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accession: "0001467623-22-000020"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DBX"
cik: "0001467623"
company_name: "DROPBOX, INC."
filed_at: "2022-03-28T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-26T15:58:36.800325+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Dropbox appoints former Adobe CTO/CPO Abhay Parasnis to board and compensation committee

## Summary
- Abhay Parasnis appointed to Dropbox Board on March 25, 2022; also joins Compensation Committee.
- Parasnis served as CTO, CPO, and CSO at Adobe for seven years; earlier leadership roles at Microsoft, Oracle, IBM.
- He brings over 20 years of experience in scaling businesses and technology strategy.
- Will receive standard non-employee director compensation and enter into indemnification agreement.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001467623-22-000020
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DBX
- cik: 0001467623
- company_name: DROPBOX, INC.
- filed_at: 2022-03-28T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1467623/000146762322000020/0001467623-22-000020-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1467623/000146762322000020/dbx-20220325.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001467623-22-000020
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001467623-22-000020.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Abhay Parasnis was appointed as member of the Board at DROPBOX, INC..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: member of the Board
  source text: On March 25, 2022, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Dropbox, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Abhay Parasnis to serve as a member of the Board.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1467623/000146762322000020/0001467623-22-000020-index.htm

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