---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000915779-22-000013"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DAKT"
cik: "0000915779"
company_name: "DAKTRONICS INC /SD/"
filed_at: "2022-07-29T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-24T07:11:06.813595+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Director James Morgan to retire from Daktronics Board effective Sept 7, 2022

## Summary
- James Morgan, Board member since 1984, will retire effective September 7, 2022.
- He previously served as President and CEO from 2001 to 2013 and joined the company in 1969.
- He chaired the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee since June 2020.
- No replacement director has been announced.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000915779-22-000013
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DAKT
- cik: 0000915779
- company_name: DAKTRONICS INC /SD/
- filed_at: 2022-07-29T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/915779/000091577922000013/0000915779-22-000013-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/915779/000091577922000013/dakt-20220728.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000915779-22-000013
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000915779-22-000013.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000915779-22-000013.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  James Morgan departed as Director at DAKTRONICS INC /SD/.
  - Action: retiring
  - Role: Director
  source text: On July 28, 2022, the Board of Directors of Daktronics Inc. received notice that James Morgan is retiring from the Board of Directors effective September 7, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/915779/000091577922000013/0000915779-22-000013-index.htm

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