---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-23-278766"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "QMCO"
cik: "0000709283"
company_name: "QUANTUM CORP /DE/"
filed_at: "2023-11-16T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-08T01:38:13.178186+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Quantum appoints Henk Jan Spanjaard as CRO; John Hurley departs Dec 1

## Summary
- Henk Jan Spanjaard appointed CRO effective Nov 9, 2023; previously VP EMEA Sales since July 2020.
- John Hurley, former CRO, mutually agreed to separate; last day expected Dec 1, 2023.
- CEO cites improved pipeline for ActiveScale Cold Storage and DXI products; Myriad product upcoming.
- Spanjaard brings 30+ years sales leadership experience at DriveScale, A10 Networks, Inflobox, NetApp.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-23-278766
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: QMCO
- cik: 0000709283
- company_name: QUANTUM CORP /DE/
- filed_at: 2023-11-16T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/709283/000119312523278766/0001193125-23-278766-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/709283/000119312523278766/d581373d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-278766
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-278766.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-278766.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  John Hurley departed as Chief Revenue Officer at QUANTUM CORP /DE/.
  - Action: separated
  - Role: Chief Revenue Officer
  source text: On November 9, 2023, John Hurley, the Company’s Chief Revenue Officer, and the Company mutually and amicably agreed that Mr. Hurley will separate from the Company, with Mr. Hurley’s last day expected to be December 1, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/709283/000119312523278766/0001193125-23-278766-index.htm
- Executive change
  Henk Jan Spanjaard was appointed as Chief Revenue Officer at QUANTUM CORP /DE/.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Revenue Officer
  source text: Effective on November 9, 2023, Quantum Corporation (the “Company”) appointed Henk Jan Spanjaard to serve as the Company’s Chief Revenue Officer.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/709283/000119312523278766/0001193125-23-278766-index.htm

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