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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Wheels Up Experience Inc. (UP)

Wheels Up Chief Sales Officer Mark Briffa to depart, settlement agreement signed

Neutral Impact 3 of 5 leadership Written later

Wheels Up Experience said its Chief Sales Officer, Mark Briffa, will leave the role and remain with the company to transition his duties through September 1, 2026. David Godsman, the Chief Digital Officer, will lead the global sales organization on an interim basis, and a settlement agreement dated August 12, 2026 sets out Briffa's separation payments and equity treatment.

Key points

  • Briffa agreed on August 10, 2026 to depart as Chief Sales Officer, with his transition running through September 1, 2026.
  • David Godsman takes interim leadership of global sales in addition to his Chief Digital Officer role.
  • Settlement agreement with subsidiary Air Partner Limited provides continued salary through December 31, 2026 and severance lump sums totaling £378,354.82, less deductions.
  • A full-year 2026 bonus is payable in 2027 subject to plan metrics; RSUs and PSUs vest on original schedules through September 1, 2027, and all other equity awards were forfeited.

The filing

CompanyWheels Up Experience Inc. (UP)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECAug 14, 2026, 5:27 PM ET
Accession number0001628280-26-057181

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 9, 2026, 11:43 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 14, 2026.

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