---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001022408-25-000009"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "PLUS"
cik: "0001022408"
company_name: "EPLUS INC"
filed_at: "2025-01-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-28T07:34:51.483155+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# ePlus expands board to eight, appoints former CFO Melissa Ballenger as independent director

## Summary
- Board increased from 7 to 8 members; Melissa Ballenger appointed effective January 3, 2025.
- Ballenger brings financial expertise: former CFO at Mosaic, Cross River Bank, State Street, Santander, and TD.
- She also served as Principal Accounting Officer at Mastercard and is a Certified Public Accountant.
- Appointed to Audit Committee and determined independent under Nasdaq rules.
- Term continues until next annual meeting; compensated per standard independent director program.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001022408-25-000009
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: PLUS
- cik: 0001022408
- company_name: EPLUS INC
- filed_at: 2025-01-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: positive
- 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/1022408/000102240825000009/0001022408-25-000009-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1022408/000102240825000009/form8-k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001022408-25-000009
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001022408-25-000009.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001022408-25-000009.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Melissa J. Ballenger was appointed as Director at EPLUS INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: appointed Melissa J. Ballenger, 54, to the Board, filling the vacancy.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1022408/000102240825000009/0001022408-25-000009-index.htm

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