secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     AeroVironment Inc (AVAV)
CIK:        0001368622
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-02-23T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001104659-26-018593
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.55
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

CFO Kevin McDonnell to retire July 31, 2026; transition plan in place
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- Kevin McDonnell, EVP and CFO, notified retirement effective July 31, 2026.
- He will continue as CFO until a successor is hired or the retirement date.
- Company will pay FY2026 target STIP bonus of $455,420 and COBRA reimbursement.
- McDonnell signed retirement agreement with general release and reaffirmed confidentiality obligations.
- Search for new CFO underway; orderly transition of duties planned.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1368622/000110465926018593/0001104659-26-018593-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1368622/000110465926018593/tm266989d1_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-018593

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