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Coursera8-K: General counsel change

Coursera appoints Tom Savage from IBM/Red Hat as new Chief Legal Officer, effective immediately.

Source

SEC EDGARSep 21, 2026

Current report (Form 8-K)

Coursera 8-K

Filing excerpt

On September 17, 2028, Coursera, Inc. (“Coursera,” “we,” “us” and “our”) appointed Tom Savage as Coursera’s Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary, effective September 21, 2026 (the “Effective Date”).

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8-K: General counsel change

What this signalsFilings often name leadership changes, deals and spending plans.

Form
8-K
Filed
Sep 21, 2026

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Numbers

Dollar figure
$2.5M (New hire equity award value for the incoming Chief Legal Officer.)
Percent
60% (Target bonus opportunity as a percentage of base salary for the new CLO.)

Details

CIK
1651562
Accession number
0001140361-26-037189
Timeframe
Immediate
Filing year
2026
Why it matters
Legal tech review
Signal category
Leadership

Topics and mentions

Technologies

  • open source software

Vendors

  • IBM
  • Red Hat
  • Inc.

Vendors named

  • IBM
  • Red Hat, Inc.

Extraction

Confidence
High
Relevance
90%
Sentiment
Neutral
Detected
Sep 22, 2026
signal_type
sec-8k
signal_subtype
generalCounselChange

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