---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001828972-23-000224"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BZFD"
cik: "0001828972"
company_name: "BuzzFeed, Inc."
filed_at: "2023-12-29T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-07T06:01:16.003995+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# BuzzFeed President Marcela Martin resigns effective Jan 12, 2024; no replacement planned

## Summary
- President Marcela Martin resigns effective Jan 12, 2024 to pursue other opportunities.
- Company will not seek a replacement; responsibilities absorbed by CEO and management team.
- No severance paid; accelerated vesting of 235,920 RSUs originally due Feb 1, 2024 to Jan 12, 2024.
- Resignation not due to any disagreement with the company's operations, policies, or practices.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001828972-23-000224
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BZFD
- cik: 0001828972
- company_name: BuzzFeed, Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-12-29T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1828972/000182897223000224/0001828972-23-000224-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1828972/000182897223000224/bzfd-20231229.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001828972-23-000224
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001828972-23-000224.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001828972-23-000224.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Marcela Martin resigned as President at BuzzFeed, Inc..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: President
  source text: On December 29, 2023, Marcela Martin announced her intention to resign as President of BuzzFeed, Inc. (the “Company”), effective January 12, 2024, in order to pursue other opportunities.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1828972/000182897223000224/0001828972-23-000224-index.htm

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