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CSCO CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
CIK 0000858877 25 ready 8-Ks latest May 13, 2026, 4:06 PM ET RSS · JSON
Activity: NORMAL 1 filings / 30d vs 1 baseline Risk accumulating: repeated leadership change (2)
Ready 8-Ks 25
Latest filing May 13, 2026, 4:06 PM ET
Top materiality 0.90
Event mix leadership ×10 · earnings ×9 · other_material ×3
Sentiment 7 pos · 2 neg · 16 neu
Latest earnings ▲ beat 2026-Q2
Executive change recent →

Recent 8-K filings for CSCO

Executive changes

Appointed

Nichlas A. Fink

Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer
CSCO · CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
Effective
2026-05-20
Filed
May 1, 2026, 7:59 PM ET
On April 27 , 2026, the Board of Directors of Cisco appointed Nichlas A. Fink to succeed Ms. Wong as Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of Cisco effective May 20, 2026.
Departed

M. Victoria Wong

Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer
CSCO · CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
Effective
2026-05-19
Successor
Nichlas A. Fink
Filed
May 1, 2026, 7:59 PM ET
On April 27, 2026, M. Victoria Wong notified Cisco Systems, Inc. ("Cisco") of her decision to retire as Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of Cisco effective May 19, 2026.
Departed

Scott Herren

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
CSCO · CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
Effective
2025-07-26
Successor
Mark Patterson
Filed
May 14, 2025, 7:59 PM ET
Scott Herren notified Cisco Systems, Inc. (“Cisco”) of his decision to retire as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Cisco effective July 26, 2025.
Appointed

Mark Patterson

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
CSCO · CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
Effective
2025-07-27
Filed
May 14, 2025, 7:59 PM ET
On May 10, 2025, Cisco appointed Mark Patterson to succeed Mr. Herren as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Cisco effective July 27, 2025.
Appointed

Jeetu Patel

President and Chief Product Officer
CSCO · CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
Effective
2025-05-14
Filed
May 14, 2025, 7:59 PM ET
On May 10, 2025, Cisco also appointed Jeetu Patel as President and Chief Product Officer effective May 14, 2025.
Appointed

Kevin Weil

Director
CSCO · CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
Effective
2025-05-12
Filed
May 13, 2025, 7:59 PM ET
On May 12, 2025, the Board of Directors of Cisco Systems, Inc. ("Cisco") appointed Kevin Weil, Chief Product Officer of OpenAI, as a member of the Board effective May 12, 2025.
Departed

Gary Steele

President, Go-to-Market
CSCO · CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
Effective
2025-05-12
Filed
February 27, 2025, 6:59 PM ET
On February 27, 2025, Cisco and Gary Steele, President, Go-to-Market of Cisco, agreed to change the effective date of his previously announced resignation from Cisco to May 12, 2025.
Departed

Gary Steele

President, Go-to-Market
CSCO · CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
Effective
2025-04-25
Filed
February 12, 2025, 6:59 PM ET
On February 10, 2025, Gary Steele, President, Go-to-Market of Cisco Systems, Inc. (“Cisco”), notified Cisco of his decision to resign from Cisco, effective April 25, 2025, for an external CEO opportunity.
Departed

Ekta Singh-Bushell

Director
CSCO · CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
Filed
October 11, 2024, 7:59 PM ET
On October 7, 2024, Ekta Singh-Bushell notified Cisco Systems, Inc. (“Cisco”) of her decision not to stand for re-election at Cisco’s 2024 annual meeting of stockholders (the “2024 Annual Meeting”).
Departed

Jeff Sharritts

Executive Vice President and Chief Customer and Partner Officer
CSCO · CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
Effective
2024-07-15
Filed
July 19, 2024, 7:59 PM ET
On July 15, 2024, Jeff Sharritts, former Executive Vice President and Chief Customer and Partner Officer of Cisco Systems, Inc. (“Cisco”), entered into a Separation Agreement and General Release (the “Separation Agreement”) in connection with his termination of employment as an executive advisor effective July 15, 2024.
Appointed

Ekta Singh-Bushell

member of the Board
CSCO · CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
Effective
2024-06-14
Filed
June 14, 2024, 7:59 PM ET
On June 12, 2024, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Cisco Systems, Inc. ("Cisco") appointed Ekta Singh-Bushell, former Deputy to the First Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, Executive Office at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, as a member of the Board effective June 14, 2024.
Departed

Jeff Sharritts

Executive Vice President and Chief Customer and Partner Officer
CSCO · CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
Effective
2024-05-15
Filed
May 15, 2024, 7:59 PM ET
Jeff Sharritts, Cisco’s Executive Vice President and Chief Customer and Partner Officer, was informed that he would no longer remain in his role as Cisco’s Executive Vice President and Chief Customer and Partner Officer, effective May 15, 2024.

Earnings & guidance

2026-Q2 EPS reported $1.51 vs consensus $1.06 ▲ beat (+43.0%) filing →

Materiality & sentiment trend

Max materiality 0.90 · Median 0.55 · Most common event leadership

7 positive 2 negative 16 neutral

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