secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Byrna Technologies Inc. (BYRN)
CIK:        0001354866
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2021-08-23T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001437749-21-020708
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.50
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Byrna Technologies appoints Michael Gillespie as COO effective August 23, 2021
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- Gillespie, with 30+ years in manufacturing, will oversee global operations, R&D, supply chain, engineering, manufacturing, and distribution.
- Compensation includes $325,000 base salary, 200,000 RSUs vesting over 3 years with stock price triggers, and annual performance bonus eligibility.
- Previously held roles at Linear Technology (now Analog Devices), including General Manager of Wafer Fab Operations and Managing Director of Global Assembly.
- CEO Bryan Ganz stated Gillespie will take over day-to-day operations, allowing Ganz to focus on strategic growth, M&A, and partnerships.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1354866/000143774921020708/0001437749-21-020708-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1354866/000143774921020708/byrn20210823_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-21-020708

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