secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     QUANTUM CORP /DE/ (QMCO)
CIK:        0000709283
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-02-02T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001628280-26-004461
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.50
Item codes: 5.02, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Quantum appoints William H. White as CFO effective Feb 2, 2026
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- William H. White appointed CFO and principal financial officer, effective Feb 2, 2026.
- White previously CFO at Emotive, leading a three-year financial turnaround and strategic exit.
- Annual base salary $375K, target bonus 50%, 25K RSUs and 25K performance RSUs as inducement grants.
- Change of control severance: 12 months salary plus bonus plus accelerated vesting; non-CIC severance: 6 months salary plus COBRA.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/709283/000162828026004461/0001628280-26-004461-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/709283/000162828026004461/qtm-20260202.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-004461

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