secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     ANSYS INC (—)
CIK:        0001013462
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-02-20T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-24-039509
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.60
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Ansys names Rachel Pyles as CFO; Jennifer Gerchow becomes CAO
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- Rachel Pyles appointed CFO effective Feb 22, 2024; joined Ansys Apr 2023 as VP Strategic Finance from FIS/Worldpay.
- Outgoing CFO Nicole Anasenes resigns Feb 22, remains employee until Jun 7, then consultant through Aug 8.
- Pyles receives $400K base salary, 75% target bonus, and $4M RSU equity grant (3-year vest).
- Jennifer Gerchow named Chief Accounting Officer effective Feb 22; 20-year Ansys veteran, previously VP Global Accounting.
- Press release references planned combination with Synopsys; no new financial guidance in this filing.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1013462/000119312524039509/0001193125-24-039509-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1013462/000119312524039509/d783721d8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-24-039509

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