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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Synaptics (SYNA)

Synaptics Names Rahul Patel President and CEO, Effective by June 2, 2025

Neutral Impact 4 of 5 leadership Written later

Synaptics appointed Rahul Patel, a former Qualcomm and Broadcom executive, as President, Chief Executive Officer and director, effective no later than June 2, 2025. CFO Ken Rizvi, who has been interim CEO since February 2025, will remain CFO. The filing sets out Patel's pay package and severance terms, which shareholders should note as a significant leadership change.

Key points

  • Equity awards are granted July 17, 2025, subject to continued service.
  • Severance under a change in control is 2 times base salary plus 200% of target bonus, with accelerated vesting of RSUs and PSUs.

The filing

CompanySynaptics (SYNA)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECMay 21, 2025, 4:35 PM ET
Accession number0000817720-25-000046

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

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 May 21, 2025.

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