---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001169561-24-000044"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CVLT"
cik: "0001169561"
company_name: "COMMVAULT SYSTEMS INC"
filed_at: "2024-05-15T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-01T22:40:02.759369+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Gary Merrill appointed CCO at Commvault; CFO search underway

## Summary
- Gary Merrill, current CFO, named Chief Commercial Officer, effective after successor is appointed.
- Merrill will lead global sales and partnerships to drive cyber resilience revenue growth.
- Company retains executive search firm for new CFO; Merrill remains CFO until successor starts.
- Merrill joined Commvault in 2005, served as CFO since 2022, previously Chief of Business Operations.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001169561-24-000044
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CVLT
- cik: 0001169561
- company_name: COMMVAULT SYSTEMS INC
- filed_at: 2024-05-15T23:59:59+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/1169561/000116956124000044/0001169561-24-000044-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1169561/000116956124000044/cvlt-20240515.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001169561-24-000044
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001169561-24-000044.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001169561-24-000044.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Gary Merrill was appointed as Chief Commercial Officer at COMMVAULT SYSTEMS INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Commercial Officer
  source text: Mr. Gary Merrill, the Company's Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), has been appointed Commvault’s next Chief Commercial Officer (“CCO”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1169561/000116956124000044/0001169561-24-000044-index.htm

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