---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001522540-23-000004"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MQ"
cik: "0001522540"
company_name: "Marqeta, Inc."
filed_at: "2023-01-26T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-20T08:09:41.935000+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Marqeta names Simon Khalaf as CEO effective Jan 31; founder Gardner becomes Executive Chairman

## Summary
- Simon Khalaf appointed CEO and board member starting Jan 31, 2023; base salary $575k, 100% bonus target, RSUs and options each valued ~$7.625M vesting over ~3 years.
- Founder Jason Gardner steps down as CEO but becomes Executive Chairman with $330k base salary and 75% bonus target.
- Todd Pollack named Chief Revenue Officer, effective Jan 31; previously Chief Commercial Officer at Ancestry and 13 years at Google.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001522540-23-000004
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MQ
- cik: 0001522540
- company_name: Marqeta, Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-01-26T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1522540/000152254023000004/0001522540-23-000004-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1522540/000152254023000004/mq-20230126.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001522540-23-000004
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001522540-23-000004.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001522540-23-000004.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Simon Khalaf was appointed as Chief Executive Officer at Marqeta, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer
  source text: On January 26, 2023, Marqeta, Inc. (the “Company”) announced the appointment of Simon Khalaf as Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), effective January 31, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1522540/000152254023000004/0001522540-23-000004-index.htm
- Executive change
  Jason Gardner was appointed as Executive Chairman at Marqeta, Inc..
  - Action: resigned as Chief Executive Officer and appointed as Executive Chairman
  - Role: Executive Chairman
  source text: On January 26, 2023, Jason Gardner resigned as Chief Executive Officer, effective as of January 31, 2023. The Board appointed Mr. Gardner to serve as Executive Chairman of the Board, effective January 31, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1522540/000152254023000004/0001522540-23-000004-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.