---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000912093-22-000015"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "VIAV"
cik: "0000912093"
company_name: "VIAVI SOLUTIONS INC."
filed_at: "2022-02-23T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-27T05:48:10.460210+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Viavi appoints Joanne Solomon to board and Audit Committee

## Summary
- Joanne Solomon appointed independent director and Audit Committee member effective Feb 18, 2022.
- Solomon is an audit committee financial expert; served as CFO at Maxeon Solar, Katerra, and Amkor Technology.
- Entitled to standard director compensation: $70k annual cash retainer plus committee fees (Audit member $15k).
- Receives initial prorated RSU grant of $210k annual value vesting Nov 2022; subsequent RSUs vest over one year.
- Appointment runs until 2022 annual meeting unless earlier resignation or removal.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000912093-22-000015
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: VIAV
- cik: 0000912093
- company_name: VIAVI SOLUTIONS INC.
- filed_at: 2022-02-23T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/912093/000091209322000015/0000912093-22-000015-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/912093/000091209322000015/viav-20220218.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000912093-22-000015
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000912093-22-000015.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000912093-22-000015.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Joanne Solomon was appointed as director at VIAVI SOLUTIONS INC..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: director
  source text: On February 18, 2022, the Board of Directors (the “ Board ”) of Viavi Solutions Inc. (the “ Company ” or “ VIAVI ”) appointed Joanne Solomon as a director of the Company and appointed Ms. Solomon to serve on the Company’s audit committee (the “ Audit Committee ”), effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/912093/000091209322000015/0000912093-22-000015-index.htm

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