MarketWise Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update, Financial Statements and Exhibits
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Computer Software: Prepackaged Software
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UNITED STATES
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FORM 8-K
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 31, 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.
Appointment of Chief Operating and Financial Officer
On July 31, 2025, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of MarketWise, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Erik Mickels, current Chief Financial Officer of the Company, to the role of Chief Operating Officer, effective as of July 31, 2025. Mr. Mickels will remain Chief Financial Officer, in addition to his new position as Chief Operating Officer of the Company, becoming the Company’s Chief Operating and Financial Officer. There have been no changes to Mr. Mickel’s compensation in connection with his appointment as Chief Operating and Financial Officer of the Company.
Mr. Mickels, age 49, has served as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer since August 2023. Mr. Mickels joined the Company from Trilogy International Partners, Inc., a publicly traded telecommunications company, where he held various roles of increasing responsibility from 2014 to 2023; from 2016 to 2023, Mr. Mickels served as Group Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President; from 2015 to 2016, Mr. Mickels served as Vice President of Finance and Chief Accounting Officer; and from 2014 to 2015, Mr. Mickels served as Vice President and Corporate Controller. From 2000 to 2014, Mr. Mickels served in senior positions at KPMG LLP. Mr. Mickels holds a B.S in Accounting from Hillsdale College, is a graduate of the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School and is a Certified Public Accountant.
There is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Mickels and any other persons pursuant to which Mr. Mickels was appointed to his position. There are no family relationships between Mr. Mickels and any of the Company’s officers or directors. There are no transactions in which Mr. Mickels has an interest requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
On August 6, 2025, the Company issued a press release announcing Mr. Mickels’ appointment as Chief Operating and Financial Officer, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)Exhibits.
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SIGNATURE
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.
| MarketWise, Inc. | ||||||||
Date: August 6, 2025 | By: | /s/ Scott Forney | ||||||
| Name: | Scott Forney | |||||||
| Title: | General Counsel | |||||||