---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-25-019371"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LITE"
cik: "0001633978"
company_name: "Lumentum Holdings Inc."
filed_at: "2025-02-03T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-27T03:59:37.248011+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Lumentum appoints Michael Hurlston as CEO; prelim Q2 rev ~$402M, EPS above guide

## Summary
- Michael Hurlston appointed President and CEO, effective Feb 7; succeeds Alan Lowe.
- Lowe to remain on Board as advisor; transition agreement includes $3.2M severance.
- Preliminary Q2 revenue ~$402M (above guidance $380-400M); non-GAAP EPS $0.40-$0.42 (guidance $0.30-$0.40).
- Hurlston previously CEO of Synaptics and Finisar; comp includes $900k salary, $2M signing bonus, equity awards.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-25-019371
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LITE
- cik: 0001633978
- company_name: Lumentum Holdings Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-02-03T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1633978/000119312525019371/0001193125-25-019371-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1633978/000119312525019371/d842830d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-019371
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-019371.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-019371.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Michael Hurlston was appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer at Lumentum Holdings Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: President and Chief Executive Officer
  source text: the Board had appointed Michael Hurlston as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, effective as of 12:00 a.m. Pacific Time on February 7, 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1633978/000119312525019371/0001193125-25-019371-index.htm
- Executive change
  Alan Lowe departed as President and Chief Executive Officer at Lumentum Holdings Inc..
  - Action: stepping down
  - Role: President and Chief Executive Officer
  source text: Mr. Hurlston will succeed Alan Lowe, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, who is stepping down as President and CEO effective as of immediately prior to 12:00 a.m. Pacific Time on February 7, 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1633978/000119312525019371/0001193125-25-019371-index.htm
- Executive change
  Michael Hurlston was appointed as Director at Lumentum Holdings Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: Mr. Hurlston has also been appointed to the Board effective as of 12:00 a.m. Pacific Time on February 7, 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1633978/000119312525019371/0001193125-25-019371-index.htm

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