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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · AppLovin (APP)

AppLovin names Craig Billings independent chairman; CTO and chief legal officer succession set

Neutral Impact 3 of 5 leadership Written later

AppLovin announced leadership changes, including a new independent Chairperson, Craig Billings, effective April 2, 2026, succeeding Adam Foroughi, who remains CEO and a director. The CTO and Chief Legal Officer roles will pass to internal successors, and director Alyssa Harvey Dawson will not stand for re-election at the 2026 Annual Meeting. The filing contains no financial results, so the changes reflect governance and management succession rather than a change in reported performance.

Key points

  • Craig Billings becomes independent Chairperson, effective immediately, succeeding Adam Foroughi, who remains CEO and a Board member.
  • Giovanni Ge will become Chief Technology Officer when Basil Shikin steps down effective July 1, 2026; Shikin will become a Distinguished Engineer.
  • Victoria Valenzuela retires as Chief Administrative & Legal Officer effective August 1, 2026, will consult until May 31, 2027 for $150,000, and is nominated as a director; Corina Cacovean will become Chief Legal Officer.
  • Alyssa Harvey Dawson will not stand for re-election at the 2026 Annual Meeting; the filing says her decision was not due to any disagreement with the Company.

The filing

CompanyAppLovin (APP)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECApr 7, 2026, 4:35 PM ET
Accession number0001751008-26-000014

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 2:16 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on April 07, 2026.

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