secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     AeroVironment Inc (AVAV)
CIK:        0001368622
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-03-18T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001104659-26-031049
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.50
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

COO Brad Truesdell to retire; search for successor underway
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- Brad Truesdell, EVP & COO, notified retirement on March 12, 2026, effective upon appointment of successor.
- Truesdell will continue as principal operating officer until successor is in place, then serve as consultant.
- Company is conducting a search for a new principal operating officer.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1368622/000110465926031049/0001104659-26-031049-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1368622/000110465926031049/tm268917d3_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-031049

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