---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000038725-24-000101"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FELE"
cik: "0000038725"
company_name: "FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC"
filed_at: "2024-05-14T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-02T01:26:28.755216+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Franklin Electric appoints Joe Ruzynski as CEO effective July 1; Sengstack becomes Executive Chairperson

## Summary
- Gregg Sengstack retires as CEO after leading since 2014; remains Executive Chairperson.
- Joe Ruzynski appointed CEO effective July 1, 2024; joins from nVent Electric (President, Enclosures Segment).
- Ruzynski receives $900k base salary, 100% target bonus, $250k signing bonus, $5.25M equity grant.
- Ruzynski brings 25+ years in industrial/electrical sectors; prior roles at Pentair and nVent.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000038725-24-000101
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FELE
- cik: 0000038725
- company_name: FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC
- filed_at: 2024-05-14T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/38725/000003872524000101/0000038725-24-000101-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/38725/000003872524000101/fele-20240514.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000038725-24-000101
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000038725-24-000101.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000038725-24-000101.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Gregg C. Sengstack changed role as Executive Chairperson at FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC.
  - Action: retire
  - Role: Executive Chairperson
  source text: notified the Board of his intention to retire from his position as Chief Executive Officer
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/38725/000003872524000101/0000038725-24-000101-index.htm
- Executive change
  Joseph Ruzynski was appointed as Chief Executive Officer at FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer
  source text: The Board announced that it will appoint Joseph Ruzynski as Chief Executive Officer, effective July 1, 2024
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/38725/000003872524000101/0000038725-24-000101-index.htm

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