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Issuer:     COMTECH TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP /DE/ (CMTL)
CIK:        0000023197
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-11-27T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000950142-24-002858
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.60
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Comtech appoints Kenneth H. Traub as Executive Chairman; Quinlan steps down as Board Chair
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- Kenneth H. Traub appointed Executive Chairman effective Nov 26, 2024; he will serve as senior executive leading the company.
- Mark Quinlan stepped down as Chairman but remains on Board; Bruce Crawford elected Lead Independent Director.
- Traub receives $900K base salary, target bonus of 100% of base, max 200%, plus RSUs ($400K/yr) and performance shares ($800K/yr).
- CEO John Ratigan will report directly to Traub; both to collaborate on company's strategic direction.
- Traub brings over 30 years of leadership experience in turnarounds; holds NACD Directorship Certification.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/23197/000095014224002858/0000950142-24-002858-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/23197/000095014224002858/eh240562711_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950142-24-002858

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