{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001628280-26-065243","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"AVNW","cik":"0001377789","company_name":"AVIAT NETWORKS, INC.","filed_at":"2026-10-06T20:31:53+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-10-06T20:33:00.176520+00:00","generated_at":"2026-10-12T16:13:36.753911+00:00","sec_items":["5.02"],"event_type":"leadership","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.4,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.4,"confidence":"high","headline":"Aviat Networks names Khashayar \"Hash\" Pakbaz SVP and Chief Operations Officer","bullets":["Khashayar \"Hash\" Pakbaz, 59, was appointed SVP and Chief Operations Officer on Oct 5, 2026; he joined Aviat on June 1, 2026 as VP, Chief Digital & Information Officer.","Employment agreement sets annual base salary of $365,000, an Annual Incentive Plan target of 50% of base salary starting FY2027, and a Long-Term Incentive target of 50% of base salary.","Pakbaz receives a one-time restricted stock unit award valued at $200,000 vesting over two years; the agreement runs to Oct 5, 2027 and auto-extends annually.","A Qualifying Termination pays a lump sum of 1.0x base salary plus prorated target bonus and up to 12 months of COBRA premiums; a 12-month non-solicit applies.","A change-in-control termination within 3 months prior or 12 months after a CIC pays 1.0x salary plus target bonus, full equity vesting, and up to 18 months COBRA."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-065243","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-065243.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-065243.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-065243.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1377789/000162828026065243/0001628280-26-065243-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1377789/000162828026065243/avnw-20261005.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4.1-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-10-12T16:13:36.753911+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[{"claim_id":"dac47cf174","claim":"Khashayar “Hash” Pakbaz was appointed as Senior Vice President and Chief Operations Officer at AVIAT NETWORKS, INC..","evidence_excerpt":"On October 5, 2026, Aviat Networks, Inc.’s (the “Company”) Board of Directors appointed Khashayar “Hash” Pakbaz as the Company’s Senior Vice President and Chief Operations Officer.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1377789/000162828026065243/0001628280-26-065243-index.htm","confidence":0.95,"family_label":"Executive change","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"appointed"},{"label":"Role","value":"Senior Vice President and Chief Operations Officer"}],"fact_type":"executive_change"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}