Nasdaq, Inc. 8-K
Leadership change
Former chair Börje Ekholm rejoins the board and joins Audit & Risk; Holden Spaht will step down at year-end.
Filed 2026-10-26 16:20 ET
- 5.02 Officer/director change
- 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
Summary
Nasdaq appointed Börje Ekholm, former Ericsson CEO and a former Nasdaq director and chair, to its board effective 11/1/2026; he was designated independent and will serve on the Audit & Risk Committee. Holden Spaht will resign from the board and all committees effective 12/31/2026, after three years as a director; the filing says his departure was not due to a disagreement.
Key Figures
- An immediate family member of Ekholm employed by Nasdaq received more than $120,000 in total compensation from the start of FY2025 through 10/26/2026. The compensation followed standard practices for similarly situated employees, and the Audit & Risk Committee reviewed and ratified the arrangements before Ekholm’s election.
The summary is written by an AI model reading the filing.
Model 005 · prompt v189 · 2026-11-06 16:00:26Z