secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Lazard, Inc. (LAZ)
CIK:        0001311370
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-09-02T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001311370-25-000039
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.40
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Lazard appoints Perplexity AI's Dmitry Shevelenko to Board of Directors
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- Dmitry Shevelenko, Chief Business Officer of Perplexity, elected to Lazard's Board effective Sept 2, 2025.
- Shevelenko will receive standard non-employee director compensation as described in the 2025 proxy statement.
- Shevelenko's AI expertise supports Lazard's tech-enabled strategy; CEO Orszag cited AI-driven insights.
- No arrangements or family relationships with any director or executive officer; no material interest in any transaction.
- Shevelenko formerly held senior roles at Uber, LinkedIn, Meta and has startup and patent experience.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1311370/000131137025000039/0001311370-25-000039-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1311370/000131137025000039/laz-20250828.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001311370-25-000039

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