---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001829126-25-001795"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: null
cik: "0001740742"
company_name: "TransparentBusiness, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-03-14T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-24T18:43:16.634029+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Unicoin appoints Germán Montoya as COO; Mariano Dall'Orso becomes Strategic Advisor

## Summary
- Mariano Dall'Orso no longer COO; named Strategic Advisor to CEO, effective March 10, 2025.
- Germán Montoya appointed COO effective March 10, 2025; over 20 years experience in tech transformation.
- Montoya receives $100,000 base salary plus 120,000 unicoins/unicoin rights, plus performance bonuses.
- Montoya previously founder/CEO of Wao! social e-commerce platform and founding partner of Fuel Venture Capital.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001829126-25-001795
- form_type: 8-K
- cik: 0001740742
- company_name: TransparentBusiness, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-03-14T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1740742/000182912625001795/0001829126-25-001795-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1740742/000182912625001795/unicoin_8k.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001829126-25-001795
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001829126-25-001795.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Mariano Dall'Orso was named as Strategic Advisor to the Chief Executive Officer at TransparentBusiness, Inc..
  - Action: named
  - Role: Strategic Advisor to the Chief Executive Officer
  source text: On March 10, 2025, Mariano Dall’Orso, Chief Operating Officer of Unicoin Inc. (the “Company”), was named as a Strategic Advisor to the Chief Executive Officer, effective March 10, 2025, and Mr. Dall’Orso no longer holds the title of Chief Operating Officer of the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1740742/000182912625001795/0001829126-25-001795-index.htm
- Executive change
  Germán Montoya was appointed as Chief Operating Officer at TransparentBusiness, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Operating Officer
  source text: In addition, on March 10, 2025, the Company appointed Germán Montoya to serve as Chief Operating Officer, effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1740742/000182912625001795/0001829126-25-001795-index.htm

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