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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-22-000428"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "QS"
cik: "0001811414"
company_name: "QuantumScape Corp"
filed_at: "2022-01-21T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-27T16:35:28.817284+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# QuantumScape appoints Gena Lovett to Board of Directors effective January 14, 2022

## Summary
- Gena Lovett appointed to QuantumScape Board; term expires at next annual stockholder meeting.
- Lovett brings operational leadership experience from Boeing, Alcoa, and board roles at AdvanSix and Trex.
- Initial equity award of 14,260 RSUs vesting quarterly over three years; pro-rated annual award of 6,535 RSUs.
- Annual cash compensation for Board service: $80,000, plus additional committee service fees.
- No arrangements or family relationships with other directors or executive officers disclosed.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-22-000428
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: QS
- cik: 0001811414
- company_name: QuantumScape Corp
- filed_at: 2022-01-21T23:59:59+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/1811414/000095017022000428/0000950170-22-000428-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1811414/000095017022000428/qs-20220114.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-22-000428
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-22-000428.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Gena Lovett was appointed as Director at QuantumScape Corp.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: On January 14, 2022, Gena Lovett was appointed to the Board of Directors (the “ Board ”) of QuantumScape Corporation (the “ Company ”), to serve as a director with a term of office expiring at the Company’s next annual stockholder meeting.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1811414/000095017022000428/0000950170-22-000428-index.htm

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