---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001609711-24-000119"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GDDY"
cik: "0001609711"
company_name: "GoDaddy Inc."
filed_at: "2024-06-27T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-01T01:01:06.868096+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# GoDaddy appoints Graham Smith as independent director, effective June 26, 2024

## Summary
- Graham Smith appointed to GoDaddy board as Class I director, effective June 26, 2024.
- Smith will serve on Audit and Finance Committee; determined to be audit committee financial expert.
- Smith receives initial RSU award of $255,000 vesting one year from grant, plus standard director compensation.
- Smith has 30-year career including CFO at Salesforce, board roles at Axon and Procore, former Splunk chair/CEO.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001609711-24-000119
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GDDY
- cik: 0001609711
- company_name: GoDaddy Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-06-27T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1609711/000160971124000119/0001609711-24-000119-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1609711/000160971124000119/gddy-20240626.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001609711-24-000119
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001609711-24-000119.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001609711-24-000119.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Graham Smith was appointed as Director at GoDaddy Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: On June 26, 2024 the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of GoDaddy Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Graham Smith to its Board effective immediately (the “Effective Date”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1609711/000160971124000119/0001609711-24-000119-index.htm

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