---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-22-011684"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ARAY"
cik: "0001138723"
company_name: "ACCURAY INC"
filed_at: "2022-06-15T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-25T01:31:01.840558+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.2
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.2
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Accuray appoints Franco Palomba as Chief Accounting Officer, effective June 9, 2022

## Summary
- Franco Palomba appointed VP, Chief Accounting Officer & Controller; reports to CFO Ali Pervaiz.
- Palomba has 30+ years experience, most recently at Ashvattha Therapeutics, previously Varian Medical Systems.
- He replaces Ali Pervaiz as principal accounting officer; Pervaiz remains CFO.
- No additional compensation or family relationships disclosed in connection with appointment.
- Press release issued June 15, 2022.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-22-011684
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ARAY
- cik: 0001138723
- company_name: ACCURAY INC
- filed_at: 2022-06-15T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.2
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.2
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1138723/000095017022011684/0000950170-22-011684-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1138723/000095017022011684/aray-20220609.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-22-011684
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-22-011684.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-22-011684.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Franco Palomba was appointed as Chief Accounting Officer at ACCURAY INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Accounting Officer
  source text: On June 9, 2022, the Board of Directors of Accuray Incorporated (the “Company”) approved the appointment of Franco Palomba to Chief Accounting Officer and principal accounting officer of the Company, effective as of June 9, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1138723/000095017022011684/0000950170-22-011684-index.htm

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