---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-23-238122"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FLYW"
cik: "0001580560"
company_name: "Flywire Corp"
filed_at: "2023-09-20T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-10T12:02:22.388667+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Flywire appoints former Robinhood COO Gretchen Howard to Board of Directors

## Summary
- Howard appointed as Class II director; Board expands from six to seven members, effective September 19, 2023.
- She will serve on the Compensation Committee; compensation includes $35k annual cash retainer and initial RSU award of $350k.
- Howard was Robinhood's COO through its 2021 IPO and a partner at Alphabet's CapitalG growth equity fund.
- Annual RSU award of $175k granted before each annual meeting, vesting over one year or until next meeting.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-23-238122
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FLYW
- cik: 0001580560
- company_name: Flywire Corp
- filed_at: 2023-09-20T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1580560/000119312523238122/0001193125-23-238122-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1580560/000119312523238122/d510435d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-238122
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-238122.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-238122.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Gretchen Howard was appointed as Class II Director at Flywire Corp.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Class II Director
  source text: the Board appointed Gretchen Howard (“Ms. Howard”) to the Board as a Class II director
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1580560/000119312523238122/0001193125-23-238122-index.htm

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