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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · AVIAT NETWORKS, INC. (AVNW)

Aviat Networks names Khashayar Pakbaz chief operations officer, base salary $365,000

Neutral Impact 3 of 5 leadership Written later

Aviat Networks' board appointed Khashayar "Hash" Pakbaz as Senior Vice President and Chief Operations Officer on October 5, 2026. He joined the company on June 1, 2026, as Vice President and Chief Digital & Information Officer. The filing sets out his employment terms, including a $365,000 base salary and severance terms, which matter to shareholders as a senior management change.

Key points

  • Appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Operations Officer by the board on October 5, 2026
  • Base salary of $365,000; target annual bonus of 50% of base salary starting fiscal year 2027
  • One-time restricted stock unit award with a grant date value of $200,000, vesting over two years
  • Severance of 1.0 times base salary plus target bonus on a qualifying termination, and 1.0 times on a change in control termination

The filing

CompanyAVIAT NETWORKS, INC. (AVNW)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECOct 6, 2026, 4:31 PM ET
Accession number0001628280-26-065243

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 9, 2026, 10:08 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on October 06, 2026.

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