---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-24-027950"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "OLED"
cik: "0001005284"
company_name: "UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORP PA"
filed_at: "2024-03-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-05T01:02:50.938724+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Universal Display appoints Dr. Nigel Brown and Dr. Joan Lau to Board of Directors

## Summary
- Drs. Brown and Lau joined effective March 4, 2024, expanding the board from eight to ten members.
- Dr. Brown brings business innovation, technical knowledge, and corporate strategic planning expertise.
- Dr. Lau brings over two decades of scientific, business, and leadership experience from growth companies.
- Both qualify as independent directors under Nasdaq standards; no committee assignments have been made yet.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-24-027950
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: OLED
- cik: 0001005284
- company_name: UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORP PA
- filed_at: 2024-03-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1005284/000095017024027950/0000950170-24-027950-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1005284/000095017024027950/oled-20240304.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-24-027950
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-24-027950.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-24-027950.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Dr. Joan Lau was elected as Director at UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORP PA.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Director
  source text: elected Dr. Nigel Brown and Dr. Joan Lau to the Board, effective March 4, 2024
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1005284/000095017024027950/0000950170-24-027950-index.htm
- Executive change
  Dr. Nigel Brown was elected as Director at UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORP PA.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Director
  source text: elected Dr. Nigel Brown and Dr. Joan Lau to the Board, effective March 4, 2024
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1005284/000095017024027950/0000950170-24-027950-index.htm

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