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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001345016-22-000010"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "YELP"
cik: "0001345016"
company_name: "YELP INC"
filed_at: "2022-02-03T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-27T11:35:39.085433+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Yelp CPO Vivek Patel steps down; Craig Saldanha named successor effective Feb 14, 2022

## Summary
- Vivek Patel steps down as Chief Product Officer effective Feb 14, 2022; remains advisor through May 20, 2022.
- Craig Saldanha appointed new CPO effective Feb 14, 2022; joins from Amazon (Prime Video) and Intel.
- No reason for departure disclosed; transition agreement to be finalized.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001345016-22-000010
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: YELP
- cik: 0001345016
- company_name: YELP INC
- filed_at: 2022-02-03T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 8.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1345016/000134501622000010/0001345016-22-000010-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1345016/000134501622000010/yelp-20220128.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001345016-22-000010
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001345016-22-000010.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001345016-22-000010.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Vivek Patel departed as Chief Product Officer at YELP INC.
  - Action: stepped down
  - Role: Chief Product Officer
  source text: On January 28, 2022, Vivek Patel notified Yelp Inc. (the “Company”) of his decision to step down from his position as Chief Product Officer, effective February 14, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1345016/000134501622000010/0001345016-22-000010-index.htm

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