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Issuer:     STONERIDGE INC (SRI)
CIK:        0001043337
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-10-07T20:32:49+00:00
Accession:  0001043337-26-000087
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.45
Item codes: 1.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4.1-flash:cloud@v2

Stoneridge appoints Vivek Anand as VP Commercial Strategy & Global Sales effective Nov 2, 2026
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- Vivek Anand, 53, will report to CEO Natalia Noblet and lead Stoneridge's global commercial organization, including sales, product marketing, customer communications, market analytics, and strategy.
- Employment Agreement provides €330,000 base salary (~$371,349), 50% target bonus, and €50,000 sign-on bonus (~$56,265) repayable if he leaves before Nov 2, 2027.
- He also receives a €150,000 special equity grant (~$168,795) vesting one year after grant, annual LTIP target of 50% base salary, and relocation support from Belgium to Netherlands.
- Severance plan provides 12-month salary and benefits; Change in Control Agreement provides 24-month base salary/benefits continuation with a double trigger.
- Anand, 53, previously held roles at ZF, WABCO and Aptiv, most recently Managing Director Nordics and Global VP Strategic Accounts at ZF, leading a €500 million Driveline Systems business.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1043337/000104333726000087/0001043337-26-000087-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1043337/000104333726000087/sri-20261002.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001043337-26-000087

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