---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000929351-23-000023"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "STRZ"
cik: "0000929351"
company_name: "STARZ ENTERTAINMENT CORP /CN/"
filed_at: "2023-06-27T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-13T16:43:49.292932+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Lions Gate appoints John D. Harkey Jr. to board effective June 26, 2023

## Summary
- Harkey appointed as independent director and member of Audit and Risk Committee.
- He serves as designee of MHR Fund Management under the 2015 Investor Rights Agreement.
- Background includes founder of JDH Investment Management and co-founder of AveXis (acquired by Novartis).
- No family relationships or reportable related-party transactions with the company.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000929351-23-000023
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: STRZ
- cik: 0000929351
- company_name: STARZ ENTERTAINMENT CORP /CN/
- filed_at: 2023-06-27T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/929351/000092935123000023/0000929351-23-000023-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/929351/000092935123000023/lgfa-20230626.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000929351-23-000023
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000929351-23-000023.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000929351-23-000023.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  John D. Harkey Jr. was appointed as Director at STARZ ENTERTAINMENT CORP /CN/.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: Effective June 26, 2023, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. (the “Company”) has appointed John D. Harkey, Jr. to serve as a member of the Board.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/929351/000092935123000023/0000929351-23-000023-index.htm

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