---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000817720-25-000049"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SYNA"
cik: "0000817720"
company_name: "SYNAPTICS Inc"
filed_at: "2025-05-23T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-20T16:43:03.196441+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Synaptics appoints Rahul Patel as CEO effective June 2; grants CFO Rizvi 21,157 RSUs

## Summary
- Rahul Patel appointed as successor CEO, effective no later than June 2, 2025; CFO Ken Rizvi to remain CFO.
- Retention equity award of 21,157 RSUs granted to Rizvi on May 22, 2025, vesting quarterly over one year.
- Unvested RSUs accelerate fully upon a covered termination after new CEO appointment or during a change in control.
- Rizvi received the award in recognition of his service as Interim CEO and to ensure leadership stability.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000817720-25-000049
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SYNA
- cik: 0000817720
- company_name: SYNAPTICS Inc
- filed_at: 2025-05-23T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/817720/000081772025000049/0000817720-25-000049-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/817720/000081772025000049/syna-20250522.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000817720-25-000049
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000817720-25-000049.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000817720-25-000049.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Ken Rizvi changed role as Chief Financial Officer at SYNAPTICS Inc.
  - Action: will continue as
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer
  source text: Mr. Rizvi will continue to serve as the Company's Chief Financial Officer.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/817720/000081772025000049/0000817720-25-000049-index.htm
- Executive change
  Rahul Patel was appointed as Chief Executive Officer at SYNAPTICS Inc.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer
  source text: the Board completed its search and announced the appointment of Rahul Patel as successor CEO, with his start date in this role to be effective no later than June 2, 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/817720/000081772025000049/0000817720-25-000049-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.