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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-23-166563"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "VSAT"
cik: "0000797721"
company_name: "VIASAT INC"
filed_at: "2023-06-14T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-14T01:40:32.219259+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.45
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Viasat Vice Chairman Rick Baldridge to retire June 30, 2023; remains on board

## Summary
- Rick Baldridge will retire as Vice Chairman effective June 30, 2023, after nearly 25 years at Viasat.
- Baldridge led the recently closed Inmarsat acquisition and previously served as President and CEO.
- He will continue serving on Viasat’s board of directors after his retirement.
- The announcement follows the successful close of Viasat’s acquisition of Inmarsat.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-23-166563
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: VSAT
- cik: 0000797721
- company_name: VIASAT INC
- filed_at: 2023-06-14T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.45
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/797721/000119312523166563/0001193125-23-166563-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/797721/000119312523166563/d477870d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-166563
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-166563.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-166563.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Richard Baldridge departed as Vice Chairman at VIASAT INC.
  - Action: retire
  - Role: Vice Chairman
  source text: On June 12, 2023, Viasat, Inc. (“Viasat”) received notice from Richard Baldridge, Viasat’s Vice Chairman, of his intention to retire from Viasat after nearly 25 years of service, effective June 30, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/797721/000119312523166563/0001193125-23-166563-index.htm

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