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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001627475-25-000050"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "UPWK"
cik: "0001627475"
company_name: "UPWORK, INC"
filed_at: "2025-08-12T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T14:35:50.212052+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Upwork appoints Anthony Kappus as first COO effective Sept 2; promotes Rabinovich to CTO, McQuown to CLO

## Summary
- Anthony Kappus named COO, effective Sep 2, 2025; previously Redfin Chief of Digital Revenue and Chief Legal Officer.
- Kappus receives $500K base salary, 60% target bonus, $7.25M RSU award vesting over 4 years.
- Andrew Rabinovich expanded to CTO, leading engineering, IT, and AI/ML; Jacob McQuown promoted to CLO.
- AI enhancements contributed >$80M lift in GSV in 2025, per the press release.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001627475-25-000050
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: UPWK
- cik: 0001627475
- company_name: UPWORK, INC
- filed_at: 2025-08-12T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1627475/000162747525000050/0001627475-25-000050-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1627475/000162747525000050/upwork-20250812.htm

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