---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-25-002871"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BSY"
cik: "0001031308"
company_name: "BENTLEY SYSTEMS INC"
filed_at: "2025-01-13T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-28T02:39:36.503844+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Bentley Systems appoints James Lee as COO; CPO Mike Campbell departs

## Summary
- James Lee appointed COO effective Jan 13, 2025; joins from Google Cloud where he was GM for startups and AI.
- Lee receives $400k base salary, $400k OTI target, and $7.5M one-time RSU grant (vesting over ~5 years).
- Chief Product Officer Mike Campbell departs Jan 21; $1.5M cash severance plus Q4 2024 OTI and potential PSU vesting.
- Product development consolidated under CTO Julien Moutte; CPO role eliminated.
- Lee will oversee China, Japan, and portfolio development including Bentley Asset Analytics.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-25-002871
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BSY
- cik: 0001031308
- company_name: BENTLEY SYSTEMS INC
- filed_at: 2025-01-13T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1031308/000110465925002871/0001104659-25-002871-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1031308/000110465925002871/tm252935d1_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-25-002871
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-25-002871.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-25-002871.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  James Lee was appointed as Chief Operating Officer at BENTLEY SYSTEMS INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Operating Officer
  source text: Effective January 13, 2025, James Lee was appointed the Chief Operating Officer of Bentley Systems, Incorporated
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1031308/000110465925002871/0001104659-25-002871-index.htm

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