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| Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
BlackLine, Inc. (“BlackLine” or the “Company”) announced that Pete Hirsch will step down from his role as Chief Technology Officer to pursue another opportunity, effective June 30, 2023. Mr. Hirsch has served as CTO since February 2019, with responsibility for overseeing the Company’s technology and product teams.
BlackLine also announced that on June 2, 2023, Andres Botero stepped down from his role as Chief Marketing & Strategy Officer to pursue another opportunity. Mr. Botero had been with BlackLine since September 2018, and oversaw the Company’s marketing organization and business development and go-to-market enablement teams during that time.
BlackLine has initiated a search for successors for both Mr. Hirsch and Mr. Botero. While the search is ongoing, Ms. Tucker will serve as CTO on an interim basis, overseeing the technology and product organizations.
“On behalf of the Board and management team, we thank Pete and Andres for their many contributions to BlackLine over the last five years. Pete and Andres have been incredibly valuable members of our BlackLine team, and we wish them both the very best in the next chapters of their careers,” said Therese Tucker, BlackLine’s founder and Co-CEO, and Owen Ryan, Co-CEO and Chairman of the Board.
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SIGNATURES
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 hereunto duly authorized.
| BLACKLINE, INC. | ||||||
| Date: June 5, 2023 | By: | /s/ Karole Morgan-Prager | ||||
| Karole Morgan-Prager | ||||||
| Chief Legal and Administrative Officer | ||||||
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