---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000947871-22-000922"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LIDR"
cik: "0001818644"
company_name: "AEye, Inc."
filed_at: "2022-08-24T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-23T21:47:08.657651+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# COO Thomas Tewell resigns effective Aug 26; CEO, CTO, CFO adopt 10b5-1 trading plans

## Summary
- COO Thomas Tewell resigned effective August 26, 2022, to accept a position in an unrelated industry; no disagreement with the company.
- Tewell expected to join AEye's Advisory Board after his departure.
- CEO Blair LaCorte, CTO Luis Dussan, his spouse Jennifer Dussan, and CFO Robert Brown each adopted Rule 10b5-1 trading plans.
- LaCorte and Brown plans adopted May 20; first sales no earlier than Sep 6 (LaCorte) and Aug 23 (Brown).
- Dussan plans adopted Jun 8; first sales no earlier than Sep 1, 2022; all plans reviewed by Audit Committee.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000947871-22-000922
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LIDR
- cik: 0001818644
- company_name: AEye, Inc.
- filed_at: 2022-08-24T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 8.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1818644/000094787122000922/0000947871-22-000922-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1818644/000094787122000922/ss1272225_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000947871-22-000922
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000947871-22-000922.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000947871-22-000922.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Thomas R. Tewell resigned as Chief Operating Officer at AEye, Inc..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Chief Operating Officer
  source text: Thomas R. Tewell, our Chief Operating Officer, notified us of his resignation from employment at AEye, Inc. (the “Company”), effective August 26, 2022, to accept a position at an employer in an unrelated industry.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1818644/000094787122000922/0000947871-22-000922-index.htm

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