Company: VSAT
Filing Date: 2025-05-12
Form Type: 8-K
Source: 0001193125-25-117767
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Company: VIASAT INC
Filing Date: 2025-05-12
Form: 8-K
Item: Item 5.02
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Item 5.02.      Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.  

On May 9, 2025, James Bridenstine resigned from the Board of Directors (the “ Board”) of Viasat, Inc. (the “ Company”). Mr. Bridenstine’s resignation from the Board did not result from a disagreement with the Company. The Company expressed its gratitude to Mr. Bridenstine for his service as a director.

Effective May 9, 2025, in connection with Mr. Bridenstine’s resignation, the Company reduced the number of Class II directors with terms expiring at the Company’s 2025 annual meeting of stockholders to two.

Additionally, on May 9, 2025, the Board appointed William LaPlante and Michael Paull as directors. Dr. LaPlante and Mr. Paull will serve as Class III directors, with initial terms expiring at the Company’s 2026 annual meeting of stockholders. With the appointment of Dr. LaPlante and Mr. Paull, the Board now consists of eight members, six of whom are independent directors.

William LaPlante, 61, served as the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment from April 2022 to January 2025. From September 2020 to April 2022, Dr. LaPlante served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Draper Laboratory, a research and development company specializing in advanced technology solutions in national security, space exploration, health care and energy. Previously, he served as Senior Vice President and General Manager at MITRE National Security, where he oversaw the operation of the U. S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology. From 2014 to 2017, Dr. LaPlante served as Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics. He previously spent 26 years at The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, where he ultimately led the Global Engagement Department. Dr. LaPlante has been a member of several government scientific boards and commissions focused on maintaining national security, including the U. S. Strategic Command Senior Advisory Group, Naval Research Advisory Committee and Defense Science Board. Dr. LaPlante earned a B. S. degree in engineering physics from the University of Illinois, an M. S. degree in applied physics from The Johns Hopkins University and a doctorate degree in mechanical engineering