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accession: "0001653482-26-000009"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GTLB"
cik: "0001653482"
company_name: "Gitlab Inc."
filed_at: "2026-01-12T23:59:59+00:00"
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event_type: "leadership"
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source: SEC EDGAR
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# GitLab appoints Sivaprasad Padisetty as CTO, reaffirms Q4 and FY2026 guidance

## Summary
- Appointed Sivaprasad Padisetty as CTO, effective January 15, 2026.
- Padisetty previously served as CTO of New Relic (2022-2026); prior roles at Amazon and Microsoft.
- Reaffirmed Q4 and FY2026 guidance previously issued on December 2, 2025.
- No compensation details or material arrangements disclosed in the filing.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001653482-26-000009
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GTLB
- cik: 0001653482
- company_name: Gitlab Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-01-12T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1653482/000165348226000009/0001653482-26-000009-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1653482/000165348226000009/gtlb-20260109.htm

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