Company: CRCL
Filing Date: 2025-07-22
Form Type: 8-K
Source: 0001876042-25-000004
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Company: Circle Internet Group, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-07-22
Form: 8-K
Item: Item 5.02
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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 July21,2025, the Board of Directors (the “ Board”) of Circle Internet Group, Inc. (the “Company”) increased the size of the Board to nine directors and appointed Adam Selipsky to the Board and its Audit Committee and Strategy Committee, effective immediately. Mr. Selipsky has been designated as a Class III director, and will serve in such capacity until the earlier of the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders in 2028, until his successor is duly elected and qualified, or until his earlier resignation, death, or removal.

The Board has determined that Mr. Selipsky is independent and meets the applicable independence requirements of the New York Stock Exchange. There are no transactions in which Mr. Selipsky had or will have an interest that would be required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act”).

Mr. Selipsky will receive compensation for Board and committee service commensurate with the Company’s other non-employee directors.

Mr. Selipsky, age 58, is the former Chief Executive Officer of Amazon Web Services, a cloud computing platform developed and operated by Amazon. com Inc., serving in this role from 2021 to 2024. Prior to his time as Chief Executive Officer of Amazon Web Services, Mr. Selipsky was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Tableau Software, a data visualization and business intelligence platform business, from 2016 to 2021, including through Tableau Software’s acquisition by Salesforce, Inc. Prior to his time at Tableau Software, Mr. Selipsky previously held other key leadership positions with Amazon Web Services, including as Vice President, Marketing, Sales, and Support, from 2005 to 2016. Earlier in his career, Mr. Selipsky held key executive roles at RealNetworks, an early pioneer in internet streaming media, and as a Principal at Mercer Management Consulting. Mr. Selipsky has also served on the board of directors of Amazon Web Services and Tableau Software. Mr. Selipsky holds an A. B. from Harvard University and an M. B. A. from Harvard Business School.

A copy of the Company’s press release relating to this announcement is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this