---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000842633-25-000006"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "TRS"
cik: "0000842633"
company_name: "TRIMAS CORP"
filed_at: "2025-02-11T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-26T23:40:37.661318+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# TriMas appoints Shawn Sedaghat as Class III director effective February 10, 2025

## Summary
- Shawn Sedaghat appointed as Class III director; term expires at 2027 annual meeting.
- Determined independent under NASDAQ standards; joined Governance and Nominating Committee.
- Over 40 years packaging industry experience; co-founded SEDA Specialty Packaging and PKG Group.
- Non-employee director compensation consistent with other directors per 2024 proxy statement.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000842633-25-000006
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: TRS
- cik: 0000842633
- company_name: TRIMAS CORP
- filed_at: 2025-02-11T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/842633/000084263325000006/0000842633-25-000006-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/842633/000084263325000006/trs-20250210.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000842633-25-000006
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000842633-25-000006.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000842633-25-000006.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Shawn Sedaghat was appointed as Director at TRIMAS CORP.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: appointed Shawn Sedaghat as a Class III director of the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/842633/000084263325000006/0000842633-25-000006-index.htm

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