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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-21-288067"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NDAQ"
cik: "0001120193"
company_name: "NASDAQ, INC."
filed_at: "2021-09-30T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-29T00:17:15.301345+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Toni Townes-Whitley appointed to Nasdaq Board of Directors, effective Sept 29, 2021

## Summary
- Townes-Whitley is former President of U.S. Regulated Industries at Microsoft, leading a $16B portfolio.
- Appointment expands Board to 11 directors; she serves on the Audit & Risk Committee.
- Board determined she is an independent director with no related party transactions.
- She will be compensated under Nasdaq's standard non-employee director policy.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-21-288067
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NDAQ
- cik: 0001120193
- company_name: NASDAQ, INC.
- filed_at: 2021-09-30T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1120193/000119312521288067/0001193125-21-288067-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1120193/000119312521288067/d236010d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-21-288067
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-21-288067.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-21-288067.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Toni Townes-Whitley was elected as Director at NASDAQ, INC..
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Director
  source text: On September 29, 2021, Ms. Toni Townes-Whitley was elected to the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Nasdaq, Inc. (“Nasdaq”) to serve as a director, effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1120193/000119312521288067/0001193125-21-288067-index.htm

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