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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Keysight Technologies (KEYS)

Keysight CFO Neil Dougherty to step down; Jason Kary named successor effective Dec. 18

Neutral Impact 4 of 5 leadership

Keysight appointed Jason Kary, its current Senior Vice President and President of the Electronic Industrial Solutions Group, as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective December 18, 2026. He succeeds Neil Dougherty, who notified the company on October 29, 2026 that he will step down for personal reasons and will provide transition services through the end of fiscal 2027. The company said it is not updating its outlook for the fourth fiscal quarter of 2026 and will report those results on November 19.

Key points

  • Jason Kary becomes CFO effective December 18, 2026, succeeding Neil Dougherty, who was CFO for 13 years.
  • Dougherty notified the company on October 29, 2026 and will provide transition and other services through the end of fiscal 2027.
  • Keysight is not updating its previously provided fourth-quarter fiscal 2026 outlook; results are due November 19.
  • Compensation terms for Dougherty and Kary have not been determined and will be disclosed in a later filing amendment.

The filing

CompanyKeysight Technologies (KEYS)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECNov 2, 2026, 4:26 PM ET
Accession number0001601046-26-000038

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 7, 2026, 11:17 PM ET, from this filing only.

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