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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Etsy (ETSY)

Etsy names Kruti Patel Goyal CEO effective January 1, 2026; Josh Silverman to step down

Neutral Impact 4 of 5 leadership Written later

Etsy said President and Chief Growth Officer Kruti Patel Goyal will become Chief Executive Officer and join the Board effective January 1, 2026, replacing Josh Silverman, who will resign as CEO effective December 31, 2025 and serve as Executive Chair through December 31, 2026. The filing also sets out pay terms for both executives, including a $700,000 base salary for Patel Goyal and a $420,000 base salary for Silverman, and notes that Fred Wilson will step down as Board Chair but remain a director.

Key points

  • Kruti Patel Goyal, age 49, to become CEO and President effective January 1, 2026, with a base salary of $700,000 and a 100% target bonus
  • Josh Silverman resigns as CEO effective December 31, 2025; Executive Chair through December 31, 2026, then Senior Advisor until April 1, 2027
  • Etsy intends to grant Patel Goyal promotion equity of about $16,000,000 and Silverman PSUs of about $8,000,000, subject to Compensation Committee approval
  • Fred Wilson, Board Chair since 2017, will step down as Chairman but continue as a Board member

The filing

CompanyEtsy (ETSY)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECOct 29, 2025, 6:59 AM ET
Accession number0001370637-25-000097

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 12:57 AM ET, from this filing 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 October 29, 2025.

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