---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-21-004773"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "TALK"
cik: "0001803901"
company_name: "Talkspace, Inc."
filed_at: "2021-11-18T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-28T07:06:05.446626+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Talkspace co-founders Oren and Roni Frank step down; Chairman Braunstein named Interim CEO

## Summary
- Oren Frank (CEO) and Roni Frank (Head of Clinical Services) resign from roles and board, effective immediately.
- They will serve as strategic advisors for 6 months; each receives $750K separation payment, 24 months COBRA, option acceleration.
- Chairman Douglas Braunstein appointed Interim CEO; board retains Korn Ferry for CEO search.
- No disagreements between company and Franks; Braunstein receives no additional compensation for interim role.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-21-004773
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: TALK
- cik: 0001803901
- company_name: Talkspace, Inc.
- filed_at: 2021-11-18T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1803901/000095017021004773/0000950170-21-004773-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1803901/000095017021004773/talk-20211115.htm

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## Key facts
- Executive change
  Roni Frank departed as Head of Clinical Services at Talkspace, Inc..
  - Action: departed
  - Role: Head of Clinical Services
  source text: On November 15, 2021, Oren and Roni Frank, co-founders of Talkspace, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that they will be departing from their respective roles as Chief Executive Officer and Head of Clinical Services and will step down as members of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1803901/000095017021004773/0000950170-21-004773-index.htm
- Executive change
  Oren Frank departed as Chief Executive Officer at Talkspace, Inc..
  - Action: departed
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer
  source text: On November 15, 2021, Oren and Roni Frank, co-founders of Talkspace, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that they will be departing from their respective roles as Chief Executive Officer and Head of Clinical Services and will step down as members of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1803901/000095017021004773/0000950170-21-004773-index.htm
- Executive change
  Douglas Braunstein was appointed as Interim Chief Executive Officer at Talkspace, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Interim Chief Executive Officer
  source text: Effective as of November 15, 2021, the Board appointed Douglas Braunstein, Chairman of the Board, to serve as Interim Chief Executive Officer while the Board conducts a formal search for a world-class chief executive officer to succeed Mr. Frank.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1803901/000095017021004773/0000950170-21-004773-index.htm

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