---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000929638-22-000933"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "TBCH"
cik: "0001493761"
company_name: "Turtle Beach Corp"
filed_at: "2022-05-18T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-25T09:55:33.594872+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Turtle Beach expands board to 8, adds 3 directors, adopts retention plan for CEO/CFO

## Summary
- Board expanded from 6 to 8; Yie-Hsin Hung resigned amicably; Katherine Scherping, Brian Stech, Michelle Wilson appointed.
- CEO Stark received RSU award of 9,570 shares; CFO Hanson received 5,980 shares under retention plan (30% of salary).
- Retention plan provides cash bonuses, accelerated equity vesting, and severance for select management through Nov 2023.
- New directors are independent; Scherping joins Audit and Nominating; Stech on Compensation; both on Strategic Review.
- CFO's severance extended to include 'Good Reason'; CEO excluded from Plan severance due to existing 12-month agreement.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000929638-22-000933
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: TBCH
- cik: 0001493761
- company_name: Turtle Beach Corp
- filed_at: 2022-05-18T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1493761/000092963822000933/0000929638-22-000933-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1493761/000092963822000933/ab8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000929638-22-000933
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000929638-22-000933.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000929638-22-000933.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Brian Stech was appointed as Director at Turtle Beach Corp.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: appointed Katherine L. Scherping, Brian Stech and Michelle D. Wilson to the Board
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1493761/000092963822000933/0000929638-22-000933-index.htm
- Executive change
  Yie-Hsin Hung resigned as Director at Turtle Beach Corp.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Director
  source text: accepted the voluntary resignation of Yie-Hsin Hung from the Board
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1493761/000092963822000933/0000929638-22-000933-index.htm
- Executive change
  Katherine L. Scherping was appointed as Director at Turtle Beach Corp.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: appointed Katherine L. Scherping, Brian Stech and Michelle D. Wilson to the Board
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1493761/000092963822000933/0000929638-22-000933-index.htm
- Executive change
  Michelle D. Wilson was appointed as Director at Turtle Beach Corp.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: appointed Katherine L. Scherping, Brian Stech and Michelle D. Wilson to the Board
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1493761/000092963822000933/0000929638-22-000933-index.htm

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