Toast Inc.
01/15/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 01/15/2026 15:55
Management Change/Compensation (Form 8-K)
Item 5.02 - Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On January 13, 2026, the Board of Directors of Toast, Inc. (the "Company") appointed Rossana Niola to be the Company's Chief Accounting Officer effective as of her commencement of employment, which is expected to be January 26, 2026 (the "CAO Effective Date"), and to be the Company's principal accounting officer effective as of March 2, 2026 (the "PAO Effective Date"). Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Niola (46 years old) served in several leadership roles at Mastercard, Inc. between June 2012 and January 2026, including most recently as the Assistant Corporate Controller.
In connection with Ms. Niola's employment, Ms. Niola will receive a base salary of $400,000 per year, and a one-time sign-on bonus of $175,000. Ms. Niola will also be eligible to receive an annual target bonus at 40% of her annual base salary under the Company's Senior Executive Cash Incentive Bonus Plan. In addition, the Company expects to grant to Ms. Niola (i) a restricted stock unit award having an aggregate value of $1,500,000 (the "RSU Grant"), and (ii) a stock option having an aggregate value of $1,500,000 (the "Option Grant", together with the RSU Grant, the "Grants"). The Grants will have a four-year vesting schedule, with 12.5% vesting at 6 months after the vesting commencement date, and the remainder of vesting in equal quarterly installments for the remaining three-and-a-half years, subject to Ms. Niola's continued service with the Company through each applicable vesting date. The Grants will be subject to the terms and conditions of the Company's 2021 Stock Option and Incentive Plan and the applicable restricted stock unit agreement or stock option agreement, as applicable. In addition, Ms. Niola is expected to enter into the Company's standard form of indemnification agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed on September 13, 2021.
There are no arrangements or understandings between Ms. Niola and any other persons pursuant to which she was appointed as the Chief Accounting Officer and principal accounting officer of the Company. There are no family relationships between Ms. Niola and any director, executive officer or any person nominated or chosen by the Company to become a director or executive officer. No information is required to be disclosed with respect to Ms. Niola pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
In connection with Ms. Niola's appointment as Chief Accounting Officer and principal accounting officer, following the CAO Effective Date and PAO Effective Date, respectively, Ms. Gomez will cease serving as the Company's interim Chief Accounting Officer and interim principal accounting officer,and will continue serving the Company as the President, Chief Financial Officer and principal financial officer.
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