secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     VIASAT INC (VSAT)
CIK:        0000797721
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2021-11-19T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-21-335176
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.40
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Viasat names Kevin Harkenrider as Chief Operating Officer effective Nov 17, 2021
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- Kevin Harkenrider appointed COO, previously EVP Global Operations and Chief Operations Officer.
- Annual base salary increased to $650,000; other compensation unchanged.
- Harkenrider is a 15-year Viasat veteran; will oversee operational structure and align innovation with priorities.
- No family relationships or material interests reported.
- Appointment effective immediately.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/797721/000119312521335176/0001193125-21-335176-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/797721/000119312521335176/d238285d8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-21-335176

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