---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-22-051728"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AVAV"
cik: "0001368622"
company_name: "AeroVironment Inc"
filed_at: "2022-04-28T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-26T03:17:11.394061+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# AeroVironment CPO Alison Roelke resigns effective May 12, 2022

## Summary
- Alison Roelke resigns as VP and Chief People Officer, effective May 12, 2022.
- Roelke leaving to pursue new opportunities; no disagreement with company on operations, policies, or practices.
- No replacement has been announced as of the filing date.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-22-051728
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AVAV
- cik: 0001368622
- company_name: AeroVironment Inc
- filed_at: 2022-04-28T23:59:59+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/1368622/000110465922051728/0001104659-22-051728-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1368622/000110465922051728/tm2213822d1_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-22-051728
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-22-051728.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-22-051728.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Alison Roelke departed as Vice President and Chief People Officer at AeroVironment Inc.
  - Action: resigning
  - Role: Vice President and Chief People Officer
  source text: On April 25, 2022, Alison Roelke notified AeroVironment, Inc. (the “Company”) that she is resigning as the Company’s Vice President and Chief People Officer effective May 12, 2022 to pursue new opportunities.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1368622/000110465922051728/0001104659-22-051728-index.htm

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