---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000807863-24-000119"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MITK"
cik: "0000807863"
company_name: "MITEK SYSTEMS INC"
filed_at: "2024-10-22T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-30T12:05:26.734272+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Mitek appoints James Fay to board; James Hale to not stand for re-election in 2025

## Summary
- Board expanded from 7 to 8 directors; Fay appointed effective October 21, 2024.
- Fay is CFO of Matterport (MTTR), brings experience in scaling tech companies and SaaS transitions.
- Fay will serve on the Audit Committee; his term expires at the 2025 annual meeting.
- Director James C. Hale notified he will not seek re-election in 2025; no disagreement cited.
- Fay's appointment follows recent naming of Edward H. West as new CEO.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000807863-24-000119
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MITK
- cik: 0000807863
- company_name: MITEK SYSTEMS INC
- filed_at: 2024-10-22T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/807863/000080786324000119/0000807863-24-000119-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/807863/000080786324000119/mitk-20241021.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000807863-24-000119
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000807863-24-000119.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000807863-24-000119.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  James C. Hale departed as director at MITEK SYSTEMS INC.
  - Action: notified decision not to stand for re-election
  - Role: director
  source text: James C. Hale notified the Company of his decision not to stand for re-election at the 2025 Annual Meeting.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/807863/000080786324000119/0000807863-24-000119-index.htm
- Executive change
  James (J.D.) Fay was appointed as director at MITEK SYSTEMS INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: director
  source text: appointed James (J.D.) Fay to the Board to fill the resulting vacancy.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/807863/000080786324000119/0000807863-24-000119-index.htm

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