---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-25-012740"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "IPDN"
cik: "0001546296"
company_name: "Professional Diversity Network, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-04-23T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-23T08:03:29.918654+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# IPDN appoints Eloisa Sultan and Long Yi to board after two director resignations

## Summary
- Michael D. Belsky resigned April 18; Chris Renn resigned April 19, 2025; neither due to disagreement.
- Eloisa Sultan appointed April 22; she has medical/clinical background and will join the Audit Committee.
- Long Yi appointed April 22; he is CFO of Lakeside Holdings (LSH) and will chair Audit Committee and join Compensation Committee.
- Both new directors' compensation matches other outside directors; no related-party transactions reported.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-25-012740
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: IPDN
- cik: 0001546296
- company_name: Professional Diversity Network, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-04-23T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1546296/000143774925012740/0001437749-25-012740-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1546296/000143774925012740/ipdn20250423_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-25-012740
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-25-012740.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-25-012740.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Michael D. Belsky resigned as Director at Professional Diversity Network, Inc..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Director
  source text: On April 18, 2025, Michael D. Belsky notified the Board of Directors of Professional Diversity Network, Inc. (the “Company”) of his decision to resign from the Company’s Board of Directors effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1546296/000143774925012740/0001437749-25-012740-index.htm
- Executive change
  Long Yi was appointed as Director at Professional Diversity Network, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: appointed Mr. Long Yi to fill the vacancy created by Mr. Chris Renn’s resignation
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1546296/000143774925012740/0001437749-25-012740-index.htm
- Executive change
  Chris Renn resigned as Director at Professional Diversity Network, Inc..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Director
  source text: On April 19, 2025, Chris Renn notified the Company of his decision to resign from the Company’s Board of Directors effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1546296/000143774925012740/0001437749-25-012740-index.htm
- Executive change
  Eloisa Sultan was appointed as Director at Professional Diversity Network, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: appointed Ms. Eloisa Sultan to fill the vacancy created by Mr. Michael D. Belsky’s resignation
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1546296/000143774925012740/0001437749-25-012740-index.htm

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