---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000109563-24-000047"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AIT"
cik: "0000109563"
company_name: "APPLIED INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES INC"
filed_at: "2024-08-13T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-31T09:34:59.089212+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Applied Industrial elects Microchip COO Simoncic to board; Komnenovich to retire Oct 2024

## Summary
- Richard J. Simoncic, 61, elected to board effective Aug 13, 2024; term until Oct 2025.
- Simoncic is COO of Microchip Technology (MCHP) since Apr 2024; prior roles in analog power & interface.
- Dan Komnenovich will retire at Oct 22, 2024 annual meeting per company's age-72 policy.
- Board will remain at 9 directors, 8 independent, after changes.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000109563-24-000047
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AIT
- cik: 0000109563
- company_name: APPLIED INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES INC
- filed_at: 2024-08-13T23:59:59+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/109563/000010956324000047/0000109563-24-000047-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/109563/000010956324000047/ait-20240813.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000109563-24-000047
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000109563-24-000047.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000109563-24-000047.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Dan Komnenovich retired as Director at APPLIED INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES INC.
  - Action: retired
  - Role: Director
  source text: Dan Komnenovich submitted his notice of retirement from the Board of Directors of Applied, effective at Applied’s annual meeting of shareholders on October 22, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/109563/000010956324000047/0000109563-24-000047-index.htm
- Executive change
  Richard J. Simoncic was elected as Director at APPLIED INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES INC.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Director
  source text: On August 13, 2024, Richard J. Simoncic, age 61, was elected to the Board of Directors of Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. (“Applied”), with a term expiring in October 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/109563/000010956324000047/0000109563-24-000047-index.htm

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