---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-24-052633"
form_type: "8-K/A"
ticker: "IRDM"
cik: "0001418819"
company_name: "Iridium Communications Inc."
filed_at: "2024-12-31T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-28T21:43:10.714832+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Iridium appoints Vincent O'Neill as CFO with $410K salary, $1.5M LTI grant

## Summary
- O'Neill's employment agreement: base salary $410,000, target bonus 65% of salary, long-term incentive grant of $1,500,000 (50% time-based RSUs, 50% performance-based RSUs) expected March 1, 2025.
- Retiring CFO Fitzpatrick and EVP Hartin remain eligible for 2024 annual bonus and March 2021 RSU vesting on March 1, 2025.
- Fitzpatrick to serve on Board as non-employee director from Jan 1, 2025; Hartin available for transition through mid-March 2025.
- Severance provisions for O'Neill include one-time salary + prorated target bonus upon termination without cause or for good reason.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-24-052633
- form_type: 8-K/A
- ticker: IRDM
- cik: 0001418819
- company_name: Iridium Communications Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-12-31T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1418819/000162828024052633/0001628280-24-052633-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1418819/000162828024052633/irdm-20240816.htm

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