---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001707753-23-000026"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ESTC"
cik: "0001707753"
company_name: "Elastic N.V."
filed_at: "2023-06-20T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-13T21:26:44.798497+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Elastic nominates Paul Auvil to board; director Chadwick not standing for re-election

## Summary
- Jonathan Chadwick will not stand for re-election at the October 2023 AGM; no disagreement with the company.
- Board nominated Paul Auvil for election as non-executive director at the 2023 AGM, subject to shareholder vote.
- If elected, Auvil will chair the Audit Committee and join the Compensation Committee.
- Auvil served as CFO of Proofpoint (2007-2023) and VMware (2002-2006), and held board seats at One Medical, Quantum, and others.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001707753-23-000026
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ESTC
- cik: 0001707753
- company_name: Elastic N.V.
- filed_at: 2023-06-20T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 8.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1707753/000170775323000026/0001707753-23-000026-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1707753/000170775323000026/estc-20230614.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001707753-23-000026
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001707753-23-000026.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001707753-23-000026.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Jonathan Chadwick departed as non-executive director at Elastic N.V..
  - Action: will not be standing for re-election
  - Role: non-executive director
  source text: On June 14, 2023, Jonathan Chadwick notified the board of directors (the “Board”) of Elastic N.V. (the “Company”) that he will not be standing for re-election as a non-executive director following the expiration of his term at the annual general shareholders meeting in October 2023 (the “2023 AGM”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1707753/000170775323000026/0001707753-23-000026-index.htm

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