secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     APPIAN CORP (APPN)
CIK:        0001441683
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2022-04-04T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001441683-22-000030
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.60
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Appian appoints Mark Matheos CFO effective April 1, 2022; Mark Lynch retires
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- Mark Matheos named CFO, effective April 1, 2022; succeeds Mark Lynch who retired after 14 years.
- Matheos served as CAO since Dec 2021; salary $750k, target bonus $250k, RSU grant $510k vesting over 4 years.
- Retention bonuses: $330k (March 2023), $230k (March 2024), $130k (March 2025) plus matching RSU awards.
- Lynch will remain as advisor through Q2 2022 to ensure a smooth transition.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1441683/000144168322000030/0001441683-22-000030-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1441683/000144168322000030/appn-20220404.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001441683-22-000030

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