---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001171843-22-000344"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "VRNS"
cik: "0001361113"
company_name: "VARONIS SYSTEMS INC"
filed_at: "2022-01-19T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-27T17:08:17.626958+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Varonis expands board to 11, elects Carlos Aued and Avrohom J. Kess as directors

## Summary
- Board size increased from 9 to 11; Aued (Class II) and Kess (Class III) elected effective Jan 19, 2022.
- Kess, Vice Chairman & CLO of Travelers, also joins Compensation Committee.
- Aued was a systems architect leader at Cisco for 25 years; prior roles at Micom, Unisys, BayNetworks.
- Aued's daughter Alexa Kusovitsky employed by Varonis since 2014; 2021 total comp ~$163,000.
- Both directors compensated under existing program disclosed in April 2021 proxy.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001171843-22-000344
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: VRNS
- cik: 0001361113
- company_name: VARONIS SYSTEMS INC
- filed_at: 2022-01-19T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1361113/000117184322000344/0001171843-22-000344-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1361113/000117184322000344/f8k_011922.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001171843-22-000344
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001171843-22-000344.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001171843-22-000344.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Carlos Aued was elected as Director at VARONIS SYSTEMS INC.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Director
  source text: On January 19, 2022, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Varonis Systems, Inc. (the “Company”) increased the number of directors on the Board from 9 to 11 and elected Carlos Aued as a Class II director and Avrohom J. Kess as a Class III director to serve until their respective successor is elected and has qualified .
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1361113/000117184322000344/0001171843-22-000344-index.htm
- Executive change
  Avrohom J. Kess was elected as Director at VARONIS SYSTEMS INC.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Director
  source text: On January 19, 2022, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Varonis Systems, Inc. (the “Company”) increased the number of directors on the Board from 9 to 11 and elected Carlos Aued as a Class II director and Avrohom J. Kess as a Class III director to serve until their respective successor is elected and has qualified .
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1361113/000117184322000344/0001171843-22-000344-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.