---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000006845-26-000070"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "APOG"
cik: "0000006845"
company_name: "APOGEE ENTERPRISES, INC."
filed_at: "2026-08-05T21:27:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-08-05T21:30:04.349027+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Apogee Enterprises elects Joseph Hayek and Suresh Krishna to board

## Summary
- Joseph B. Hayek, CEO of Worthington Enterprises, elected as Class II director, term expiring 2027.
- Suresh Krishna, CEO of Proto Labs, elected as Class III director, term expiring 2028.
- Both deemed independent; each receives $75,000 annual cash retainer and 2,454 restricted shares vesting over three years.
- Hayek previously CFO of Worthington Industries; Krishna previously CEO of Northern Tool + Equipment and senior roles at Sleep Number and Polaris.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000006845-26-000070
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: APOG
- cik: 0000006845
- company_name: APOGEE ENTERPRISES, INC.
- filed_at: 2026-08-05T21:27:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/6845/000000684526000070/0000006845-26-000070-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/6845/000000684526000070/apog-20260805.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000006845-26-000070
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000006845-26-000070.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000006845-26-000070.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Suresh Krishna was elected as Class III Director at APOGEE ENTERPRISES, INC..
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Class III Director
  source text: The Board also elected Suresh Krishna, age 57, to serve as a Class III director
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/6845/000000684526000070/0000006845-26-000070-index.htm
- Executive change
  Joseph B. Hayek was elected as Class II Director at APOGEE ENTERPRISES, INC..
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Class II Director
  source text: On August 5, 2026, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Apogee Enterprises, Inc. (the “Company”) elected Joseph B. Hayek, age 54, to serve as a Class II director
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/6845/000000684526000070/0000006845-26-000070-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.