Vertex, Inc. Elects Debanjan Saha to Board (Effective Oct 7, 2026)

What Happened
Vertex, Inc. announced (Item 5.02, Form 8‑K) that its Board elected Debanjan Saha as a Class II director, effective October 7, 2026. The election was recommended by the Nominating and Governance Committee; the Board has determined Mr. Saha is independent under Nasdaq and SEC rules. His term runs through the Company’s 2028 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

Key Details

• Election date/term: Board elected Mr. Saha on Sept. 30, 2026; his service is effective Oct. 7, 2026 and continues until the 2028 Annual Meeting or earlier resignation/removal.
• Background: Mr. Saha is CEO of DataRobot (since Sept. 2022) with prior senior roles at Google Cloud (VP & GM, Data Analytics) and Amazon Web Services (VP & GM, database services). He holds MS and PhD degrees from University of Maryland and a B.Tech from IIT Kharagpur.
• Compensation & paperwork: He will follow Vertex’s standard non-employee director compensation, receive a pro‑rated annual restricted stock award for the partial year, and will enter Vertex’s standard indemnification agreement.
• Independence & disclosures: Board determined he is independent; there are no arrangements or related‑party transactions requiring disclosure under Item 404 of Regulation S‑K. He has not yet been assigned to any Board committees.

Why It Matters
This filing formally adds a board member with deep experience in AI, data and cloud services—areas relevant to technology strategy and oversight. For investors, the appointment is a governance update (an independent director addition) and may signal strengthened technical expertise at the board level. The filing does not report any related-party transactions or changes to executive management or financial results.