---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001014473-25-000007"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "VRSN"
cik: "0001014473"
company_name: "VERISIGN INC/CA"
filed_at: "2025-02-13T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-26T21:53:24.233867+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Verisign CFO George Kilguss to retire May 31, 2025; succeeded by John Calys

## Summary
- George Kilguss III, EVP & CFO, retires after 13 years; will remain as advisor.
- John D. Calys, SVP Global Controller & CAO, appointed CFO effective upon Kilguss' retirement.
- Calys has been with Verisign since 2010 and served as interim CFO in 2011-2012.
- No new compensation terms for Calys or Kilguss have been decided yet.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001014473-25-000007
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: VRSN
- cik: 0001014473
- company_name: VERISIGN INC/CA
- filed_at: 2025-02-13T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1014473/000101447325000007/0001014473-25-000007-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1014473/000101447325000007/vrsn-20250213.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001014473-25-000007
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001014473-25-000007.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001014473-25-000007.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  George E. Kilguss III departed as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at VERISIGN INC/CA.
  - Action: retire
  - Role: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
  source text: On February 10, 2025, George E. Kilguss III, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of VeriSign, Inc. (the “Company”), informed the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) of his intention to retire, effective May 31, 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1014473/000101447325000007/0001014473-25-000007-index.htm
- Executive change
  John D. Calys was appointed as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer at VERISIGN INC/CA.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer
  source text: The Board has appointed John D. Calys, the Company’s Senior Vice President, Global Controller and Chief Accounting Officer, to succeed Mr. Kilguss upon the date of Mr. Kilguss’ retirement.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1014473/000101447325000007/0001014473-25-000007-index.htm

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