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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 June 1, 2025, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Digimarc Corporation (the “Company”) approved the appointment of Carle Quinn as the Company’s Chief Operating Officer, effective immediately. Ms. Quinn, age 49, previously served as Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer of the Company, a position she had held since April 29, 2024, where she led all aspects of the human resources function globally for the Company. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Quinn served as Chief People Officer of Workato, making significant contributions during a period of rapid growth, and served as Global Vice President of GTM Strategy and Customer Value at Citrix, where she led customer engagement transformation initiatives that more than doubled growth in key solution areas. Prior to that, as Global Vice President of Value Experience at SAP SuccessFactors, she led a global team of over 400 professionals overseeing strategic value selling, solution and technology advisory, and value realization functions, driving a 50% increase in conversion rates and exceeding growth targets.
Ms. Quinn will be entitled to participate in the Company’s annual cash incentive program, long-term equity incentive program, and other benefit programs generally available to employees of the Company.
| Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On June 4, 2025, the Company issued a press release announcing the appointment of Ms. Quinn as Chief Operating Officer. The press release is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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| 99.1 | Press Release issued by the Company, dated June 4, 2025 | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) | |
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.
Date: June 5, 2025
| By: | /s/ George Karamanos | |
| George Karamanos | ||
| Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary |