{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0000947871-22-001239","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"LIDR","cik":"0001818644","company_name":"AEye, Inc.","filed_at":"2022-12-13T23:59:59+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-05-14T18:03:52.298182+00:00","generated_at":"2026-06-21T05:36:12.710916+00:00","sec_items":["5.02","7.01","9.01"],"event_type":"leadership","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.7,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.7,"confidence":"high","headline":"AEye CEO Blair LaCorte to resign Feb 2023; T.R. Ramachandran promoted to COO","bullets":["LaCorte resigns as CEO effective Feb 28, 2023; remains on board receiving $50k annual retainer and continued equity vesting.","T.R. Ramachandran, previously CPO, promoted to COO to oversee product execution and commercialization.","Company launches search for CEO successor; Office of the CEO formed with CFO, GC, and COO for transition.","Resignation not due to any disagreement; LaCorte to focus on strategic partnerships and ensure smooth handoff.","Transition committee led by audit/comp chair Timothy J. Dunn, assisted by management."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000947871-22-001239","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000947871-22-001239.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000947871-22-001239.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000947871-22-001239.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1818644/000094787122001239/0000947871-22-001239-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1818644/000094787122001239/ss1592406_8k.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-06-21T05:36:12.710916+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":"96ae6d5ff6","claim":"Blair LaCorte departed as Chief Executive Officer at AEye, Inc..","evidence_excerpt":"On December 10, 2022, Blair LaCorte, the Chief Executive Officer of AEye, Inc. (the “Company”), provided written notice to the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) of his intention to resign as Chief Executive Officer and all other officer and subsidiary director positions held by him, other than his position as a member of the Board.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1818644/000094787122001239/0000947871-22-001239-index.htm","confidence":0.95,"family_label":"Executive change","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"resign"},{"label":"Role","value":"Chief Executive Officer"}],"fact_type":"executive_change"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}