---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001445305-22-000039"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WK"
cik: "0001445305"
company_name: "WORKIVA INC"
filed_at: "2022-02-22T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-27T06:04:13.648814+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Workiva appoints Julie Iskow as President; CCO takes leave, CTO reduces time

## Summary
- Martin Vanderploeg steps down as President but remains CEO; Julie Iskow (COO) appointed President effective March 1, 2022.
- Julie Iskow receives $1,154,995 in RSUs vesting over three years.
- Chief Customer Officer Mithun Banarjee takes six-month unpaid leave from March 1, 2022; employment agreement amended.
- CTO Jeffrey Trom reduces to half-time role with 50% base salary reduction.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001445305-22-000039
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WK
- cik: 0001445305
- company_name: WORKIVA INC
- filed_at: 2022-02-22T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1445305/000144530522000039/0001445305-22-000039-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1445305/000144530522000039/wk-20220219.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001445305-22-000039
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001445305-22-000039.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001445305-22-000039.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Mithun Banarjee changed role as Chief Customer Officer at WORKIVA INC.
  - Action: stepping down
  - Role: Chief Customer Officer
  source text: On February 20, 2022, Mithun Banarjee informed the Company that he is stepping down from his role as Chief Customer Officer, in order to take a six month, unpaid temporary leave of absence for personal reasons, effective March 1, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1445305/000144530522000039/0001445305-22-000039-index.htm
- Executive change
  Martin J. Vanderploeg changed role as President at WORKIVA INC.
  - Action: stepped down
  - Role: President
  source text: On February 19, 2022, Martin J. Vanderploeg notified Workiva Inc. (the “Company”) of his intention to step down from his role as President of the Company, in order to more fully focus on his role as Chief Executive Officer of the Company, effective March 1, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1445305/000144530522000039/0001445305-22-000039-index.htm
- Executive change
  Julie Iskow was appointed as President at WORKIVA INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: President
  source text: On February 19, 2022, the Company announced that Julie Iskow was appointed as President of the Company, effective March 1, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1445305/000144530522000039/0001445305-22-000039-index.htm
- Executive change
  Jeffrey D. Trom changed role as Chief Technology Officer at WORKIVA INC.
  - Role: Chief Technology Officer
  source text: On February 21, 2022, Jeffrey D. Trom, the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, informed the Company that he will continue to serve as Chief Technology Officer in a half time capacity, effective March 1, 2022, and in connection therewith will surrender certain of his administrative duties as an executive officer to focus on technology.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1445305/000144530522000039/0001445305-22-000039-index.htm

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