secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Vera Bradley, Inc. (VRA)
CIK:        0001495320
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-11-21T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001628280-25-053493
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.20
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Vera Bradley appoints Ivan Brockman to Board of Directors effective Nov 17, 2025
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- Ivan Brockman, Senior Advisor at PJT Partners and former Blackstone partner, joins the Board.
- Brockman brings 30 years of investment banking experience, including roles at Citigroup and Goldman Sachs.
- As non-employee director, Brockman will receive $49,500 annual cash retainer and $85,000 equity grant.
- Executive Chairman Ian Bickley welcomed Brockman, citing his strategic decision-making expertise.
- Brockman has advised on over $100 billion in strategic transactions with clients like Google, Microsoft, and Amazon.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1495320/000162828025053493/0001628280-25-053493-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1495320/000162828025053493/vra-20251117.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-25-053493

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