---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-25-015279"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CRWD"
cik: "0001535527"
company_name: "CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-02-20T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-26T08:43:09.433003+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# CrowdStrike CSO Shawn Henry to retire March 31, 2025; becomes Executive Advisor

## Summary
- Shawn Henry, Chief Security Officer and named executive officer, retires effective March 31, 2025.
- Henry will transition to Executive Advisor to the CEO, focusing on cybersecurity advocacy and resilience.
- He will cease participation in CrowdStrike's Corporate Incentive Plan and Leadership Incentive Plan.
- Compensation changes take effect as of March 31, 2025.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-25-015279
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CRWD
- cik: 0001535527
- company_name: CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-02-20T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1535527/000110465925015279/0001104659-25-015279-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1535527/000110465925015279/tm257102d1_8k.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-25-015279
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-25-015279.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-25-015279.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Shawn Henry retired as Chief Security Officer at CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc..
  - Action: retired
  - Role: Chief Security Officer
  source text: On February 14, 2025, CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) and Shawn Henry, the Company’s current Chief Security Officer and a named executive officer, mutually agreed that Mr. Henry will retire from his current role and as an executive officer, effective as of March 31, 2025. Mr. Henry will remain with the Company and will transition to the role of Executive Advisor to the CEO, focused on cybersecurity advocacy and resilience.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1535527/000110465925015279/0001104659-25-015279-index.htm

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