---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001169561-22-000129"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CVLT"
cik: "0001169561"
company_name: "COMMVAULT SYSTEMS INC"
filed_at: "2022-12-05T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-21T09:25:41.573156+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Commvault appoints A. Shane Sanders to board and audit committee

## Summary
- Board expanded from 10 to 11 members; Sanders appointed effective Dec 2, 2022.
- Sanders is SVP Business Excellence at Verizon and also serves on Danaher's audit committee.
- Appointed to Commvault's Audit Committee; determined independent and audit committee financial expert.
- Will receive prorated director retainer in cash and RSUs per non-employee director policy.
- No arrangements or related-party transactions in connection with his selection.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001169561-22-000129
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CVLT
- cik: 0001169561
- company_name: COMMVAULT SYSTEMS INC
- filed_at: 2022-12-05T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1169561/000116956122000129/0001169561-22-000129-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1169561/000116956122000129/cvlt-20221202.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001169561-22-000129
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001169561-22-000129.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001169561-22-000129.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  A. Shane Sanders was appointed as director at COMMVAULT SYSTEMS INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: director
  source text: On December 2, 2022, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Commvault Systems, Inc. (“Commvault”) increased the size of Commvault’s Board from ten to eleven members and appointed Mr. A. Shane Sanders as a director of Commvault, to hold office until Commvault’s 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1169561/000116956122000129/0001169561-22-000129-index.htm

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