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Get filing alerts8x8 appoints Colleen Martin-Garcia as principal accounting officer
Filed July 30, 2026 · Period ending July 29, 2026 · ~1 min read
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Colleen Martin-Garcia, who joined 8x8 on July 6, 2026 as SVP and Chief Accounting Officer, appointed principal accounting officer effective July 29, 2026. CFO Kevin Kraus, who had been serving in both roles, returns to focus solely on CFO duties.
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Martin-Garcia receives $360,000 annual base salary and 50% target bonus ($180,000 at target). She is an at-will employee participating in the executive change-in-control and severance policy.
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Compensation Committee approved 600,000 RSU grant vesting over three years: one-third after year one, remaining two-thirds quarterly over subsequent eight quarters. Grant expected in September 2026.
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Summary
8x8 formalized its accounting leadership structure by appointing Colleen Martin-Garcia as principal accounting officer, a role CFO Kevin Kraus had been filling alongside his CFO duties. Martin-Garcia joined the company less than a month earlier as SVP and Chief Accounting Officer, and the filing explicitly notes Kraus's cessation from the accounting officer role was not due to any disagreement with the company. This is a routine organizational change reflecting the company's decision to separate the principal accounting officer and CFO roles now that it has hired a dedicated accounting executive.
The compensation package—$360,000 base salary, 50% target bonus, and 600,000 RSUs vesting over three years—is standard for a senior accounting role at a public company of 8x8's size. The move allows the CFO to focus exclusively on financial strategy while the CAO handles accounting operations and reporting.
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