---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000849399-25-000035"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GEN"
cik: "0000849399"
company_name: "Gen Digital Inc."
filed_at: "2025-05-16T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-21T04:04:46.648133+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Gen Digital appoints John Chrystal to board; Peter Feld resigns

## Summary
- Peter Feld resigned from Gen's Board effective May 15, 2025, after six years of service.
- John Chrystal, former MoneyLion Chairman, appointed to the Board effective May 15, 2025.
- Chrystal brings fintech expertise following Gen's acquisition of MoneyLion.
- Feld's resignation was not due to any disagreement with Gen's operations or policies.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000849399-25-000035
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GEN
- cik: 0000849399
- company_name: Gen Digital Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-05-16T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/849399/000084939925000035/0000849399-25-000035-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/849399/000084939925000035/gen-20250515.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000849399-25-000035
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000849399-25-000035.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000849399-25-000035.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Peter Feld resigned as Director at Gen Digital Inc..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Director
  source text: On May 15, 2025, Mr. Feld resigned from the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Gen Digital Inc. (the “Company”) and all committees thereof, effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/849399/000084939925000035/0000849399-25-000035-index.htm
- Executive change
  John Chrystal was appointed as Director at Gen Digital Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: On May 15, 2025, the Board appointed John Chrystal, who previously served as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of MoneyLion Inc., to serve as a member of the Board effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/849399/000084939925000035/0000849399-25-000035-index.htm

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