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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · F5 (FFIV)

F5 names Tom Fountain COO, Chad Whalen CRO; Chief Product Officer Kara Sprague to leave

Neutral Impact 3 of 5 leadership Written later

F5 appointed Tom Fountain as Chief Operating Officer and Chad Whalen as Chief Revenue Officer, both effective August 30, 2024, and is combining sales and marketing under Whalen. Chief Product Officer Kara Sprague will leave in November 2024 to become CEO of a private technology company, and F5 has launched an external search for her replacement. The filing contains no financial results or guidance, so it does not state any near-term financial effect.

Key points

  • Tom Fountain appointed Chief Operating Officer, effective August 30, 2024; he previously served as Executive Vice President of Global Services and Chief Strategy Officer
  • Chad Whalen named Chief Revenue Officer, effective August 30, 2024; he previously served as Executive Vice President of Worldwide Sales
  • Kara Sprague, Executive Vice President and Chief Product Officer, will resign effective November 2, 2024; F5 has launched an external search for her replacement
  • Kunal Anand becomes Chief Technology and AI Officer, with responsibility for company-wide AI strategy

The filing

CompanyF5 (FFIV)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECSep 3, 2024, 9:07 AM ET
Accession number0001048695-24-000136

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 12:42 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 September 03, 2024.

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