---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-21-024512"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GNSS"
cik: "0000924383"
company_name: "Genasys Inc."
filed_at: "2021-10-28T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-28T17:10:54.805181+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Genasys announces Coburn to step down as Board Chairman, become Chair of Strategic Advisory Board

## Summary
- General John G. Coburn resigns from Board and Chairman role effective Nov 1, 2021; becomes Chairman Emeritus and Chair of Strategic Advisory Board.
- Coburn receives option for 200,000 shares vesting quarterly over 3 years, plus 10,000 RSUs annually and $20,000 annual retainer.
- Coburn served since 2013 and led transformation from acoustic hailing devices to critical communications solutions.
- Resignation not due to any disagreement or matter relating to company operations or policies.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-21-024512
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GNSS
- cik: 0000924383
- company_name: Genasys Inc.
- filed_at: 2021-10-28T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/924383/000143774921024512/0001437749-21-024512-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/924383/000143774921024512/gnss20211026_8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-21-024512.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  John G. Coburn was appointed as Chair of the Strategic Advisory Board at Genasys Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chair of the Strategic Advisory Board
  source text: Pursuant to the Adviser Agreement, General Coburn will become the Chair of the Company’s Strategic Advisory Board.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/924383/000143774921024512/0001437749-21-024512-index.htm
- Executive change
  John G. Coburn resigned as Chairman of the Board at Genasys Inc..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Chairman of the Board
  source text: On October 22, 2021, the Company received written notice from General John G. Coburn of his resignation from the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”), effective November 1, 2021.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/924383/000143774921024512/0001437749-21-024512-index.htm

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