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Issuer:     COMMVAULT SYSTEMS INC (CVLT)
CIK:        0001169561
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-10-20T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001169561-25-000080
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.40
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Commvault appoints Geoff Haydon to board; director Pickens resigns
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- Geoff Haydon appointed to Commvault board effective Oct 17, 2025; also appointed to Audit Committee.
- Haydon is CEO of Ontinue (MDR firm), previously led VMware Carbon Black and was CEO of Absolute Software.
- Haydon deemed independent under Nasdaq rules; eligible for prorated director compensation (cash + RSUs).
- Allison Pickens resigned from board on Oct 15, 2025 to focus on her venture capital firm; no disagreement with company.
- Pickens' resignation not due to any dispute; Board expressed thanks for her service.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1169561/000116956125000080/0001169561-25-000080-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1169561/000116956125000080/cvlt-20251015.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001169561-25-000080

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