---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-22-000533"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FTCI"
cik: "0001828161"
company_name: "FTC Solar, Inc."
filed_at: "2022-01-27T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-27T15:04:20.137670+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# FTC Solar COO Deepak Navnith steps down; position eliminated

## Summary
- Deepak Navnith departed as COO effective January 23, 2022.
- Departure is not related to any disagreement with the company.
- Navnith will remain employed for a 30-45 day transition.
- Company intends to eliminate the COO role; duties transitioned to other teams reporting to CEO.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-22-000533
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FTCI
- cik: 0001828161
- company_name: FTC Solar, Inc.
- filed_at: 2022-01-27T23:59:59+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/1828161/000095017022000533/0000950170-22-000533-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1828161/000095017022000533/ftci-20220123.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-22-000533
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-22-000533.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-22-000533.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Deepak Navnith departed as Chief Operations Officer at FTC Solar, Inc..
  - Action: stepped down
  - Role: Chief Operations Officer
  source text: On January 23, 2022, Deepak Navnith and the Chief Executive Officer of FTC Solar, Inc. (the “Company”) agreed that Mr. Navnith would step down from his position as Chief Operations Officer of the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1828161/000095017022000533/0000950170-22-000533-index.htm

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