Freshworks Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 3, 2025
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On September 3, 2025, Rathna Girish Mathrubootham provided notice to Freshworks Inc. (the “Company”) that he will retire from his roles as Executive Chairman, a Class III member of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), and Chairman of the Board effective December 1, 2025, in order to devote his full-time efforts to Together Fund, the venture fund he co-founded.
Following such notice, the Board appointed Roxanne Austin, Lead Independent Director, to serve as Chairperson of the Board beginning December 1, 2025. Ms. Austin has served as a member of our board of directors and as lead independent director since May 2021. Additionally, Ms. Austin serves on the boards of directors of CrowdStrike and Verizon where she chairs the Audit Committees, and AbbVie, where she is lead independent director. She previously served on the boards of Abbott, Ericsson, Target, and Teledyne. Ms. Austin is a frequent voice on corporate governance and crisis management, and serves as co-chair of the Northwestern Kellogg Corporate Conference. She is currently President & CEO of Austin Investment Advisors. Her previous executive roles include President and COO of DIRECTV, CEO of Move Networks, and CFO of Hughes Electronics. She is also a former Partner of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
Prior to the effective date of his resignation, Mr. Mathrubootham will work with Ms. Austin to facilitate a smooth transition of Board leadership. Mr. Mathrubootham’s resignation was not the result of any disagreement on matters relating to the Company’s operations, policies, or practices. Effective December 1, 2025, the size of the Board will be reduced to nine members and the total number of Class III directors will be reduced to two members.
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Freshworks Inc. | ||||||||
| Dated: September 4, 2025 | ||||||||
| By: | /s/ Pamela Sergeeff | |||||||
| Pamela Sergeeff | ||||||||
| Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel | ||||||||