secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     VIASAT INC (VSAT)
CIK:        0000797721
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2022-06-29T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-22-184427
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.55
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Viasat appoints Mark Dankberg as Chairman and CEO, Baldridge as Vice Chairman
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- Dankberg resumes Chairman and CEO roles effective July 1, 2022; was Executive Chairman since Nov 2020.
- Rick Baldridge becomes Vice Chairman, focusing on closing Inmarsat acquisition and integration planning.
- Role changes follow overwhelming shareholder approval for Inmarsat acquisition.
- Kevin Harkenrider, promoted to COO in 2021, will support Dankberg in overseeing day-to-day operations.
- Compensation arrangements for Dankberg and Baldridge remain unchanged.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/797721/000119312522184427/0001193125-22-184427-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/797721/000119312522184427/d293867d8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-184427

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