SideChannel (SDCH) appoints marketing and cybersecurity executive Anna Seacat to board
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
SideChannel, Inc. reported that on December 8, 2025, it appointed Anna Seacat to its board of directors. She has more than a decade of marketing and technology leadership experience across cybersecurity, enterprise software, and regulated industries, including serving as Chief Marketing Officer of DeepSeas from December 2022 to June 2025 and prior senior roles at Proxy, Ascension, and IBM. The company highlights her work launching cybersecurity offerings and an AI-based IoT platform, as well as her use of design-thinking to explain complex technologies to customers. Ms. Seacat will receive $3,750 in cash for each fiscal quarter in which she serves on the board. The company states that she has no family relationships with current directors or executives and no related party transactions requiring disclosure. On December 9, 2025, SideChannel issued a press release announcing her appointment.
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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.
Appointments of Directors
On December 8, 2025, SideChannel, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Anna Seacat to the Company’s board of directors (“Board”).
Set forth below is the biographical summary of Ms. Seacat.
Ms. Seacat brings more than a decade of marketing and technology leadership experience spanning cybersecurity, enterprise software, and regulated industries. From December 2022 to June 2025, she served as Chief Marketing Officer of DeepSeas, a cybersecurity company specializing in managed detection and response, threat intelligence, and advisory services for cyber resilience. Earlier, she held senior marketing leadership roles at Proxy, an identification-technology company, and at Ascension, one of the nation’s largest nonprofit health systems. Ms. Seacat has led the launch of multiple technology solutions and brands, including new cybersecurity offerings and an AI-based IoT platform at IBM, and she is known for applying design-thinking principles to translate complex technologies into narratives that drive adoption and growth. Her experience also includes entrepreneurial and agency work across hospitality and aviation, further strengthening her operational versatility and customer-centric approach. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communication from Indiana University, a Master of Science in Marketing from Southern New Hampshire University, and Graduate Certificates in Search and Social Media Marketing. She currently serves as an Adjunct Instructor at Marian University’s School of Business.
Ms. Seacat will receive $3,750 for each fiscal quarter in which she serves. Such payments will be made in cash.
There are no family relationships between Ms. Seacat and any of the Company’s existing directors or executive officers. Except as set forth herein, there is no arrangement or understanding between Ms. Seacat and any other persons pursuant to which Ms. Seacat was appointed a director of the Company, as applicable. There are no related party transactions involving Ms. Seacat that are reportable under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On December 9, 2025, the Company issued a press release announcing the addition of Ms. Seacat to the Board. A copy of the press release is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated December 9, 2025. | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
SIGNATURES
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.
| SideChannel, Inc. | ||
| Date: December 9, 2025 | By: | /s/ Brian Haugli |
| Name: | Brian Haugli | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
FAQ
What did SideChannel (SDCH) announce in this 8-K filing?
SideChannel announced that it appointed Anna Seacat to its board of directors effective December 8, 2025, and that it issued a press release on December 9, 2025 to highlight her addition to the Board.
Who is Anna Seacat, the new SideChannel (SDCH) director?
Anna Seacat has more than a decade of marketing and technology leadership experience in cybersecurity, enterprise software, and regulated industries. She previously served as Chief Marketing Officer of DeepSeas and held senior marketing roles at Proxy, Ascension, and IBM, and she teaches as an Adjunct Instructor at Marian University’s School of Business.
How will SideChannel (SDCH) compensate Anna Seacat for her board service?
SideChannel states that Ms. Seacat will receive $3,750 in cash for each fiscal quarter in which she serves as a member of the board of directors.
Does Anna Seacat have any related party relationships with SideChannel (SDCH)?
The company reports that there are no family relationships between Ms. Seacat and any of SideChannel’s existing directors or executive officers, and that there are no related party transactions involving her that are reportable under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
What disclosures did SideChannel (SDCH) make about how Anna Seacat was selected?
SideChannel states that, except as described in the filing, there is no arrangement or understanding between Ms. Seacat and any other person pursuant to which she was appointed as a director of the company.
Did SideChannel (SDCH) issue a press release about the board appointment?
Yes. SideChannel reports that on December 9, 2025 it issued a press release announcing Ms. Seacat’s addition to the board, which is included as Exhibit 99.1 in the filing.
