---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-21-117678"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AEYE"
cik: "0001362190"
company_name: "AUDIOEYE INC"
filed_at: "2021-09-21T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-29T02:15:56.866881+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# AudioEye promotes Hundley to President, Varacalli to COO, Gray to CTO

## Summary
- Chris Hundley promoted from CTO to President (effective Sept 17, 2021); base salary $350k.
- Dominic Varacalli transitions from President to COO; base salary $275k, no bonus.
- Mase Gray appointed CTO; joined from Facebook in June 2021 as Chief Architect.
- Hundley granted RSUs and PSUs under AudioEye 2020 Equity Incentive Plan.
- Interim CEO cites strong leadership team with experience from Facebook, Amazon, Uber.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-21-117678
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AEYE
- cik: 0001362190
- company_name: AUDIOEYE INC
- filed_at: 2021-09-21T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1362190/000110465921117678/0001104659-21-117678-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1362190/000110465921117678/tm2127993d1_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-21-117678
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-21-117678.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-21-117678.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Dominic Varacalli was appointed as Chief Operating Officer at AUDIOEYE INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Operating Officer
  source text: Mr. Varacalli, the Company’s President, was appointed Chief Operating Officer of the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1362190/000110465921117678/0001104659-21-117678-index.htm
- Executive change
  Christopher Hundley was appointed as President at AUDIOEYE INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: President
  source text: On September 17, 2021 (the “Effective Date”), Christopher Hundley, age 46, was appointed President of AudioEye, Inc.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1362190/000110465921117678/0001104659-21-117678-index.htm

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