---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001707753-26-000036"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ESTC"
cik: "0001707753"
company_name: "Elastic N.V."
filed_at: "2026-08-27T20:16:33+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-08-27T20:18:05.073872+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Elastic nominates Julia Liuson to board; Caryn Marooney to depart at Oct 2026 AGM

## Summary
- Caryn Marooney will not stand for re-appointment as non-executive director; term expires at October 2026 AGM.
- Board nominated Julia Liuson (ex-President, Microsoft Developer Division; led GitHub Copilot AI integration) for board seat.
- Liuson's appointment subject to shareholder vote at 2026 AGM; she would join Compensation Committee if elected.
- Liuson also serves on boards of Cadence Design Systems and Wanderboat.AI; board observer at Schneider Electric.
- Marooney's departure not due to disagreement with company; planned succession disclosed Aug 24, 2026.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001707753-26-000036
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ESTC
- cik: 0001707753
- company_name: Elastic N.V.
- filed_at: 2026-08-27T20:16:33+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1707753/000170775326000036/0001707753-26-000036-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1707753/000170775326000036/estc-20260824.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001707753-26-000036
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001707753-26-000036.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001707753-26-000036.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Caryn Marooney was appointed as non-executive director at Elastic N.V..
  - Action: will not stand for re-appointment
  - Role: non-executive director
  source text: On August 24, 2026, Caryn Marooney notified the board of directors (the “Board”) of Elastic N.V. (the “Company” or “Elastic”) that she will not be standing for re-appointment as a non-executive director following the expiration of her term at the annual general shareholders meeting in October 2026 (the “2026 AGM”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1707753/000170775326000036/0001707753-26-000036-index.htm

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