---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001576427-25-000004"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CRTO"
cik: "0001576427"
company_name: "Criteo S.A."
filed_at: "2025-01-14T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-28T02:03:39.508868+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Criteo appoints Michael Komasinski as CEO effective Feb 15, 2025, succeeding retiring Megan Clarken

## Summary
- Michael Komasinski appointed CEO effective Feb 15, 2025; Megan Clarken retires and stays as senior advisor for transition.
- Komasinski, 54, was CEO of the Americas and President of Global Data & Technology at dentsu, leading over 14,000 staff.
- Compensation: $750k base salary, target bonus 100% of base, sign-on cash $1M, sign-on equity $2M, annual equity $5M.
- Sign-on equity is 30% RSUs, 70% PSUs (35% financial, 35% TSR-based); annual equity same mix.
- Komasinski has over 20 years in AdTech, led AI transformation at dentsu, and holds board seats on Ad Council, Meta, and Microsoft advisory boards.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001576427-25-000004
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CRTO
- cik: 0001576427
- company_name: Criteo S.A.
- filed_at: 2025-01-14T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1576427/000157642725000004/0001576427-25-000004-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1576427/000157642725000004/crto-20250114.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001576427-25-000004.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Michael Komasinski was appointed as Chief Executive Officer at Criteo S.A..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer
  source text: appointed Michael Komasinski as Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board effective February 15, 2025
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1576427/000157642725000004/0001576427-25-000004-index.htm
- Executive change
  Megan Clarken retired as Chief Executive Officer at Criteo S.A..
  - Action: retired
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer
  source text: Megan Clarken who, as previously announced, is retiring from her current position as Chief Executive Officer and from the Board
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1576427/000157642725000004/0001576427-25-000004-index.htm

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