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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Gen Digital (GEN)

Gen Digital names Chief Legal Officer Bryan Ko as Chief Operating Officer, adopts severance plan

Neutral Impact 3 of 5 leadership Written later

Gen Digital said its board appointed Chief Legal Officer and Secretary Bryan Ko to the additional role of Chief Operating Officer, effective immediately, and approved a new Executive Severance and Retention Plan. The filing states no change to Mr. Ko's compensation from the appointment, and the new plan replaces the company's prior executive severance and retention plans.

Key points

  • Bryan Ko, current Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, appointed Chief Operating Officer on November 3, 2025, effective immediately
  • No changes to Mr. Ko's compensation arrangements in connection with the appointment
  • New Executive Severance and Retention Plan approved November 3, 2025, superseding prior plans; NEOs get cash severance of two times base salary and two times target bonus on a qualifying termination
  • Full text of the plan filed as Exhibit 10.1; portions omitted as not material and treated as private and confidential

The filing

CompanyGen Digital (GEN)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECNov 7, 2025, 4:09 PM ET
Accession number0000849399-25-000094

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change

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 November 07, 2025.

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