KEYS 8-K
Keysight Technologies, Inc. (KEYS)
8-K
2026-08-26
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August 26, 2026
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 26, 2026
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Effective August 26, 2026, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Keysight Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”), following the recommendations of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, approved an increase in the size of the Board from ten (10) to eleven (11) members and appointed Scott Reese to fill the vacancy arising from the increase in the size of the Board. Mr. Reese will serve as a Class I director with a term expiring at the 2027 Annual Meeting of the Stockholders. Mr. Reese will also serve on the Audit and Finance and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees of the Board. The Board has determined that Mr. Reese meets the independence standards adopted by the Board in compliance with the New York Stock Exchange rules and Item 407(a) of Regulation S-K of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).
Mr. Reese, age 53, has extensive experience in software product development, strategy and design and previously served as President and Chief Executive Officer of GE Vernova Electrification Software. Prior to that, Mr. Reese held progressively senior positions during nearly two decades at Autodesk, bringing expertise in cloud platforms, cybersecurity and simulation solutions to the Board. Mr. Reese earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Information Systems and a Master of Business Administration, both from Indiana Wesleyan University.
Mr. Reese will receive one-half of the standard annual compensation of cash and stock for the plan year ending February 28, 2027 in accordance with the Company’s director compensation program. In connection with this appointment, the Company and Mr. Reese will enter into the Company’s standard form of indemnification agreement.
There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Reese and any other person pursuant to which Mr. Reese was elected as a director. There are no transactions in which Mr. Reese has an interest requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K of the Securities Act.
The Company issued a press release on August 26, 2026 announcing the appointment of Mr. Reese to the Board. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
The following is furnished as an exhibit to this report and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended:
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SIGNATURE
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 hereunto duly authorized.
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| Name: | Jeffrey K. Li | |||||||
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| Date: August 26, 2026 | ||||||||
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Exhibit 99.1
Press Release
Keysight Announces New Board Member
Appoints Scott Reese as a director, effective immediately
August 26, 2026
SANTA ROSA, Calif., – Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS) today announced that the company's Board of Directors has appointed Scott Reese as a director, effective immediately. Reese will serve as a Class I director, whose term expires in 2027, and will be a member of the Board’s Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and its Audit and Finance Committee.
“We are delighted to welcome Scott to Keysight’s Board,” said Ron Nersesian, Chair of the Keysight’s Board of Directors. “His track record of leading technology businesses through transformation and growth will be a strong addition as we continue to drive long-term value creation.”
Most recently, Reese served as President and Chief Executive Officer of GE Vernova’s Electrification Software business, where he led the transformation and turnaround of GE’s $1.2 billion industrial software business and played a key leadership role in GE Vernova’s successful IPO. Prior to that, he spent nearly two decades at Autodesk in progressively larger leadership roles, most recently as Executive Vice President of Product Development & Manufacturing Software, where he was a key architect of the company’s transformation into a cloud-first, subscription-based platform business. Reese currently serves on the boards of Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL), Landis+Gyr (SWX: LAND), and AutoLOTO, and previously served on the board of Model N, where he was a member of the Audit and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees.
“Scott’s leadership experience at the intersection of software, hardware, and data aligns well with our strategy,” said Satish Dhanasekaran, President and Chief Executive Officer, Keysight. “I look forward to his insights and to collaborating with him and the Keysight Board as we accelerate our strategy and capitalize on the significant growth and value-creation opportunities ahead.”
About Keysight Technologies
At Keysight (NYSE: KEYS), we inspire and empower innovators to bring world-changing technologies to life. As an S&P 500 company, we’re delivering market-leading design, emulation, and test solutions to help engineers develop and deploy faster, with less risk, throughout the entire product life cycle. We’re a global innovation partner enabling customers in communications, industrial automation, aerospace and defense, automotive, semiconductor, and general electronics markets to accelerate innovation to connect and secure the world. Learn more at Keysight Newsroom and www.keysight.com.
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