---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000935036-23-000024"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ACIW"
cik: "0000935036"
company_name: "ACI WORLDWIDE, INC."
filed_at: "2023-05-17T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-14T22:59:46.841537+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# ACI Worldwide CTO Ram Puppala to depart effective June 30, 2023

## Summary
- Chief Technology Officer Ram Puppala notified on May 11, 2023; employment ends June 30, 2023.
- Puppala will continue to receive current salary and benefits through June 30, 2023.
- Eligible for severance and medical continuation benefits under the company's Severance Pay Plan.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000935036-23-000024
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ACIW
- cik: 0000935036
- company_name: ACI WORLDWIDE, INC.
- filed_at: 2023-05-17T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/935036/000093503623000024/0000935036-23-000024-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/935036/000093503623000024/aciw-20230517.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000935036-23-000024
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000935036-23-000024.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000935036-23-000024.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Ram Puppala departed as Chief Technology Officer at ACI WORLDWIDE, INC..
  - Action: notified that his employment will cease
  - Role: Chief Technology Officer
  source text: On May 11, 2023, ACI Worldwide, Inc. (the "Company") notified Ram Puppala that his employment as Chief Technology Officer of the Company will cease effective June 30, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/935036/000093503623000024/0000935036-23-000024-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.