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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-25-022212"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: null
cik: "0001831840"
company_name: "SEMrush Holdings, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-05-05T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-22T18:43:10.559024+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Semrush appoints Caroline Tsay to Board of Directors, expanding to nine members

## Summary
- Board size increased from 8 to 9; Caroline Tsay named Class III director effective May 1, 2025.
- Tsay is an independent director and also serves on boards of Coca-Cola (KO) and Morningstar (MORN).
- She is the former CEO and co-founder of Compute Software and held leadership roles at HPE, Yahoo!, and IBM.
- Her compensation matches Semrush's standard non-employee director policy; indemnification agreement approved.
- Appointment reflects board's focus on technology, product, and marketing expertise for continued growth.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-25-022212
- form_type: 8-K
- cik: 0001831840
- company_name: SEMrush Holdings, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-05-05T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1831840/000162828025022212/0001628280-25-022212-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1831840/000162828025022212/semr-20250429.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-25-022212.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Caroline Tsay was appointed as Director (Class III) at SEMrush Holdings, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director (Class III)
  source text: appointed Caroline Tsay to the newly created seat as a Class III director, effective May 1, 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1831840/000162828025022212/0001628280-25-022212-index.htm

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