed in the source:
- Merrick Okamoto entered into a 2-year employment agreement with Marathon Patent Group (October 11, 2018)
- Under the agreement Okamoto will serve as Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
What we did: Read our cached copy of SEC EDGAR (https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1507605/000149315218014550/form8-k.htm) in full (8,210 characters, retrieved September 13, 2026) and checked each assertion in the claim against it.
Additional evidence
confirms Marathon Digital 8-K filed 2018-10-16
Quote: “entered into a 2 year Employment Agreement, subject to successive 1 year extension, with Merrick Okamoto (the "Agreement"), pursuant to which Mr. Okamoto will serve as the Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company”