---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001213900-24-011582"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: null
cik: "0001854583"
company_name: "Collective Audience, Inc."
filed_at: "2024-02-08T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-06T05:52:07.173073+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Collective Audience appoints Joe Zawadzki as Chairman; CFO resigns

## Summary
- Joseph Zawadzki appointed Chairman of the Board effective Feb 2, 2024; Brent Suen resigned same day.
- CFO Robb Billy resigned effective Feb 2, 2024; resignation not due to disagreement with company.
- COO Chris Andrews appointed Interim CFO, retaining his COO role.
- Zawadzki is an AdTech pioneer, founder of MediaMath, and general partner at Aperiam Ventures.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001213900-24-011582
- form_type: 8-K
- cik: 0001854583
- company_name: Collective Audience, Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-02-08T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1854583/000121390024011582/0001213900-24-011582-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1854583/000121390024011582/ea192968-8k_collective.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-24-011582.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Brent Suen resigned as Director at Collective Audience, Inc..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Director
  source text: In connection with Mr. Zawadzki’s appointment, the Company accepted the resignation of Brent Suen as a member of the Board on February 2, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1854583/000121390024011582/0001213900-24-011582-index.htm
- Executive change
  Joseph Zawadzki was appointed as Chairman of the Board at Collective Audience, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chairman of the Board
  source text: On February 2, 2024, Joseph Zawadzki was appointed to the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Collective Audience, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), as Chairman of the Board.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1854583/000121390024011582/0001213900-24-011582-index.htm
- Executive change
  Chris Andrews was appointed as Interim Chief Financial Officer at Collective Audience, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Interim Chief Financial Officer
  source text: the Company’s current Chief Operating Officer, Chris Andrews, was appointed as Interim Chief Financial Officer for the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1854583/000121390024011582/0001213900-24-011582-index.htm
- Executive change
  Robb Billy resigned as Chief Financial Officer at Collective Audience, Inc..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer
  source text: Robb Billy, the Company’s current Chief Financial Officer, submitted his resignation to the Board effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1854583/000121390024011582/0001213900-24-011582-index.htm

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