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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Frontdoor (FTDR)

Frontdoor adds Dennis Howard to board and Audit Committee, effective March 17

Neutral Impact 2 of 5 leadership Written later

Frontdoor's board unanimously elected Dennis Howard, Managing Director and Chief Technology, Operations, and Data Officer at Charles Schwab, as a director effective March 17, 2026, and appointed him to the Audit Committee. The board determined he is independent under Nasdaq listing standards, and he will stand for re-election at the 2026 annual meeting.

Key points

  • Board elected Howard on March 16, 2026; he joins the Audit Committee effective March 17, 2026
  • Non-employee director pay is $90,000 per year in cash plus $180,000 per year in fully vested shares, with an added $12,500 per year in cash for Audit Committee members
  • Howard is currently Managing Director, Chief Technology, Operations, and Data Officer at Charles Schwab; the filing says he has no arrangements with the company under which he was elected

The filing

CompanyFrontdoor (FTDR)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECMar 17, 2026, 7:45 AM ET
Accession number0001727263-26-000003

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 12:57 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits 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 March 17, 2026.

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