---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001327811-25-000041"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WDAY"
cik: "0001327811"
company_name: "Workday, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-02-25T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-26T04:32:38.852572+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Workday appoints Gerrit Kazmaier President, Product & Technology; Sayan Chakraborty retires

## Summary
- Gerrit Kazmaier (ex-Google Cloud, SAP) named President, Product and Technology effective March 10, 2025.
- Kazmaier will receive $700K base salary, $1M signing bonus, RSUs valued at ~$18M (4-yr vest) and sign-on RSUs ~$12M (2-yr vest).
- Outgoing President Sayan Chakraborty will serve as advisor through June 2, 2025, then continue consulting through December 2, 2025 with equity vesting.
- Kazmaier will lead Workday's innovation strategy and product/tech organization; no additional equity grants until April 2026.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001327811-25-000041
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WDAY
- cik: 0001327811
- company_name: Workday, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-02-25T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1327811/000132781125000041/0001327811-25-000041-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1327811/000132781125000041/wday-20250220.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001327811-25-000041
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001327811-25-000041.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Sayan Chakraborty departed as President, Product and Technology at Workday, Inc..
  - Action: retire
  - Role: President, Product and Technology
  source text: In connection with the appointment of Mr. Kazmaier, Sayan Chakraborty will retire from his role at Workday as President, Product and Technology, effective as of the Effective Date.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1327811/000132781125000041/0001327811-25-000041-index.htm
- Executive change
  Gerrit Kazmaier was appointed as President, Product and Technology at Workday, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: President, Product and Technology
  source text: On February 20, 2025, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Workday, Inc. (“Workday”) appointed Gerrit Kazmaier as President, Product and Technology of Workday, effective March 10, 2025 (the “Effective Date”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1327811/000132781125000041/0001327811-25-000041-index.htm

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