AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Arrow Electronics (ARW)

Arrow Electronics adds Lawrence Chen to board, expands board to 10 directors

Neutral Impact 3 of 5 leadership Written later

Arrow Electronics appointed Lawrence Chen, president and CEO of InterDigital, to its board of directors on December 11, 2024, increasing the board from nine to ten members. He also joined the audit committee, and the board determined he is independent under NYSE rules. The filing describes this as a governance change with no financial results disclosed.

Key points

  • Lawrence Chen, age 53, appointed director effective December 11, 2024, with a term running to the 2025 annual meeting
  • Board increased from nine to ten directors; Chen also appointed to the Audit Committee
  • Chen is president and CEO of InterDigital, Inc. and previously held senior roles at Qualcomm from 2019 to 2021
  • Restated certificate of incorporation filed December 12, 2024 removes preferred stock provisions with no shares outstanding and updates registered agent and address details

The filing

CompanyArrow Electronics (ARW)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECDec 12, 2024, 4:07 PM ET
Accession number0001104659-24-128012

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change5.03 Bylaw / Charter Amendment7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

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Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 1:17 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on December 12, 2024.

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