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On August 17, 2023, the board of directors (the “Board”) of Veeva Systems Inc. ("Veeva”) appointed Kristine Diamond as Veeva’s principal accounting officer, effective August 21, 2023.

Prior to joining Veeva, Ms. Diamond, age 55, served as VP, Corporate Controller for DocuSign, Inc. from November 2021 to July 2023. She also served as SVP, Chief Accounting Officer for Poly (formerly Plantronics, Inc. and Polycom, Inc.) from March 2019 to October 2021 and VP, Corporate Controller from November 2012 to March 2019. Ms. Diamond earned a Bachelor of Business Administration, Accounting from Western Michigan University, and a Master in Business Administration and Management from the University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business. Ms. Diamond is also a licensed certified public accountant in the State of Michigan.

Pursuant to her offer letter, Ms. Diamond will have an annual base salary of $425,000 and will be eligible to participate in standard company-sponsored benefits. Further, pursuant to Veeva’s equity grant recommendation, Ms. Diamond received the following equity grants, each with a vesting start date of August 1, 2023: (1) a restricted stock unit grant of 585 shares that will vest over eight months, (2) a restricted stock unit grant of 4,124 shares that will vest on August 1, 2027, and (3) a stock option grant of 1,755 shares that will vest at a rate of 1/4th of the shares per year and with an exercise price equal to the closing market price on the date of grant, which was $188.06. The foregoing equity grants will be governed by Veeva’s 2013 Equity Incentive Plan.

Ms. Diamond also entered into Veeva’s standard form of indemnification agreement upon commencement of her employment.

There is no arrangement or understanding between Ms. Diamond and any other persons pursuant to which she was elected as a principal accounting officer and there are no family relationships between Ms. Diamond and any of Veeva’s directors or executive officers. Ms. Diamond has no direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S‑K.

A copy of Ms. Diamond's offer letter is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1.

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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.