---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-25-142697"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "QMCO"
cik: "0000709283"
company_name: "QUANTUM CORP /DE/"
filed_at: "2025-06-18T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-19T03:51:00.991152+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Quantum appoints Hugues Meyrath CEO with $550K salary; cuts shareholder quorum to 1/3

## Summary
- Hugues Meyrath becomes CEO: $550K base salary, 100% target bonus, 100K RSUs + 100K options vesting over 4 years.
- Severance: 12 months base salary (non-change of control) or 18 months salary + bonus + full equity acceleration (change of control).
- Bylaws amended to reduce stockholder quorum to one-third of outstanding shares.
- Change of Control Agreement provides 150% of base + incentive lump sum and COBRA premium reimbursement.
- Future performance-based RSUs possible; awards subject to LCC approval and share availability.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-25-142697
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: QMCO
- cik: 0000709283
- company_name: QUANTUM CORP /DE/
- filed_at: 2025-06-18T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.03, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/709283/000119312525142697/0001193125-25-142697-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/709283/000119312525142697/d45411d8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-142697.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Hugues Meyrath was appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer at QUANTUM CORP /DE/.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: President and Chief Executive Officer
  source text: In connection with Hugues Meyrath’s appointment as President and Chief Executive Officer of Quantum Corporation (the “Company”), on June 12, 2025, Mr. Meyrath entered into an offer letter (the “Offer Letter”) with the Company providing for the following terms:
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/709283/000119312525142697/0001193125-25-142697-index.htm
- Governance Changes
  QUANTUM CORP /DE/: Reduced quorum requirement for stockholder meetings to one-third of outstanding capital stock (effective 2025-06-12).
  - Change: bylaw amendment
  - Effective: 2025-06-12
  source text: On June 12, 2025, the Board approved an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws to reduce the quorum requirement for transacting business at meetings of stockholders to one-third of the capital stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/709283/000119312525142697/0001193125-25-142697-index.htm

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