UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 8, 2018

 

VARONIS SYSTEMS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

Delaware 001-36324 57-1222280
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

1250 Broadway, 29th Floor
New York, NY 10001
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

(877) 292-8767
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

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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 February 12, 2018, Varonis Systems, Inc. (the “Company”) announced the appointment of Mr. Guy Melamed to the office of Chief Operating Officer of the Company in addition to his current role as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, effective as of February 8, 2018.

 

Mr. Melamed, age 38, has served in various finance roles with the Company since 2011. Prior to his appointment as Chief Financial Officer in April 2017, Mr. Melamed was the Company’s Vice President of Finance, beginning in 2014, during which time he was responsible for financial planning, reporting and operations and was instrumental in building and managing the global finance organization. Before joining Varonis, Mr. Melamed held positions at Ernst & Young and KPMG, where he worked with both foreign and domestic companies. Mr. Melamed holds both a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Master of Science in Accounting from Boston College and is a Certified Public Accountant in the U.S. and Israel.

 

In connection with Mr. Melamed’s assumption of the responsibilities of Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, the employment agreement between the Company and Mr. Melamed was amended to reflect his new position as Chief Operating Officer, effective February 8, 2018, and corresponding increases in Mr. Melamed’s annual base salary and annual target bonus to $400,000 and $250,000, respectively, effective as of January 1, 2018.

 

The foregoing summary does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the amendment to Mr. Melamed’s employment agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

 

In addition, on February 12, 2018, the Company announced the appointment of Mr. David Bass to the office of Chief Technology Officer of the Company, effective as of March 1, 2018. Mr. Bass will be replacing Mr. Ohad Korkus as Chief Technology Officer of the Company, and Mr. Korkus will continue to act as a director of the Company. Mr. Bass, age 40, has been an employee of the Company since 2005 and has served as its Senior Vice President of Engineering since May 2014.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.   Description
10.1   Amendment to Employment Agreement, dated as of February 8, 2018, by and between Varonis Systems, Inc. and Mr. Guy Melamed

 

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

    VARONIS SYSTEMS, INC.
     
Dated: February 12, 2018   By:  /s/ Yakov Faitelson
    Name:  Yakov Faitelson
    Title: Chief Executive Officer and President

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

10.1   Amendment to Employment Agreement, dated as of February 8, 2018, by and between Varonis Systems, Inc. and Mr. Guy Melamed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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EXHIBIT 10.1

 

 

AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

 

AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (“Amendment”), dated as of February 8, 2018 (the “Effective Date”), between Varonis Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Guy Melamed (“Executive”).

 

WHEREAS, the Company is party to an employment agreement with Executive, dated as of February 7, 2017 (the “Agreement”), which set forth Executive’s position, services, duties and base salary effective as of April 1, 2017;

 

WHEREAS, the Company desires to appoint Executive as its Chief Operating Officer in addition to his current position as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, and Executive desires to serve and to fulfill his duties to the Company in such capacity;

 

WHEREAS, the Company and Executive wish to amend the Agreement as set forth herein, effective as of the Effective Date;

 

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained, Executive’s employment by the Company, the compensation to be paid Executive while employed by the Company, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is acknowledged, the Company and Executive hereby agree as follows:

 

1. Effective as of the Effective Date, the first sentence of Section 1 of the Agreement (“Services and Duties”) is amended in its entirety to read as follows:

 

“Executive shall serve as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company and in such positions shall have the duties, responsibilities and authority commensurate with the status of an individual holding such positions in a company similarly situated to the Company and shall render services consistent with such positions.”

 

2. Effective as of January 1, 2018, Section 3(a) of the Agreement (“Base Salary”) is hereby amended by removing the term “$300,000” and replacing it with the term “$400,000.”

 

3. Effective as of January 1, 2018, Section 3(b) of the Agreement (“Annual Bonus”) is hereby amended by removing the term “$100,000” and replacing it with the term “$250,000.”

 

4. Except as set forth herein, the Agreement shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with its terms.

 

5. This Amendment may be executed simultaneously in two or more counterparts, any one of which need not contain the signatures of more than one party, but all of which counterparts taken together will constitute one and the same agreement.

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment as of the date and year first above written.

 

    VARONIS SYSTEMS, INC.
     
    By:  /s/ Yakov Faitelson
      Name: Yakov Faitelson
      Title:Chief Executive Officer and President
     
     
    EXECUTIVE
     
    By:  /s/ Guy Melamed
      Guy Melamed