Gitlab Inc. 8-K

What Happened

• GitLab Inc. (GTLB) filed an 8-K (dated Jan 12, 2026) announcing the appointment of Sivaprasad Padisetty as Chief Technology Officer, effective on or about January 15, 2026. Mr. Padisetty, age 57, joins from New Relic where he was CTO (Sept 2022–Jan 2026) and previously held senior engineering/management roles at Amazon (Mar 2014–Oct 2022) and Microsoft. The filing also states Mr. Padisetty will enter GitLab’s standard officers’ indemnification agreement.
• The company reaffirmed its previously issued fourth quarter and full fiscal year 2026 guidance (originally provided in its Dec 2, 2025 Q3 FY2026 earnings release) on January 12, 2026.

Key Details

• Appointment effective on or about January 15, 2026; new CTO is Sivaprasad Padisetty (age 57).
• Prior roles: Chief Technology Officer at New Relic (Sept 2022–Jan 2026); senior roles at Amazon (Mar 2014–Oct 2022) and earlier at Microsoft.
• Company reaffirmed Q4 and FY2026 guidance disclosed in its Dec 2, 2025 earnings release.
• Filing notes no arrangement or family relationships related to the appointment and no reportable related-party transactions under Item 404(a); Mr. Padisetty will be covered by GitLab’s standard indemnification agreement.

Why It Matters

• Leadership: A new CTO with large-scale cloud and tooling experience could influence GitLab’s engineering priorities, product roadmap, and execution — areas investors watch for impacts on competitiveness and long-term growth.
• Guidance: Reaffirming Q4 and FY2026 guidance signals management expects to meet prior financial forecasts; the filing does not change reported financials or provide new numeric results.