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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Five9 (FIVN)

Five9 Director David Welsh Resigns; Sudhakar Ramakrishna Joins Board

Neutral Impact 2 of 5 leadership Written later

Five9 disclosed that director David Welsh resigned from its board on September 26, 2025, with no disagreement with the company cited, and that the board appointed Sudhakar Ramakrishna, CEO and President of SolarWinds, as a new director. Robert Zollars became Lead Independent Director, and board committee chairs were reassigned. The changes are governance updates that do not include any financial results or guidance.

Key points

  • David Welsh resigned as a Class II director, as Lead Independent Director and as chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee, effective September 26, 2025
  • Sudhakar Ramakrishna was appointed to the board on September 26, 2025 as a Class II director with a term expiring at the 2028 annual meeting and joined the Nominating and Governance Committee
  • Robert Zollars became Lead Independent Director, Jonathan Mariner chairs the Nominating and Governance Committee, and Michael Burdiek chairs the Compensation Committee

The filing

CompanyFive9 (FIVN)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECSep 30, 2025, 4:10 PM ET
Accession number0001288847-25-000216

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 6:56 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 September 30, 2025.

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