---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001554795-22-000388"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "RCAT"
cik: "0000748268"
company_name: "Red Cat Holdings, Inc."
filed_at: "2022-11-17T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-21T17:01:35.518056+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Red Cat appoints former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense Mary Beth Long to board

## Summary
- Mary Beth Long appointed to board on Nov 11, 2022, filling vacancy from Jonathan Read's resignation.
- Long served as Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs (2007-2009) and was a CIA Operations Officer.
- Jonathan Read resigned as director on Nov 3, 2022, with no disagreement with the company.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001554795-22-000388
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: RCAT
- cik: 0000748268
- company_name: Red Cat Holdings, Inc.
- filed_at: 2022-11-17T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/748268/000155479522000388/0001554795-22-000388-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/748268/000155479522000388/rcat1117form8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001554795-22-000388
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001554795-22-000388.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001554795-22-000388.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Mary Beth Long was appointed as Director at Red Cat Holdings, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: On November 11, 2022, the board of directors (the “Board”) of Red Cat Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed The Honorable Mary Beth Long to the Board to fill a vacancy created by resignation.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/748268/000155479522000388/0001554795-22-000388-index.htm

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