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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001957132-26-000005"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SN"
cik: "0001957132"
company_name: "SharkNinja, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-01-20T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T09:37:25.666104+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# SharkNinja appoints Kaitlin Folan as Chief Accounting Officer, effective Jan 20, 2026

## Summary
- Folan will serve as Principal Accounting Officer, reporting to CFO Adam Quigley.
- Base salary of $450,000, annual bonus target of 40% of salary under Global Annual Bonus Plan.
- One-time signing bonus of $240,000 paid in two equal installments at 90 and 180 days.
- Equity recommendation of $1.2M in RSUs (30% time-vesting, 70% performance-vesting over 3 years); cash alternative possible.
- Folan previously served as CAO of Katapult Holdings and VP Financial Accounting at BJ's Wholesale Club.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001957132-26-000005
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SN
- cik: 0001957132
- company_name: SharkNinja, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-01-20T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1957132/000195713226000005/0001957132-26-000005-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1957132/000195713226000005/sharkninja-20260119.htm

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