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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-22-012232"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "RFIL"
cik: "0000740664"
company_name: "R F INDUSTRIES LTD"
filed_at: "2022-05-13T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-25T17:17:15.095608+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# RF Industries appoints Ray Bibisi as COO, promotes Christophe Massenet to VP of Technology & Engineering

## Summary
- Ray Bibisi appointed COO effective May 13, 2022; previously CRO since Jan 2020; will drive operational efficiencies and supply chain optimization.
- Christophe Massenet promoted to VP of Technology and Engineering; new role centralizing product and technology roadmaps across the company.
- Changes support integration of recently announced Microlab/FXR LLC acquisition and next phase of growth.
- Bibisi spent 30+ years at Radio Frequency Systems; Massenet 25 years in telecom and aerospace, most recently at Schrofftech.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-22-012232
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: RFIL
- cik: 0000740664
- company_name: R F INDUSTRIES LTD
- filed_at: 2022-05-13T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/740664/000143774922012232/0001437749-22-012232-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/740664/000143774922012232/rfil20220512_8k.htm

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