Workiva announced Tuesday that President and Chief Operating Officer Julie Iskow has been appointed to succeed Marty Vanderploeg as chief executive officer, effective April 1.

According to a news release, Vanderploeg is stepping down as CEO but will remain on the company’s board of directors in a non-executive chair role. “As a co-founder of Workiva, I have had the good fortune of working with a talented team for the past 15 years, five of those as CEO,” Vanderploeg said in the release. “Now is the right time for me, and for Workiva, to make this change. Since day one of Julie’s arrival, she’s made our organization better.”

Iskow joined Workiva in 2019 as executive vice president and chief operating officer and was promoted to president in March 2022. “Workiva is one of the most relevant and innovative technology companies of our time,” she said in the release. “We have a transformative platform, unbridled potential, and an enduring foundation on which to build our future.”

Workiva’s board Chair Dave Mulcahy said: “We would like to thank Marty for his steadfast leadership. During his tenure, he transformed Workiva into the leading multi-solution platform company for assured integrated business reporting, serving 5,600 customers across the globe. Marty has been an exceptional leader for Workiva, championing an employee culture of progress, product innovation, customer focus, and achieving strong shareholder value.”