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Marqeta appoints Lukasz Strozek as Chief Technology Officer

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May 8, 2026 9:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time

Marqeta Announces Appointment of Lukasz Strozek as Chief Technology Officer

OAKLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Marqeta, Inc. (NASDAQ: MQ), the modern card issuing platform, today announced the appointment of Lukasz Strozek as the Company’s Chief Technology Officer, effective May 18, 2026. Mr. Strozek will lead the company’s global technology and engineering functions.

Mr. Strozek is a technology executive with 20 years of experience leading engineering organizations across early-stage, growth, and public companies in regulated financial services. He will join Marqeta from LendingClub Corp., where he served as CTO responsible for the engineering, product, and data organizations. Prior to that, Mr. Strozek was CTO of Hippo Insurance, where he led the software engineering, data engineering, and product management teams across multiple business lines. Earlier he held engineering and product leadership roles at Bridgewater Associates, Bolt Financial, and at SoFi following its 2018 acquisition of Clara Lending, a digital mortgage platform he co-founded.

“Lukasz brings deep technical expertise and a proven track record of scaling products and building high-performing engineering organizations, and we are thrilled to welcome him to the team,” said Mike Milotich, CEO of Marqeta. “His leadership will be instrumental in advancing our global technology roadmap and accelerating innovation to deliver solutions that expand payment possibilities for our customers.”

“With a clear focus on enabling payments innovation, Marqeta has built a strong technology foundation and a modern card issuing platform designed for scale,” said Mr. Strozek. “I’m excited to work with this talented team to deliver next-generation capabilities that help customers solve complex challenges and advance meaningful business outcomes. I look forward to driving continued success and helping build the company’s next chapter.”

About Marqeta

Marqeta makes it possible for companies to build and embed financial services into their branded experience—and unlock new ways to grow their business and delight users. The Marqeta platform puts businesses in control of building financial solutions, enabling them to turn real-time data into personalized, optimized solutions for everything from consumer loyalty to capital efficiency. With compliance and security built-in, Marqeta’s platform has been proven at scale, processing nearly $400 billion in annual payments volume in 2025. Marqeta is certified to operate in more than 40 countries worldwide. Visit www.marqeta.com to learn more.

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Source: Company press release.

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