secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     BENCHMARK ELECTRONICS INC (BHE)
CIK:        0000863436
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-08-04T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000950170-25-102057
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.40
Item codes: 5.02, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Benchmark Electronics appoints former Cree CEO Chuck Swoboda to board
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- Charles Swoboda appointed as independent director effective August 4, 2025.
- Former Chairman and CEO of Cree, grew it from $177M R&D firm to $1.6B semiconductor leader.
- Current board member of Ryder System; also holds past board roles at Anixter and Vesper.
- Will receive standard non-employee director compensation: $70K annual retainer + $170K RSU (prorated).
- Swoboda brings expertise in semiconductors, IoT, and global operations to Benchmark's strategy.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/863436/000095017025102057/0000950170-25-102057-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/863436/000095017025102057/bhe-20250804.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-25-102057

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