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Issuer:     APPIAN CORP (APPN)
CIK:        0001441683
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-01-21T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001441683-26-000003
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.40
Item codes: 5.02, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Appian appoints ScienceLogic CEO David Link to Board of Directors
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- David Link, Co-Founder & CEO of ScienceLogic, will join Appian Board effective Jan 25, 2026.
- Link also appointed to Audit Committee; Board determined independent per Nasdaq and SEC rules.
- Annual board retainer of $250,000, paid half in cash and half in fully-vested Class A common stock.
- Link holds over 12 technology patents in IT management; prior senior roles at Interliant and IBM.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1441683/000144168326000003/0001441683-26-000003-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1441683/000144168326000003/appn-20260121.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001441683-26-000003

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