{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0000842162-22-000039","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"LEA","cik":"0000842162","company_name":"LEAR CORP","filed_at":"2022-09-26T23:59:59+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-05-14T18:03:58.274134+00:00","generated_at":"2026-06-23T07:35:05.195395+00:00","sec_items":["5.02","9.01"],"event_type":"leadership","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.5,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.5,"confidence":"high","headline":"Lear Corp CAO Thomas DiDonato to retire, replaced by Harry Kemp","bullets":["DiDonato resigns as SVP & CAO effective Jan 15, 2023; retirement from employment Sep 30, 2023.","Harry Kemp, currently SVP & General Counsel, appointed as SVP, CAO & General Counsel.","DiDonato will serve in non-executive advisory role through retirement; base salary $10,000/month.","Amended employment agreement eliminates cash severance benefits if terminated during term."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000842162-22-000039","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000842162-22-000039.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000842162-22-000039.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000842162-22-000039.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/842162/000084216222000039/0000842162-22-000039-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/842162/000084216222000039/lear-20220921.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-06-23T07:35:05.195395+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[{"claim_id":"9b0d38c318","claim":"Harry A. Kemp was appointed as Senior Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel at LEAR CORP.","evidence_excerpt":"Harry A. Kemp, who currently serves as the Company’s Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, has been appointed to serve as Mr. DiDonato’s replacement as Senior Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/842162/000084216222000039/0000842162-22-000039-index.htm","confidence":0.95,"family_label":"Executive change","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"appointed"},{"label":"Role","value":"Senior Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel"}],"fact_type":"executive_change"},{"claim_id":"ae12c84c6d","claim":"Thomas A. DiDonato resigned as Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer at LEAR CORP.","evidence_excerpt":"On September 21, 2022, Thomas A. DiDonato tendered written notice to the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Lear Corporation (the “Company”) of his intent to retire from employment with the Company, effective September 30, 2023 (the “Retirement Date”). In anticipation of his retirement, Mr. DiDonato also tendered written notice of his resignation as Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer, effective January 15, 2023 (the “Effective Date”).","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/842162/000084216222000039/0000842162-22-000039-index.htm","confidence":0.95,"family_label":"Executive change","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"resigned"},{"label":"Role","value":"Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer"}],"fact_type":"executive_change"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}