Upwork CFO Erica Gessert takes temporary medical leave; CEO Hayden Brown assumes interim CFO role

UPWORK, INC

CFO Erica Gessert on temporary medical leave effective July 14, 2026; expected return in Q4 2026.
CEO Hayden Brown appointed interim principal financial officer during leave; no additional compensation.
No arrangement or family relationships with other directors/officers; no material interest in transactions.

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Appointed (interim)

Hayden Brown

interim principal financial officer

UPWK · UPWORK, INC

Effective: 2026-07-14
Filed: July 16, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

During Ms. Gessert’s leave, Hayden Brown, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, will assume the role of the Company’s interim principal financial officer.

Departed

Erica Gessert

Chief Financial Officer and principal financial officer

UPWK · UPWORK, INC

Effective: 2026-07-14
Successor: Hayden Brown
Filed: July 16, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Effective July 14, 2026, Upwork Inc.’s, or the Company’s, Chief Financial Officer and principal financial officer, Erica Gessert, will take a temporary medical leave.

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Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Hayden Brown was appointed as interim principal financial officer at UPWORK, INC.

Action: appointed
Role: interim principal financial officer

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During Ms. Gessert’s leave, Hayden Brown, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, will assume the role of the Company’s interim principal financial officer.

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Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Erica Gessert departed as Chief Financial Officer and principal financial officer at UPWORK, INC.

Action: took medical leave
Role: Chief Financial Officer and principal financial officer

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Effective July 14, 2026, Upwork Inc.’s, or the Company’s, Chief Financial Officer and principal financial officer, Erica Gessert, will take a temporary medical leave.

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