---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001441683-24-000022"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "APPN"
cik: "0001441683"
company_name: "APPIAN CORP"
filed_at: "2024-03-29T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-04T05:19:21.612254+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Appian CRO Christopher Jones departs; Q1 and FY 2024 guidance reaffirmed

## Summary
- Chief Revenue Officer Christopher Jones leaving April 1, 2024 to take expanded role at a private software company.
- No replacement named; search initiated; sales leaders to report to CEO Matt Calkins in the interim.
- Company reaffirms Q1 and full-year 2024 guidance provided on February 15, 2024.
- Departure is unplanned; CEO to directly oversee sales organization until successor is found.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001441683-24-000022
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: APPN
- cik: 0001441683
- company_name: APPIAN CORP
- filed_at: 2024-03-29T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 8.01, 2.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1441683/000144168324000022/0001441683-24-000022-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1441683/000144168324000022/appn-20240329.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001441683-24-000022
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001441683-24-000022.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001441683-24-000022.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  APPIAN CORP updated its first quarter and full year ending December 31, 2024 guidance (reaffirmed).
  - Period: first quarter and full year ending December 31, 2024
  - Guidance: reaffirmed
  - Result: guidance update
  source text: The Company is affirming its previously provided guidance for the first quarter and full year ending December 31, 2024, previously provided in its fourth quarter 2023 earnings release and conference call on February 15, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1441683/000144168324000022/0001441683-24-000022-index.htm
- Executive change
  Christopher Jones resigned as Chief Revenue Officer at APPIAN CORP.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Chief Revenue Officer
  source text: On March 25, 2024, Christopher Jones, Chief Revenue Officer of Appian Corporation (the “Company”), notified the Company he will be leaving the Company to take on an expanded role at a privately held software company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1441683/000144168324000022/0001441683-24-000022-index.htm

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