---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-25-052600"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "UDMY"
cik: "0001607939"
company_name: "Udemy, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-03-12T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-24T22:32:02.582101+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Udemy appoints Hugo Sarrazin as CEO effective March 12, 2025; Greg Brown steps down

## Summary
- Hugo Sarrazin joins from UKG, previously EVP/CPTO; base salary $600K, target bonus 100%, $10M RSU grant.
- Greg Brown transitions to non-executive advisor through Dec 31, 2025; remains employee until June 30, 2025.
- Sarrazin appointed to Board as Class III director; board fixed at nine members.
- Company reaffirms financial outlook provided on February 13, 2025.
- Brown led Udemy Business from ~$100M to >$500M ARR; served as CEO for 4 years.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-25-052600
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: UDMY
- cik: 0001607939
- company_name: Udemy, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-03-12T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1607939/000119312525052600/0001193125-25-052600-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1607939/000119312525052600/d901444d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-052600
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-052600.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-052600.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Greg Brown departed as President and Chief Executive Officer at Udemy, Inc..
  - Action: succeeded
  - Role: President and Chief Executive Officer
  source text: appointed Hugo Sarrazin to succeed Greg Brown
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1607939/000119312525052600/0001193125-25-052600-index.htm
- Executive change
  Hugo Sarrazin was appointed as Class III Director at Udemy, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Class III Director
  source text: appointed Mr. Sarrazin to serve as a Class III director.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1607939/000119312525052600/0001193125-25-052600-index.htm
- Executive change
  Hugo Sarrazin was appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer at Udemy, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: President and Chief Executive Officer
  source text: appointed Hugo Sarrazin to succeed Greg Brown as the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, effective as of March 12, 2025
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1607939/000119312525052600/0001193125-25-052600-index.htm

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