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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · MaxLinear (MXL)

MaxLinear Appoints Kris Sennesael, Western Digital CFO, to Board of Directors

Neutral Impact 3 of 5 leadership Written later

MaxLinear added Kris Sennesael to its board of directors, effective February 13, 2026, bringing the board to eight directors, and also named him to the Audit Committee. Sennesael is currently Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Western Digital, and the filing describes him as a director with more than 25 years of semiconductor-industry finance and operations experience.

Key points

  • Board appointment effective February 13, 2026; Sennesael serves as a Class I director with a term expiring at the 2028 annual meeting
  • Initial equity award with an estimated grant-date fair value of $380,000, plus a $60,000 annual board retainer and a $10,000 Audit Committee retainer
  • Press release dated February 17, 2026 announced the appointment (Exhibit 99.1)

The filing

CompanyMaxLinear (MXL)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECFeb 17, 2026, 8:35 AM ET
Accession number0001288469-26-000017

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 1:00 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 February 17, 2026.

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