---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001406666-22-000048"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CALX"
cik: "0001406666"
company_name: "CALIX, INC"
filed_at: "2022-10-03T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-23T05:53:38.938733+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Calix promotes Michael Weening to CEO; Carl Russo remains Chairman

## Summary
- Weening succeeds Russo as CEO effective Sept 30, 2022; Russo continues as Board Chairman.
- New CEO receives $560k base salary, 150% target bonus, and option for 300k shares vesting over 4 years.
- Weening has been with Calix since 2016, most recently as President and COO since Jan 2021.
- Relocation requirement removed; Weening's prior relocation allowance and clawback terminated.
- Weening will continue to partner with Russo, who shifts focus to board leadership.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001406666-22-000048
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CALX
- cik: 0001406666
- company_name: CALIX, INC
- filed_at: 2022-10-03T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1406666/000140666622000048/0001406666-22-000048-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1406666/000140666622000048/calx-20220930.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001406666-22-000048
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001406666-22-000048.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001406666-22-000048.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Carl Russo resigned as Chief Executive Officer at CALIX, INC.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer
  source text: Also on September 30, 2022, Carl Russo resigned his role as Chief Executive Officer effective September 30, 2022 and will continue to serve as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1406666/000140666622000048/0001406666-22-000048-index.htm
- Executive change
  Michael Weening was appointed as Chief Executive Officer at CALIX, INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer
  source text: On September 30, 2022, Calix, Inc. (“Calix” or the “Company”) appointed Michael Weening, age 54, to the position of Chief Executive Officer of the Company effective September 30, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1406666/000140666622000048/0001406666-22-000048-index.htm

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