---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-23-000713"
form_type: "8-K/A"
ticker: "BHE"
cik: "0000863436"
company_name: "BENCHMARK ELECTRONICS INC"
filed_at: "2023-01-12T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-20T16:19:23.136344+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Benchmark appoints Douglas Britt to board; Douglas Duncan retires

## Summary
- Douglas Britt appointed as independent director effective Jan 9, 2023; will serve on Audit Committee.
- Douglas Duncan retires after 16 years on the board; resignation not due to any disagreement.
- Britt is President & CEO of Boyd Corp; previously led Flex's $20B Integrated Solutions division.
- Britt receives standard non-employee director comp: $70K annual retainer and $150K RSU grant.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-23-000713
- form_type: 8-K/A
- ticker: BHE
- cik: 0000863436
- company_name: BENCHMARK ELECTRONICS INC
- filed_at: 2023-01-12T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/863436/000095017023000713/0000950170-23-000713-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/863436/000095017023000713/bhe-20230109.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-23-000713
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-23-000713.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-23-000713.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Douglas Duncan resigned as Director at BENCHMARK ELECTRONICS INC.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Director
  source text: announced the resignation of Douglas Duncan, who has served as a board member since 2006, effective January 9, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/863436/000095017023000713/0000950170-23-000713-index.htm
- Executive change
  Douglas Britt was appointed as Director at BENCHMARK ELECTRONICS INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: announced the appointment of Douglas Britt as an independent director to the Board of Directors of the Company effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/863436/000095017023000713/0000950170-23-000713-index.htm

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