8-K
filed June 10, 2026, 4:07 PM ET
ticker YELP
CIK 0001345016
leadership
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.55
Yelp CPO Craig Saldanha resigns; Akhil Kuduvalli Ramesh to succeed; ESPP share increase approved
YELP INC
- Craig Saldanha resigns as Chief Product Officer effective July 3, 2026 after more than four years.
- Akhil Kuduvalli Ramesh, SVP Product, appointed as new Chief Product Officer.
- Shareholders approved amendment to ESPP, increasing shares available by 2.1 million to 2,930,387.
- All nine director nominees elected with over 96% support; say-on-pay passed with 93.7%.
- Deloitte & Touche ratified as independent auditor for FY2026 with 99.4% votes for.
Key facts
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Executive change
SEC 8-K Item 5.02
confidence 0.95
Craig Saldanha departed as Chief Product Officer at YELP INC.
- Action
- notified the Company of his decision to step down
- Role
- Chief Product Officer
Exact text from the filing
Craig Saldanha notified the Company of his decision to step down from his position as Chief Product Officer, effective July 3, 2026, after more than four years with the Company.
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Executive change
SEC 8-K Item 5.02
confidence 0.95
Akhil Kuduvalli Ramesh was appointed as Chief Product Officer at YELP INC.
- Action
- appointed to serve as Chief Product Officer
- Role
- Chief Product Officer
Exact text from the filing
Akhil Kuduvalli Ramesh, the Company’s Senior Vice President, Product has been appointed to serve as Chief Product Officer following such date.
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
YELP INC shareholders approved Election of nine directors at the 2026-06-05 meeting.
- Proposal
- director election
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-06-05
Exact text from the filing
Each of the nine nominees for director was elected to serve until the Company’s 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, or until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified. The voting results were as follows: Director Name Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes Percentage of Votes In Favor Fred D. Anderson, Jr. 43,614,940 920,005 38,309 6,466,581 97.9% Christine Barone 44,318,372 240,917 13,965 6,466,581 99.5% Robert Gibbs 43,574,293 984,143 14,818 6,466,581 97.8% Logan Green 44,403,303 155,148 14,803 6,466,581 99.7% Diane Irvine 43,163,259 1,395,240 14,755 6,466,581 96.9% Dan Jedda 44,378,245 180,195 14,814 6,466,581 99.6% Sharon Rothstein 43,903,963 648,507 20,784 6,466,581 98.5% Jeremy Stoppelman 44,138,944 420,404 13,906 6,466,581 99.1% Tony Wells 44,302,948 255,694 14,612 6,466,581 99.4%
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
YELP INC shareholders approved Ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent registered public accounting firm at the 2026-06-05 meeting.
- Proposal
- auditor ratification
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-06-05
Exact text from the filing
The Company’s stockholders ratified the selection made by the Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2026. The voting results were as follows: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes Percentage of Votes In Favor 50,756,544 234,427 48,864 — 99.4%
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
YELP INC shareholders approved Advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation at the 2026-06-05 meeting.
- Proposal
- say on pay
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-06-05
Exact text from the filing
The Company’s stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement. The voting results were as follows: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes Percentage of Votes In Favor 41,743,122 2,796,717 33,415 6,466,581 93.7%
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
YELP INC shareholders approved Approval of amendment and restatement of the 2012 Employee Stock Purchase Plan at the 2026-06-05 meeting.
- Proposal
- equity plan
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-06-05
Exact text from the filing
The Company’s stockholders approved the Restated ESPP. The voting results were as follows: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes Percentage of Votes In Favor 44,278,578 276,172 18,504 6,466,581 99.3%
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