---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001280058-22-000058"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BLKB"
cik: "0001280058"
company_name: "BLACKBAUD INC"
filed_at: "2022-12-12T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-21T05:59:10.272910+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Blackbaud appoints Gupta and Hollenbeck as directors; Chou and Nelson retire

## Summary
- Timothy Chou, Ph.D. and Joyce M. Nelson retired from Blackbaud's board on Dec 8, 2022.
- Yogesh K. Gupta (CEO of Progress Software) and Rupal S. Hollenbeck (CCO of Check Point) appointed as Class A directors.
- Retirements due to tenure limits under Corporate Governance Guidelines; no disagreement cited.
- New directors are independent and will receive standard non-employee director compensation.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001280058-22-000058
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BLKB
- cik: 0001280058
- company_name: BLACKBAUD INC
- filed_at: 2022-12-12T23:59:59+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/1280058/000128005822000058/0001280058-22-000058-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1280058/000128005822000058/blkb-20221208.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001280058-22-000058
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001280058-22-000058.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001280058-22-000058.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Rupal S. Hollenbeck was appointed as Director at BLACKBAUD INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: On December 12, 2022, the Company announced the appointment on December 8, 2022 of Yogesh K. Gupta and Rupal S. Hollenbeck as new members of the Board
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1280058/000128005822000058/0001280058-22-000058-index.htm
- Executive change
  Joyce M. Nelson retired as Director at BLACKBAUD INC.
  - Action: retired
  - Role: Director
  source text: On December 8, 2022, Timothy Chou, Ph.D. and Joyce M. Nelson retired from the Board of Directors
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1280058/000128005822000058/0001280058-22-000058-index.htm
- Executive change
  Yogesh K. Gupta was appointed as Director at BLACKBAUD INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: On December 12, 2022, the Company announced the appointment on December 8, 2022 of Yogesh K. Gupta and Rupal S. Hollenbeck as new members of the Board
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1280058/000128005822000058/0001280058-22-000058-index.htm
- Executive change
  Timothy Chou retired as Director at BLACKBAUD INC.
  - Action: retired
  - Role: Director
  source text: On December 8, 2022, Timothy Chou, Ph.D. and Joyce M. Nelson retired from the Board of Directors
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1280058/000128005822000058/0001280058-22-000058-index.htm

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