---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-25-025810"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "IPDN"
cik: "0001546296"
company_name: "Professional Diversity Network, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-08-11T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T15:25:33.005578+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Professional Diversity Network appoints Yiran Gu as CFO and director; Lisa Fan resigns as interim CFO

## Summary
- Lisa Fan resigned as interim CFO effective Aug 7, 2025; no disagreement with the company.
- Board appointed Yiran Gu as CFO effective Aug 8, 2025, and also as a director filling a vacancy.
- Gu brings experience from Koala Malta (chief strategy officer) and GNET Tech; holds MA from Univ. of York.
- Employment agreement: 12-month term, base salary $100k/yr in stock, severance on change of control.
- Gu entered into standard indemnification agreement with the company.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-25-025810
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: IPDN
- cik: 0001546296
- company_name: Professional Diversity Network, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-08-11T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1546296/000143774925025810/0001437749-25-025810-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1546296/000143774925025810/ipdn20250808_8k.htm

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