Innovative Solutions and Support Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update, Other Events, Financial Statements and Exhibits
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors
On May 16, 2024, Major General Garry C. Dean joined the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Innovative Solutions and Support, Inc. (the “Company”) as an independent director for a term until the Company’s next annual meeting of shareholders or until his successor is duly elected and qualified or until his earlier death, disqualification, resignation or removal.
Maj. General Dean retired as the Director of the National Guard Bureau (NGB) Joint Staff in the Pentagon, supporting Army and Air National Guard policy, missions and operations in the 54 US states, territories, and the District of Columbia. A graduate of the US Air Force Academy and a former F-15 pilot, Maj. General Dean had a distinguished military career including commanding and leading a combat deployment of the 142 Fighter Wing in Portland Oregon. Maj. General Dean is rated as a command pilot and has over 4,000 flight hours in the T-37, T-38 and F-15 airframes. Maj. General Dean currently serves President of Peduzzi Associates, Ltd., Senior Advisor to Vita Inclinata Technologies, and Vice-Chair of the Community Oversight Board of the Arlington County Police, Virginia.
There are no family relationships between Maj. General Dean and any director or executive officer of the Company, and Maj. General Dean does not have any direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. Maj. General Dean has not entered into, and no grant or award has been made to, Maj. General Dean under any material plan, contract or arrangement of the Company in connection with his appointment.
Maj. General Dean will participate in the standard non-employee director compensation arrangements established by the Company, as described under the section entitled “Compensation of Directors” in the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 5, 2024.
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On May 16, 2024, the Company issued a press release announcing the appointment of Maj. General Dean as director. A copy of that press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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| 99.1 | Press Release, dated May 16, 2024. |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the inline XBRL document. |
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS AND SUPPORT, INC. | ||
| Date: May 16, 2024 | By: | /s/ Jeffrey DiGiovanni |
| Jeffrey DiGiovanni | ||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||