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Coursera8-K: Governance change

Coursera overhauls board post-Udemy merger, appointing 3 new directors to key committees

What happened

Following its acquisition of Udemy, Coursera appointed three former Udemy directors to its board, including a new Audit Committee Chair.

Source

SEC EDGARMay 11, 2026

Current report (Form 8-K)

Coursera 8-K

Filing excerpt

In connection with the closing of the Merger (the “Closing”), the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”) consisted of nine (9) directors... three (3) of whom were designated by Udemy from among the directors of Udemy...

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8-K: Governance change

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

Form
8-K
Filed
May 11, 2026

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Details

CIK
1651562
Accession number
0001140361-26-020399
Timeframe
Immediate
Filing year
2026
Why it matters
Governance tools needed
Signal category
Esg

Topics and mentions

Vendors

  • TPG Global
  • Balderton Capital
  • Informatica Corporation
  • Oracle Corporation
  • Elastic
  • N.V.
  • McAfee Corp
  • Avaya
  • LLC
  • Genesys Cloud Services
  • Inc.

Competitors

  • Udemy
  • Inc.

Vendors named

  • TPG Global
  • Balderton Capital
  • Informatica Corporation
  • Oracle Corporation
  • Elastic, N.V.
  • McAfee Corp
  • Avaya, LLC
  • Genesys Cloud Services, Inc.

Competitors named

  • Udemy, Inc.

Extraction

Confidence
High
Relevance
100%
Sentiment
Neutral
Detected
May 12, 2026
signal_type
sec-8k
signal_subtype
governanceChange

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