---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001327811-24-000106"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WDAY"
cik: "0001327811"
company_name: "Workday, Inc."
filed_at: "2024-06-20T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-01T03:16:30.891660+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Workday appoints Michael Speiser, AI pioneer and former Snowflake CEO, to board

## Summary
- Michael Speiser elected to Workday board as independent Class I director, effective June 18, 2024.
- Speiser is a managing director at Sutter Hill Ventures and former part-time CEO of Snowflake; brings AI expertise.
- Speiser receives one-time RSU grant of $750,000 and annual director RSU grants totaling $345,000.
- At annual meeting, stockholders re-elected Bhusri, Bogan, Doughtie as Class III directors with over 88% support.
- Stockholders approved advisory say-on-pay (565M for, 126M against) and officer exculpation charter amendment.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001327811-24-000106
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WDAY
- cik: 0001327811
- company_name: Workday, Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-06-20T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1327811/000132781124000106/0001327811-24-000106-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1327811/000132781124000106/wday-20240618.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001327811-24-000106
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001327811-24-000106.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001327811-24-000106.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Michael L. Speiser was appointed as Class I director at Workday, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Class I director
  source text: On and effective June 18, 2024, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Workday, Inc. (“Workday”) appointed Michael L. Speiser as a Class I director
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1327811/000132781124000106/0001327811-24-000106-index.htm

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