{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001043337-26-000084","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"SRI","cik":"0001043337","company_name":"STONERIDGE INC","filed_at":"2026-09-23T21:05:34+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-09-23T21:06:02.182985+00:00","generated_at":"2026-09-23T21:06:12.104918+00:00","sec_items":["1.01","9.01"],"event_type":"leadership","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.4,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.4,"confidence":"high","headline":"Stoneridge appoints Uwe Brandenburg as Global VP Engineering & Innovation effective Nov 2, 2026","bullets":["Uwe Brandenburg, former CTO at DXC Technology, joins as Global VP Engineering & Innovation, effective Nov 2, 2026.","Base salary €320k (~$367k), target bonus 50%, auto allowance €1,500/month.","One-time equity grant of $150k in time-based shares vesting ratably over 3 years; annual LTI target 40% of base.","Eligible for Executive Severance Plan (12-month continuation) and Change in Control Agreement (24-month, double trigger).","Will report to CEO Natalia Noblet and lead global engineering, focusing on vision/safety, vehicle intelligence, connectivity."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001043337-26-000084","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001043337-26-000084.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001043337-26-000084.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001043337-26-000084.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1043337/000104333726000084/0001043337-26-000084-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1043337/000104333726000084/sri-20260917.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-09-23T21:06:12.104918+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}