---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-159696"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "OPRT"
cik: "0001538716"
company_name: "Oportun Financial Corp"
filed_at: "2026-04-17T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T05:31:17.490444+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Oportun appoints Doug Bland as CEO effective April 20, replacing joint Office of CEO

## Summary
- Doug Bland named CEO and Class III director, effective April 20, 2026; Kathleen Layton and Gaurav Rana leave joint Office of CEO roles.
- Bland's compensation: $750K base salary, 125% target bonus, $500K signing bonus (quarterly vesting), $5M equity award (50% RSU/50% PSU), $500K cash retention award.
- Inducement Plan amended to increase reserved shares by 1.2M to total 2.305M; 1.6645M available for future grants.
- Bland previously SVP & GM Consumer Business at PayPal; will step down from WebBank board upon joining.
- Bland brings over 30 years experience in consumer finance, including leading PayPal's global credit business.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-159696
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: OPRT
- cik: 0001538716
- company_name: Oportun Financial Corp
- filed_at: 2026-04-17T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1538716/000119312526159696/0001193125-26-159696-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1538716/000119312526159696/d140906d8k.htm

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