---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001140361-21-031658"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "VHC"
cik: "0001082324"
company_name: "VirnetX Holding Corp"
filed_at: "2021-09-17T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-29T02:52:16.721982+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# VirnetX appoints Katherine Allanson as CFO, promotes Victor Larson to CTO

## Summary
- Katherine Allanson appointed CFO effective Sept 15, 2021; annual salary $295,000; option for 120,000 shares vesting over 4 years.
- Dr. Victor Larson promoted to CTO from VP of R&D; co-inventor of VirnetX technologies.
- Dr. Robert Dunham Short III continues as Chief Scientist and Board member.
- Allanson previously served as Controller (Sept 1-14, 2021) and independent consultant since Oct 2011.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001140361-21-031658
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: VHC
- cik: 0001082324
- company_name: VirnetX Holding Corp
- filed_at: 2021-09-17T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1082324/000114036121031658/0001140361-21-031658-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1082324/000114036121031658/brhc10029028_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-21-031658
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-21-031658.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-21-031658.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Katherine Allanson was appointed as Chief Financial Officer at VirnetX Holding Corp.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer
  source text: Effective on September 15, 2021, Katherine Allanson was appointed as the Chief Financial Officer of VirnetX Holding Corporation (the " Company ").
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1082324/000114036121031658/0001140361-21-031658-index.htm

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