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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-22-056670"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BZFD"
cik: "0001828972"
company_name: "BuzzFeed, Inc."
filed_at: "2022-05-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-25T23:06:13.406978+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# BuzzFeed appoints Marcela Martin as President, effective Aug 1, 2022

## Summary
- Marcela Martin appointed as President effective August 1, 2022.
- Compensation includes $450k base, 60% target bonus, $500k sign-on cash, $7M RSU grant, $600k annual equity.
- Martin previously CFO of Squarespace and Booking.com, with over 25 years experience.
- She will oversee all administrative functions and report directly to CEO Jonah Peretti.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-22-056670
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BZFD
- cik: 0001828972
- company_name: BuzzFeed, Inc.
- filed_at: 2022-05-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: positive
- 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/1828972/000110465922056670/0001104659-22-056670-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1828972/000110465922056670/tm2214675d1_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-22-056670
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-22-056670.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-22-056670.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Marcela Martin was appointed as President at BuzzFeed, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: President
  source text: On May 2, 2022, the board of directors (the “Board”) of BuzzFeed, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Marcela Martin, age 50, as President of the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1828972/000110465922056670/0001104659-22-056670-index.htm

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