---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001810806-24-000225"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "U"
cik: "0001810806"
company_name: "Unity Software Inc."
filed_at: "2024-11-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-30T03:45:42.897059+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "low"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Unity appoints Jarrod Yahes as CFO; Q3 letter cites strategic pivot but lacks financial figures

## Summary
- Jarrod Yahes appointed Unity CFO effective Jan 1, 2025; previously CFO of Shutterstock.
- Mark Barrysmith ends interim CFO role same date, remains CAO and principal accounting officer.
- Yahes receives $525K base salary, 75% bonus target, $400K sign-on bonus, and $12M RSU grant.
- Shareholder letter announces cancellation of Runtime Fee for gaming and reversion to subscription model.
- No specific Q3 revenue or EPS figures provided in the furnished letter; financial results not disclosed.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001810806-24-000225
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: U
- cik: 0001810806
- company_name: Unity Software Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-11-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: low
- sec_items: 2.02, 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1810806/000181080624000225/0001810806-24-000225-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1810806/000181080624000225/unity-20241104.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001810806-24-000225
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001810806-24-000225.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Jarrod Yahes was appointed as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Unity Software Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
  source text: On November 7, 2024, Unity announced that Jarrod Yahes, age 49, has been appointed to serve as the Company’s Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective January 1, 2025 (the “ Start Date ”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1810806/000181080624000225/0001810806-24-000225-index.htm
- Executive change
  Mark Barrysmith changed role as Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer at Unity Software Inc..
  - Action: no longer serve as Interim Chief Financial Officer
  - Role: Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer
  source text: On November 7, 2024, the Company announced that Mark Barrysmith, Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer and Interim Chief Financial Officer, would no longer serve as the Interim Chief Financial Officer as of January 1, 2025, but will continue in his role as Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer and will continue as the Principal Accounting Officer.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1810806/000181080624000225/0001810806-24-000225-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.