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accession: "0000749251-23-000055"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "IT"
cik: "0000749251"
company_name: "GARTNER INC"
filed_at: "2023-12-11T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-07T15:17:58.785721+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Gartner reappoints Karen Dykstra to Board and Audit Committee effective Dec 8, 2023

## Summary
- Karen E. Dykstra appointed to Board and Audit Committee; effective December 8, 2023.
- She previously served on the Board from 2007 to June 2023; resigned to become CFO of VMware.
- Dykstra left VMware CFO role after Broadcom's acquisition of VMware closed on Nov 22, 2023.
- Will receive standard non-employee director compensation, prorated from appointment date.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000749251-23-000055
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: IT
- cik: 0000749251
- company_name: GARTNER INC
- filed_at: 2023-12-11T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/749251/000074925123000055/0000749251-23-000055-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/749251/000074925123000055/it-20231208.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000749251-23-000055
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000749251-23-000055.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000749251-23-000055.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Karen E. Dykstra was appointed as Director at GARTNER INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: On December 8, 2023, the Gartner, Inc. Board of Directors (the “Board”) appointed Karen E. Dykstra to the Board and the Audit Committee of the Board, each effective December 8, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/749251/000074925123000055/0000749251-23-000055-index.htm

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