---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001387131-23-009604"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MELI"
cik: "0001099590"
company_name: "MERCADOLIBRE INC"
filed_at: "2023-08-10T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-11T16:26:51.166893+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# MercadoLibre appoints Martín de los Santos as CFO; Pedro Arnt resigns

## Summary
- Pedro Arnt resigns as EVP and CFO effective Aug 10, 2023 to pursue new opportunity; not due to any disagreement.
- Martín de los Santos appointed SVP and CFO, effective Aug 10, 2023; previously SVP of Mercado Crédito.
- De los Santos' 2023 base salary set at $461,954, target bonus 23% of salary, long-term incentive raised to $1.8M.
- Andrés Anavi succeeds de los Santos as SVP of Mercado Pago's Crédito division; Anavi joined in 2021 from BCG.
- De los Santos rejoins finance leadership after launching and scaling the Credits unit over 7 years.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001387131-23-009604
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MELI
- cik: 0001099590
- company_name: MERCADOLIBRE INC
- filed_at: 2023-08-10T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1099590/000138713123009604/0001387131-23-009604-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1099590/000138713123009604/meli-8k_080923.htm

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## Key facts
- Executive change
  Pedro Arnt resigned as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at MERCADOLIBRE INC.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
  source text: Pedro Arnt informed MercadoLibre, Inc. (the “Company”) of his decision to resign from his position as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, effective as of August 10, 2023
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1099590/000138713123009604/0001387131-23-009604-index.htm
- Executive change
  Martín de los Santos was appointed as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at MERCADOLIBRE INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
  source text: On August 10, 2023, the Board of Directors of the Company appointed Martín de los Santos, who currently serves as the Company’s Senior Vice President of Mercado Credito, to serve as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective August 10, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1099590/000138713123009604/0001387131-23-009604-index.htm

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