Marqeta Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 21, 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.
Principal Accounting Officer
As of October 21, 2025, the Board of Directors of Marqeta, Inc. (the “Company” or “Marqeta”) designated Sarah Barkema, the Company’s Chief Accounting Officer, as the Company’s Principal Accounting Officer, effective as of the same date. In connection with Ms. Barkema’s designation, Mike Milotich, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, will no longer be designated as the Company’s Principal Accounting Officer.
Ms. Barkema, age 43, has served as Chief Accounting Officer at Marqeta since September 2024. Prior to joining Marqeta, she served as the Chief Accounting Officer at Stitch Fix, Inc. from November 2021 until September 2024. Previously, she held financial leadership roles at Fortive, from February 2018 until November 2021, and VF Corporation from October 2016 until February 2018. Throughout her career, Ms. Barkema has held accounting and reporting roles at companies including NW Natural, Nike, and Deloitte & Touche. She has a BBA in Accounting from the University of Iowa and earned an MBA in Accounting from Pittsburg State University.
Ms. Barkema has no family relationships with any director, executive officer or person nominated or chosen by the Company to become a director or executive officer of the Company. Ms. Barkema is not a party to any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
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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.
| MARQETA, INC. | |||||
| Date: October 24, 2025 | /s/ Michael (Mike) Milotich | ||||
| Michael (Mike) Milotich | |||||
| Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer | |||||