AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Lear (LEA)

Lear Appoints Former Auto Analyst Rod Lache to Board, Effective August 12, 2024

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Lear Corporation elected Rod Lache, a former Wolfe Research and Deutsche Bank automotive analyst, to its Board of Directors effective August 12, 2024, for a term ending at the 2025 annual meeting. The filing reports no arrangements with other persons tied to his election and no related transactions requiring disclosure, and it increases the Board to 11 directors. Board additions are routine governance changes, though the filing does not describe Lache's compensation beyond the company's standard non-employee director plan.

Key points

  • Rod Lache elected to the Board effective August 12, 2024; term ends at the 2025 annual meeting
  • Lache retired from Wolfe Research in July 2024 after serving as a Managing Director and Senior Analyst covering automotive
  • Lache will receive the standard non-employee director compensation under the Outside Directors Compensation Plan
  • Addition increases Board size to 11 directors

The filing

CompanyLear (LEA)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECAug 12, 2024, 9:07 AM ET
Accession number0000842162-24-000054

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change

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Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 1:05 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 August 12, 2024.

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