DASH 8-K
DoorDash, Inc. (DASH)
8-K
2026-01-20
For: 2026-01-16
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FORM 8-K
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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.
Director Appointment
On January 16, 2026, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of DoorDash, Inc. (the “Company”), upon the recommendation of its Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, approved an increase in the size of the Board to eleven (11) members and elected Milan Kovac as a member of the Board. Mr. Kovac will serve as a Class III director with a term expiring at the Company’s 2026 annual meeting of stockholders. In addition, Mr. Kovac was appointed as a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board.
Mr. Kovac, age 41, most recently served at Tesla, Inc., an electric vehicle and energy generation and storage company (“Tesla”), as Vice President, Optimus (Tesla Bot) from September 2024 to June 2025. Prior to that, Mr. Kovac served as Director, Optimus & Autopilot Engineering from January 2022 to September 2024, where he led engineering for Tesla’s Optimus humanoid robotics program and the foundational software and infrastructure shared across Tesla’s robotics and Autopilot initiatives. Earlier at Tesla, Mr. Kovac held a series of engineering leadership roles within the Autopilot Software organization from April 2016 to January 2022. Earlier in his career, Mr. Kovac held software engineering and project leadership roles focused on embedded platforms and computer vision technologies, including at SKULLY, Methodics, and SoftKinetic (acquired by Sony) and as a consulting software engineer supporting Sony and EVS Broadcast Equipment. Mr. Kovac has served on the board of directors of Boston Dynamics, Inc., an engineering and robotics design company and subsidiary of Hyundai Motor Group, since January 2026. Mr. Kovac holds a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from Haute École Libre de Bruxelles.
Mr. Kovac will be entitled to receive cash and equity compensation under the Company’s Outside Director Compensation and Equity Ownership Policy, which was amended effective October 28, 2025 (the “Outside Director Compensation Policy”). The terms of the Outside Director Compensation Policy are as described in the proxy statement relating to the Company’s 2025 annual meeting of stockholders, other than with respect to the aggregate value of the “New Hire Award,” “Pro-rated Annual Award” and “Annual Award” (each as defined in the Outside Director Compensation Policy), which have each been increased to $300,000 from $250,000. A copy of the amended Outside Director Compensation Policy will be filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025.
In accordance with the Company’s customary practice, the Company has entered into its standard form of indemnification agreement with Mr. Kovac.
Mr. Kovac has no direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).
There are no family relationships, as defined in Item 401 of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Exchange Act, between Mr. Kovac and any of the Company’s executive officers or directors or persons nominated or chosen to become a director or executive officer. There are also no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Kovac and any other persons pursuant to which Mr. Kovac was selected as a director.
A copy of the press release announcing the appointment of Mr. Kovac is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. The information in Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| DOORDASH INC. | |||||
Date: January 20, 2026 | /s/ Tia Sherringham | ||||
| Tia Sherringham | |||||
| General Counsel and Secretary | |||||
Exhibit 99.1
Milan Kovac Joins DoorDash Board of Directors
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- DoorDash, Inc. (NASDAQ: DASH) announced today that Milan Kovac, former Vice President of Optimus Robotics and Autopilot at Tesla, has been appointed to the company’s Board of Directors, effective January 16, 2026.
Tony Xu, co-founder and CEO of DoorDash, Inc., said, “Milan has spent his career building and scaling ambitious engineering programs at the intersection of AI, autonomy, and robotics. He brings a rare combination of technical depth and operational leadership. That experience will be invaluable as we continue to build products and infrastructure that help local businesses grow, give consumers access to more of their communities, and create new ways for people to earn. I’m excited to welcome Milan to the Board.”
“I’m honored to join DoorDash’s Board of Directors,” said Kovac. “DoorDash has built an extraordinary platform that connects the digital and physical worlds of local commerce at global scale. I’m looking forward to working with Tony and the board as DoorDash continues to expand across geographies and categories, and as the company advances new technology that improves quality, reliability, and efficiency across local delivery.”
Kovac most recently served at Tesla, where he led the company’s Optimus humanoid robot program and previously worked on Autopilot engineering initiatives. He joined Tesla in 2016 and was promoted to a vice president role in 2024.
Kovac’s appointment comes as DoorDash continues to invest in platform innovation across local commerce and logistics, including DoorDash Labs’ work to support emerging delivery modalities that can complement Dashers and help meet growing demand over time.
About DoorDash
DoorDash (NASDAQ: DASH) is one of the world's leading local commerce platforms that helps businesses of all kinds grow and innovate, connects consumers to the best of their neighborhoods, and gives people fast, flexible ways to earn. Since its founding in 2013, DoorDash has expanded to more than 40 countries, using technology and logistics to shape the future of local commerce and broaden access to opportunity. With a growing international presence that now includes Deliveroo and Wolt, DoorDash combines global scale with local expertise to serve communities around the world.
Forward-Looking Statements
This communication contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements generally relate to future events, and such statements in this communication include, but are not limited to, expectations regarding the benefits of, and anticipated contributions from, Milan Kovac in his new directorship. Expectations and beliefs regarding these matters may not materialize, and actual results in future periods are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. For information on potential risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from any results predicted, please see DoorDash’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, each filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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