---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001102993-24-000006"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LPSN"
cik: "0001102993"
company_name: "LIVEPERSON INC"
filed_at: "2024-01-09T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-07T01:17:05.372907+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# LivePerson appoints John Sabino as CEO, effective Jan. 10; Collins expands role to CFO/COO

## Summary
- New CEO John Sabino appointed effective Jan. 10, 2024; also appointed to the Board.
- Sabino previously served as Chief Customer Officer at VMware; also held executive roles at Splunk and GE Digital.
- John Collins, who served as Interim CEO, continues as CFO and adds the role of COO.
- Sabino receives $550k base salary, 100% target bonus, RSUs worth $5.2M, and a 1M-share option with price hurdles.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001102993-24-000006
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LPSN
- cik: 0001102993
- company_name: LIVEPERSON INC
- filed_at: 2024-01-09T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: positive
- 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/1102993/000110299324000006/0001102993-24-000006-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1102993/000110299324000006/lpsn-20240109.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001102993-24-000006
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001102993-24-000006.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001102993-24-000006.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  John Collins was appointed as Chief Operating Officer at LIVEPERSON INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Operating Officer
  source text: John Collins, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer), who has been serving as the Company’s Interim Chief Executive Officer and principal executive officer since August 8, 2023, will continue to serve as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer and has been appointed by the Board to serve also as the Company’s Chief Operating Officer.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1102993/000110299324000006/0001102993-24-000006-index.htm
- Executive change
  Anthony John Sabino was appointed as Chief Executive Officer at LIVEPERSON INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer
  source text: On January 9, 2024, LivePerson, Inc. (the “ Company ”) announced that the Board of Directors of the Company (the “ Board ”) has appointed Anthony John Sabino to serve as Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of the Company after a search process conducted by a search committee comprised of independent directors.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1102993/000110299324000006/0001102993-24-000006-index.htm
- Executive change
  Anthony John Sabino was appointed as Director at LIVEPERSON INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: Mr. Sabino has also been appointed as a director of the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1102993/000110299324000006/0001102993-24-000006-index.htm

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