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form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ESTC"
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company_name: "Elastic N.V."
filed_at: "2023-12-11T23:59:59+00:00"
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source: SEC EDGAR
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# Elastic appoints Mark Dodds as Chief Revenue Officer, effective Dec 7, 2023

## Summary
- Dodds reports to CEO Ash Kulkarni; responsible for global go-to-market including sales, customer success, and partnerships.
- He brings 23 years of Cisco experience, most recently as SVP of Global Services & Software Sales.
- Compensation: $500k base salary, 60% target bonus, $200k sign-on bonus, and $10M RSU vesting over 4 years.
- Appointment aims to drive revenue growth and build on Elastic's momentum in generative AI and search analytics.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001707753-23-000062
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ESTC
- cik: 0001707753
- company_name: Elastic N.V.
- filed_at: 2023-12-11T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1707753/000170775323000062/0001707753-23-000062-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1707753/000170775323000062/estc-20231207.htm

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