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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001522540-26-000040"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MQ"
cik: "0001522540"
company_name: "Marqeta, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-05-08T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T21:04:51.397571+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Marqeta appoints Lukasz Strozek as CTO, effective May 18, 2026

## Summary
- Strozek most recently served as CTO of LendingClub; held prior CTO role at Hippo Insurance.
- Annual base salary of $475k; eligible for 75% annual bonus and $100k sign-on bonus with one-year retention.
- Awarded RSUs valued at $7.6M vesting over ~3 years and PSUs valued at $1.9M under 2021 equity plan.
- CEO Mike Milotich cites his deep technical expertise and track record of scaling engineering teams.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001522540-26-000040
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MQ
- cik: 0001522540
- company_name: Marqeta, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-05-08T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1522540/000152254026000040/0001522540-26-000040-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1522540/000152254026000040/mq-20260508.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001522540-26-000040
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001522540-26-000040.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001522540-26-000040.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Lukasz Strozek was appointed as Chief Technology Officer at Marqeta, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Technology Officer
  source text: announced the appointment of Lukasz Strozek as Chief Technology Officer, effective May 18, 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1522540/000152254026000040/0001522540-26-000040-index.htm

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