ThZeal - The Zeal


Delaware	001-38098	54-1956084
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

7950 Jones Branch Drive McLean, VA		22102
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

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Title of each class	Trading symbol	Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A Common Stock	APPN	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

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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 September 25, 2024, the Board of Directors appointed Carl “Boe” Hartman II to the Board, effective as of October 1, 2024, to serve until our annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2025. Mr. Hartman was also appointed to serve on the Compensation Committee, effective as of October 1, 2024.

Mr. Hartman is the Co-Founder and CTO - Engineering of Nomi Health, Inc., a healthcare company that he co-founded in 2020. From 2015 to 2020, he was at Goldman Sachs, most recently serving as Partner and Managing Director, Head of Digital Strategy Integration from 2019 to 2020. Mr. Hartman holds a B.A. in International Political Science from West Virginia University and a Master’s Certificate in Project Management from George Washington University.

The Board has determined Mr. Hartman is independent in accordance with our corporate governance guidelines and applicable requirements of The Nasdaq Stock Market and the Securities and Exchange Commission. Mr. Hartman is not a party to any transaction involving us required to be disclosed under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Hartman and any other person pursuant to which he was selected as a director.

In accordance with our non-employee director compensation policy, Mr. Hartman will receive an annual board service retainer of $250,000. The annual retainers are paid one-half in the form of cash and one-half in the form of fully-vested shares of Class A common stock of Appian.

On October 1, 2024, the Company issued a press release announcing the matters described in Item 5.02. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.


Exhibit Number						Description
99.1						Press release dated October 1, 2024 .
104						Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


	Appian Corporation

Date: October 1, 2024	By:	/s/ Mark Matheos
		Mark Matheos
		Chief Financial Officer