---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000858877-26-000057"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CSCO"
cik: "0000858877"
company_name: "CISCO SYSTEMS, INC."
filed_at: "2026-05-01T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T00:28:22.217813+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Cisco names Nichlas Fink as new CAO; M. Victoria Wong to retire May 19

## Summary
- M. Victoria Wong to retire as SVP & CAO effective May 19, 2026; will serve as Executive Advisor through July 25.
- Nichlas A. Fink appointed SVP & CAO effective May 20, 2026; previously VP & Corporate Controller since Nov 2022.
- Fink’s appointment includes $500,000 RSU grant under standard Cisco terms and indemnity agreement.
- Fink joined Cisco in Feb 2016; prior roles include VP of Finance and CAO of Pyxus International.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000858877-26-000057
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CSCO
- cik: 0000858877
- company_name: CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
- filed_at: 2026-05-01T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/858877/000085887726000057/0000858877-26-000057-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/858877/000085887726000057/csco-20260427.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000858877-26-000057
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000858877-26-000057.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000858877-26-000057.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Nichlas A. Fink was appointed as Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer at CISCO SYSTEMS, INC..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer
  source text: On April 27 , 2026, the Board of Directors of Cisco appointed Nichlas A. Fink to succeed Ms. Wong as Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of Cisco effective May 20, 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/858877/000085887726000057/0000858877-26-000057-index.htm
- Executive change
  M. Victoria Wong departed as Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer at CISCO SYSTEMS, INC..
  - Action: retire
  - Role: Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer
  source text: On April 27, 2026, M. Victoria Wong notified Cisco Systems, Inc. ("Cisco") of her decision to retire as Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of Cisco effective May 19, 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/858877/000085887726000057/0000858877-26-000057-index.htm

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