---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-26-059271"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AFRM"
cik: "0001820953"
company_name: "Affirm Holdings, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-08-27T20:31:12+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-08-27T20:32:14.758615+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "low"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Affirm appoints Michael Linford President; Q4 FY26 results reported but figures not in filing text

## Summary
- Michael Linford appointed President effective Aug 27, 2026; previously COO since Sept 2024 and CFO from Aug 2018-Nov 2024.
- Linford adds oversight of legal, compliance, public affairs, revenue, and global markets; retains brand, finance, risk, audit, people.
- Libor Michalek remains President overseeing engineering, risk, operations, product, design; both report to CEO Max Levchin.
- No change to Linford's compensation; Q4 FY26 results issued Aug 27 but specific figures absent from filing text.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-26-059271
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AFRM
- cik: 0001820953
- company_name: Affirm Holdings, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-08-27T20:31:12+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: low
- sec_items: 2.02, 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1820953/000162828026059271/0001628280-26-059271-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1820953/000162828026059271/afrm-20260825.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-059271
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-059271.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-059271.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Michael Linford was appointed as President at Affirm Holdings, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: President
  source text: the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company appointed Michael Linford to serve as President of the Company, effective August 27, 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1820953/000162828026059271/0001628280-26-059271-index.htm

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