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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Marqeta, Inc. (MQ)

Marqeta Chief Accounting Officer Sarah Barkema to resign effective August 21, 2026

Neutral Impact 2 of 5 leadership Written later

Marqeta said its Chief Accounting Officer and principal accounting officer, Sarah Barkema, will resign effective August 21, 2026, and that her departure is not due to any disagreement over financial statements, internal controls, operations, policies or practices. CFO Patti Kangwankij will take over the principal accounting officer role, and the company plans to search for a new Chief Accounting Officer.

Key points

  • Sarah Barkema informed the company of her resignation on August 10, 2026; effective date is August 21, 2026
  • The company states the departure involves no disagreement on financial statements, internal control, operations, policies or practices
  • CFO Patti Kangwankij will become principal accounting officer after Barkema leaves
  • The company intends to search for a new Chief Accounting Officer; no successor is named

The filing

CompanyMarqeta, Inc. (MQ)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECAug 13, 2026, 5:03 PM ET
Accession number0001522540-26-000068

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 9, 2026, 8:38 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 August 13, 2026.

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