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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · NetApp (NTAP)

NetApp Appoints Frank Pelzer, Former F5 CFO, to Board of Directors

Neutral Impact 2 of 5 leadership Written later

NetApp's Board increased its size from nine to ten directors and appointed Frank Pelzer, chief operating officer of Spotnana, to fill the new seat. Pelzer will serve on the Audit Committee, and the Board has determined he qualifies as an audit committee financial expert.

Key points

  • Board approved increase from nine to ten authorized directors on March 21, 2025
  • Frank Pelzer appointed to the Board and will serve on the Audit Committee
  • Pelzer is Spotnana's COO and previously served as CFO of F5; the filing reports no related party transactions
  • Press release dated March 26, 2025 announces the appointment

The filing

CompanyNetApp (NTAP)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECMar 26, 2025, 4:15 PM ET
Accession number0000950170-25-045244

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

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 1:30 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits 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 March 26, 2025.

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