secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Fortinet, Inc. (FTNT)
CIK:        0001262039
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2021-10-06T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001262039-21-000024
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.40
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Fortinet appoints Admiral James Stavridis to Board of Directors
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- Board size increased from 8 to 9; appointment effective Oct 22, 2021.
- Stavridis receives $55k annual cash retainer and $245k in pro-rated RSUs.
- Former NATO Supreme Allied Commander, retired 4-star Admiral, cybersecurity expert.
- Currently Managing Director and Vice Chairman, Global Affairs of The Carlyle Group.
- Appointment adds public sector cybersecurity expertise to Fortinet's board.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1262039/000126203921000024/0001262039-21-000024-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1262039/000126203921000024/ftnt-20211004.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001262039-21-000024

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