---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000008063-25-000005"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ATRO"
cik: "0000008063"
company_name: "ASTRONICS CORP"
filed_at: "2025-02-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-27T01:14:51.793372+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Astronics appoints Fay West to Board of Directors effective Feb 6, 2025

## Summary
- Fay West, CFO of Tennant Company (NYSE: TNC), joins Astronics board effective Feb 6, 2025.
- West also serves as independent director at Quaker Houghton (NYSE: KWR) and is a former CPA.
- Board expands to nine members, eight of whom are independent; no committee assignments yet.
- Chairman Gundermann cited West's financial management and strategic planning expertise.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000008063-25-000005
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ATRO
- cik: 0000008063
- company_name: ASTRONICS CORP
- filed_at: 2025-02-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/8063/000000806325000005/0000008063-25-000005-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/8063/000000806325000005/atro-20250206.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000008063-25-000005
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000008063-25-000005.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000008063-25-000005.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Fay West was elected as director at ASTRONICS CORP.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: director
  source text: has elected Fay West as a director of the Company effective February 6, 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/8063/000000806325000005/0000008063-25-000005-index.htm

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