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MongoDB replaced six C-level executives in the three years post-IPO

Dev Ittycheria · Fireside Chat: Dev Ittycheria (President & CEO, MongoDB) with Matt Turck (Partner, FirstMark) · Apr 27, 2021 · at 36:45

Dev Ittycheria, President and CEO of MongoDB, discusses executive talent scaling and executive turnover after taking MongoDB public.

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“It's a, it's not a secret, but since we've gone public three and a half years ago, we've had six C-level changes, right?”

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MongoDB experienced six C-level executive changes in the three and a half years following its initial public offering.

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Assessment

MongoDB's SEC filings (Forms 8-K and DEF 14A) and official press releases confirm that between its October 19, 2017 IPO and April 27, 2021, the company recorded exactly six C-level executive changes: (1) Michael Gordon adding Chief Operating Officer to his CFO title in November 2018; (2) Cedric Pech's appointment as Chief Revenue Officer in February 2019 following Carlos Delatorre's resignation; (3) Eliot Horowitz's resignation as Chief Technology Officer in March 2020; (4) Mark Porter's appointment as Chief Technology Officer in June 2020; (5) Harsha Jalihal's appointment as Chief People Officer in August 2020; and (6) Rishi Dave's appointment as Chief Marketing Officer in August 2020 following Meagen Eisenberg's resignation.

MongoDB SEC Form 8-K (Dec 4, 2018): Michael Gordon appointed COO in addition to CFO.
MongoDB Press Release / DEF 14A (Feb 2019 / May 2019): Cedric Pech appointed CRO succeeding Carlos Delatorre.
MongoDB SEC Form 8-K (Mar 17, 2020): Eliot Horowitz announced resignation as CTO.
MongoDB SEC Form 8-K (Jun 29, 2020): Mark Porter appointed CTO.
MongoDB Press Release (Aug 3, 2020): Harsha Jalihal appointed Chief People Officer.
MongoDB Press Release (Aug 17, 2020): Rishi Dave appointed Chief Marketing Officer.

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[1] sec.gov [2] mongodb.com [3] sec.gov [4] stockanalysis.com [5] mongodb.com [6] globenewswire.com [7] mongodb.com [8] sec.gov

"MongoDB" "Chief Marketing Officer" 2018 OR 2019 "MongoDB, Inc." "Item 5.02" "2017" OR "2018" OR "2019" OR "2020" OR "2021" "MongoDB" "Chief Revenue Officer" 2017 OR 2018 OR 2019 OR 2020 OR 2021 site:sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1441816 "Item 5.02" "MongoDB" "Chief Information Officer" 2017 OR 2018 OR 2019 OR 2020 OR 2021 MongoDB C-level executive changes 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 "MongoDB" "Chief People Officer" 2017 OR 2018 OR 2019 OR 2020 OR 2021 "MongoDB" "Form 8-K" "Item 5.02" "2018" OR "2019" OR "2020" OR "2021" MongoDB executive changes IPO 2017 to 2021 SEC filings 8-K "Dan Heasman" "MongoDB" "Chief People Officer" MongoDB appoints chief 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 "MongoDB" "Chief" "2017" OR "2018" OR "2019" OR "2020" OR "2021" site:sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1441816 "MongoDB" "Chief Marketing Officer" 2017 OR 2018 OR 2019 OR 2020 OR 2021 MongoDB CFO CTO CMO CRO departure appointment 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 "MongoDB" "Item 5.02" 2017 OR 2018 OR 2019 OR 2020 OR 2021

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