---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-23-001366"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SKLZ"
cik: "0001801661"
company_name: "Skillz Inc."
filed_at: "2023-01-20T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-20T12:36:23.305754+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Skillz appoints Alex Mandel to board; director Mehta-Krantz resigns

## Summary
- Alex Mandel, CFO of The Influential Network, joins Skillz board effective Jan 20, 2023.
- Vandana Mehta-Krantz resigned same day; no disagreement with company operations or policies.
- Mandel appointed to Audit Committee; board determined independent under NYSE rules.
- Mandel previously CFO of Fluent (FLNT), IAC Applications, and LendingTree (TREE).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-23-001366
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SKLZ
- cik: 0001801661
- company_name: Skillz Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-01-20T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1801661/000162828023001366/0001628280-23-001366-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1801661/000162828023001366/sklz-20230120.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-23-001366
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-23-001366.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-23-001366.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Vandana Mehta-Krantz resigned as Director at Skillz Inc..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Director
  source text: On January 20, 2023, Vandana Mehta-Krantz notified the Company of her decision to resign from the Board, effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1801661/000162828023001366/0001628280-23-001366-index.htm
- Executive change
  Alexander Mandel was appointed as Director at Skillz Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: On January 20, 2023, a majority in voting power of the shares of capital stock of Skillz Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Mr. Alexander Mandel to the Board of Directors (the “Board”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1801661/000162828023001366/0001628280-23-001366-index.htm

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