---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000709283-22-000042"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "QMCO"
cik: "0000709283"
company_name: "QUANTUM CORP /DE/"
filed_at: "2022-09-28T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-23T07:04:58.407007+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Quantum appoints Don Jaworski and Hugues Meyrath to Board of Directors, expanding to seven members

## Summary
- Don Jaworski, former CEO of SwiftStack (acquired by NVIDIA), and Hugues Meyrath, former CPO of ServiceChannel, join board effective Nov 9, 2022.
- Board size increased from five to seven; both will receive standard director cash retainer of $50,000/year plus equity grants.
- Jaworski and Meyrath bring expertise in data management software and enterprise solutions; no related-party transactions or family relationships disclosed.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000709283-22-000042
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: QMCO
- cik: 0000709283
- company_name: QUANTUM CORP /DE/
- filed_at: 2022-09-28T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/709283/000070928322000042/0000709283-22-000042-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/709283/000070928322000042/qtm-20220922.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000709283-22-000042
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000709283-22-000042.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000709283-22-000042.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Don Jaworski was appointed as Director at QUANTUM CORP /DE/.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: On September 22, 2022, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Quantum Corporation (the “Company”) on the recommendation of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee of the Board, unanimously appointed Don Jaworski and Hugues Meyrath to fill a newly created vacancies on the Board resulting from the expansion of the number of members of the Board from five to seven, effective on November 9, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/709283/000070928322000042/0000709283-22-000042-index.htm
- Executive change
  Hugues Meyrath was appointed as Director at QUANTUM CORP /DE/.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: On September 22, 2022, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Quantum Corporation (the “Company”) on the recommendation of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee of the Board, unanimously appointed Don Jaworski and Hugues Meyrath to fill a newly created vacancies on the Board resulting from the expansion of the number of members of the Board from five to seven, effective on November 9, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/709283/000070928322000042/0000709283-22-000042-index.htm

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