---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000038725-22-000081"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FELE"
cik: "0000038725"
company_name: "FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC"
filed_at: "2022-05-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-25T23:08:00.750606+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Franklin Electric elects Meritor CEO Chris Villavarayan to board

## Summary
- Chris Villavarayan elected to board of directors effective May 6, 2022.
- Villavarayan is CEO and President of Meritor, Inc. (MTOR) since March 2021.
- He brings operational and manufacturing experience from Meritor.
- Villavarayan holds a B.S. in Engineering from McMaster University.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000038725-22-000081
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FELE
- cik: 0000038725
- company_name: FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC
- filed_at: 2022-05-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/38725/000003872522000081/0000038725-22-000081-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/38725/000003872522000081/fele-20220506.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000038725-22-000081
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000038725-22-000081.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000038725-22-000081.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Chris Villavarayan was elected as director at FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: director
  source text: On May 6, 2022, the Board elected Mr. Chris Villavarayan as a director.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/38725/000003872522000081/0000038725-22-000081-index.htm

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