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accession: "0001628280-24-001701"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GTLB"
cik: "0001653482"
company_name: "Gitlab Inc."
filed_at: "2024-01-18T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-06T21:58:05.919961+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
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source: SEC EDGAR
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# GitLab appoints Sabrina Farmer as CTO; former Google VP of Engineering

## Summary
- Sabrina Farmer appointed CTO effective Jan 18, 2024; annual salary $450,000, bonus target 60%.
- Former Google VP of Engineering with 19-year tenure; led reliability of billion-user products.
- Will lead GitLab's software engineering, operations, and customer support teams.
- Holds B.S. in Computer Science from University of New Orleans; founded scholarships for women in tech.
- Eligible for severance/change-in-control benefits consistent with other executive officers.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-24-001701
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GTLB
- cik: 0001653482
- company_name: Gitlab Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-01-18T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1653482/000162828024001701/0001628280-24-001701-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1653482/000162828024001701/gtlb-20240118.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-24-001701.txt

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