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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-25-099295"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NTGR"
cik: "0001122904"
company_name: "NETGEAR, INC."
filed_at: "2025-07-29T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T23:31:27.730766+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# NETGEAR appoints Jonathan Oakes as SVP of Home Networking; designated as executive officer

## Summary
- Oakes appointed SVP and GM of Home Networking effective June 2, 2025; Board designated executive officer July 22, 2025.
- Prior roles include SVP at Axon, VP at Google, EVP at Fitbit; over 20 years in consumer product innovation.
- Compensation: base salary $500k, target bonus 60%, RSU and PSU awards each of 62,500 shares (time- and TSR-based).
- Severance: 12 months base salary for non-CIC termination; for CIC termination includes bonus and full equity acceleration.
- Press release outlines four pillars: customer focus, high performance, security/privacy, and industry partnership.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-25-099295
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NTGR
- cik: 0001122904
- company_name: NETGEAR, INC.
- filed_at: 2025-07-29T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1122904/000095017025099295/0000950170-25-099295-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1122904/000095017025099295/ntgr-20250723.htm

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