---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-23-109374"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NDAQ"
cik: "0001120193"
company_name: "NASDAQ, INC."
filed_at: "2023-04-21T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-16T21:07:18.336484+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Nasdaq appoints two Presidents; Friedman relinquishes title but stays CEO

## Summary
- Board appointed Tal Cohen and P.C. Nelson Griggs as Presidents, effective April 18, 2023.
- Cohen continues as Division President, Market Platforms; Griggs as Division President, Capital Access Platforms and President of Nasdaq Stock Market.
- Adena Friedman relinquished her President title but remains Chair and CEO of Nasdaq.
- No new compensatory arrangements for Cohen or Griggs in connection with appointments.
- No family relationships or reportable transactions between either appointee and Nasdaq.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-23-109374
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NDAQ
- cik: 0001120193
- company_name: NASDAQ, INC.
- filed_at: 2023-04-21T23:59:59+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/1120193/000119312523109374/0001193125-23-109374-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1120193/000119312523109374/d408274d8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-109374.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Tal Cohen was appointed as President at NASDAQ, INC..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: President
  source text: On April 18, 2023, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Nasdaq, Inc. (“Nasdaq”) appointed Tal Cohen and P.C. Nelson Griggs each as President, Nasdaq, Inc., effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1120193/000119312523109374/0001193125-23-109374-index.htm
- Executive change
  P.C. Nelson Griggs was appointed as President at NASDAQ, INC..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: President
  source text: On April 18, 2023, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Nasdaq, Inc. (“Nasdaq”) appointed Tal Cohen and P.C. Nelson Griggs each as President, Nasdaq, Inc., effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1120193/000119312523109374/0001193125-23-109374-index.htm
- Executive change
  Adena T. Friedman changed role as President at NASDAQ, INC..
  - Action: relinquished
  - Role: President
  source text: On April 18, 2023, in connection with the appointments described above, Adena T. Friedman, Nasdaq’s President and Chief Executive Officer, and Chair of the Board, relinquished her title as President, effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1120193/000119312523109374/0001193125-23-109374-index.htm

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