---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001213900-24-024317"
form_type: "8-K/A"
ticker: null
cik: "0001929589"
company_name: "MariaDB plc"
filed_at: "2024-03-20T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-04T12:22:17.861231+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# MariaDB CEO Paul O'Brien's employment not renewed; expires May 26; director seat vacated March 13

## Summary
- Company elected not to renew CEO Paul O'Brien's employment agreement; employment terminates upon expiration on May 26, 2024.
- On March 13, 2024, Mr. O'Brien vacated his office as director immediately per request from other directors; no disagreement with company operations or policies.
- Paul O'Brien served as CEO since May 2023; his contract was set to expire May 26, 2024.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001213900-24-024317
- form_type: 8-K/A
- cik: 0001929589
- company_name: MariaDB plc
- filed_at: 2024-03-20T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1929589/000121390024024317/0001213900-24-024317-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1929589/000121390024024317/ea0202074-8ka1_mariadb.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-24-024317
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-24-024317.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-24-024317.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Paul O'Brien departed as Director at MariaDB plc.
  - Action: vacated
  - Role: Director
  source text: on March 13, 2024, upon receipt by Mr. O’Brien of a request in writing from the other directors for him to resign as a director of the Company, Mr. O’Brien office as a director of the Company was, in accordance with the constitution of the Company's, vacated with immediate effect.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1929589/000121390024024317/0001213900-24-024317-index.htm
- Executive change
  Paul O'Brien departed as Chief Executive Officer at MariaDB plc.
  - Action: not renewed
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer
  source text: On March 12, 2024, the Company elected to not renew the terms of its current Chief Executive Officer’s, Paul O’Brien, Employment Agreement dated as of May 26, 2023
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1929589/000121390024024317/0001213900-24-024317-index.htm

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