{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0000912093-23-000040","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"VIAV","cik":"0000912093","company_name":"VIAVI SOLUTIONS INC.","filed_at":"2023-08-30T23:59:59+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-05-14T18:03:36.997631+00:00","generated_at":"2026-06-11T02:11:02.076133+00:00","sec_items":["5.02","7.01","9.01"],"event_type":"leadership","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.6,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.6,"confidence":"high","headline":"VIAVI CFO Henk Derksen resigns; Pam Avent named interim CFO effective Oct 1","bullets":["Henk Derksen resigns as CFO effective Aug 25, 2023, to return to Europe; departs Sept 30, 2023, with no dispute.","Board appoints Global Controller Pam Avent as interim CFO effective Oct 1, 2023, with $15k/month additional pay.","Avent's VPP target increased to 50% of base salary for interim period; $70k bonus upon permanent CFO hire.","Avent also receives $50k cash bonus in Nov 2024 and $50k in Nov 2025, subject to continued service.","Company has initiated a formal search for a permanent CFO successor."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000912093-23-000040","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000912093-23-000040.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000912093-23-000040.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000912093-23-000040.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/912093/000091209323000040/0000912093-23-000040-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/912093/000091209323000040/viav-20230825.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-06-11T02:11:02.076133+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[{"claim_id":"15aa15a92a","claim":"Pam Avent was appointed as Interim Chief Financial Officer at VIAVI SOLUTIONS INC..","evidence_excerpt":"On August 29, 2023, the Board appointed Pam Avent, currently VIAVI’s Global Controller, to serve as its interim CFO, effective October 1, 2023,","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/912093/000091209323000040/0000912093-23-000040-index.htm","confidence":0.95,"family_label":"Executive change","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"appointed"},{"label":"Role","value":"Interim Chief Financial Officer"}],"fact_type":"executive_change"},{"claim_id":"7a896f06d2","claim":"Henk Derksen resigned as Chief Financial Officer at VIAVI SOLUTIONS INC..","evidence_excerpt":"On August 25, 2023, Henk Derksen informed the board of directors (the “Board”) of Viavi Solutions, Inc. (“VIAVI” or the “Company”) of his desire to resign as VIAVI’s Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) to return to Europe to pursue a new opportunity.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/912093/000091209323000040/0000912093-23-000040-index.htm","confidence":0.95,"family_label":"Executive change","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"resigned"},{"label":"Role","value":"Chief Financial Officer"}],"fact_type":"executive_change"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}