---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001327811-22-000112"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WDAY"
cik: "0001327811"
company_name: "Workday, Inc."
filed_at: "2022-06-22T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-24T23:54:27.385969+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Workday appoints Wayne A.I. Frederick, M.D. to board of directors

## Summary
- Dr. Frederick is president of Howard University (since July 2014) and brings experience in higher education and healthcare.
- He receives a one-time RSU grant of $750,000, vesting one-fourth on July 15, 2023, then quarterly over 12 quarters.
- He also receives an annual RSU grant of $320,000 under the non-employee director compensation program, vesting on May 15 of the following year.
- Board determined Dr. Frederick is independent per Nasdaq rules; Howard University paid Workday $4,032,636 in FY2022 as an arms-length customer.
- Dr. Frederick serves on boards of Forma Therapeutics, Humana, Insulet, and Mutual of America.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001327811-22-000112
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WDAY
- cik: 0001327811
- company_name: Workday, Inc.
- filed_at: 2022-06-22T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1327811/000132781122000112/0001327811-22-000112-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1327811/000132781122000112/wday-20220622.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001327811-22-000112
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001327811-22-000112.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001327811-22-000112.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Wayne A. I. Frederick, M.D. was appointed as Class II director at Workday, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Class II director
  source text: On and effective June 22, 2022, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Workday, Inc. (“Workday”) appointed Wayne A. I. Frederick, M.D. as a Class II director
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1327811/000132781122000112/0001327811-22-000112-index.htm

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