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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001373715-21-000266"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NOW"
cik: "0001373715"
company_name: "ServiceNow, Inc."
filed_at: "2021-08-25T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-29T07:48:57.059117+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# ServiceNow appoints Uber CTO Sukumar Rathnam to Board of Directors

## Summary
- Board expanded from 11 to 12 members; Rathnam effective August 20, 2021.
- Rathnam currently serves as Chief Technology Officer at Uber.
- He previously held leadership roles at Amazon, Microsoft, PeopleSoft, and Oracle.
- Rathnam determined to be independent under NYSE listing standards.
- He will receive standard non-employee director compensation and equity awards.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001373715-21-000266
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NOW
- cik: 0001373715
- company_name: ServiceNow, Inc.
- filed_at: 2021-08-25T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1373715/000137371521000266/0001373715-21-000266-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1373715/000137371521000266/now-20210820.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001373715-21-000266
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001373715-21-000266.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001373715-21-000266.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Sukumar Rathnam was appointed as Director at ServiceNow, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: appointed Sukumar Rathnam to serve as a director.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1373715/000137371521000266/0001373715-21-000266-index.htm

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