---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-24-021036"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BYRN"
cik: "0001354866"
company_name: "Byrna Technologies Inc."
filed_at: "2024-06-24T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-01T02:24:37.163978+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Byrna Technologies CFO David North to retire; Lauri Kearnes appointed effective July 15, 2024

## Summary
- David North retires as CFO effective July 15, 2024; will continue as outside consultant at $11,458/month.
- Laurilee Kearnes appointed CFO; previously CFO of Harte Hanks (HHS) with over $200M in annual revenues.
- Kearnes receives $325,000 base salary, 60% target bonus, and 25,000 RSUs vesting over three years.
- Separation agreement provides North $82,500 payment and 12-month extension of option exercise rights.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-24-021036
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BYRN
- cik: 0001354866
- company_name: Byrna Technologies Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-06-24T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1354866/000143774924021036/0001437749-24-021036-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1354866/000143774924021036/byrn20240621_8k.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-24-021036
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-24-021036.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  David North retired as Chief Financial Officer at Byrna Technologies Inc..
  - Action: retired
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer
  source text: the Company announced that David North, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer (the “CFO”) will retire from the Company, and Laurilee Kearnes will be appointed as the Company’s new CFO
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1354866/000143774924021036/0001437749-24-021036-index.htm
- Executive change
  Laurilee Kearnes was appointed as Chief Financial Officer at Byrna Technologies Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer
  source text: the Company announced that David North, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer (the “CFO”) will retire from the Company, and Laurilee Kearnes will be appointed as the Company’s new CFO
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1354866/000143774924021036/0001437749-24-021036-index.htm

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