---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001795586-25-000023"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CHYM"
cik: "0001795586"
company_name: "Chime Financial, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-12-10T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T13:39:28.231453+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.45
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Chime Financial appoints Mark Troughton as President, effective Dec 8

## Summary
- Mark Troughton promoted from COO to President; effective December 8, 2025.
- Annual base salary increased to $525,000; awarded 80,000 RSUs and 160,000 stock options, each vesting over four years.
- Troughton previously served as President at Ring.com through its Amazon acquisition and held senior roles at Green Dot Corporation.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001795586-25-000023
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CHYM
- cik: 0001795586
- company_name: Chime Financial, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-12-10T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.45
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1795586/000179558625000023/0001795586-25-000023-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1795586/000179558625000023/chme-20251208.htm

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