secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     STONERIDGE INC (SRI)
CIK:        0001043337
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-02-23T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001043337-26-000011
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.65
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Stoneridge CEO James Zizelman to retire; Natalia Noblet appointed as successor effective April 1, 2026
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- James Zizelman retiring as President & CEO effective May 20, 2026; steps down April 1 to serve as strategic advisor at current compensation.
- Natalia Noblet appointed President & CEO effective April 1, 2026; also elected to Board.
- Noblet is current President of Stoneridge Electronics; previously Senior VP at ZF's Commercial Vehicle Solutions.
- Zizelman remains on Board and will be nominated for re-election at 2026 Annual Meeting.
- Compensation details for Noblet to be disclosed in a future filing; no family relationships or related-party transactions.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1043337/000104333726000011/0001043337-26-000011-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1043337/000104333726000011/sri-20260219.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001043337-26-000011

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