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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001070235-24-000128"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BB"
cik: "0001070235"
company_name: "BLACKBERRY Ltd"
filed_at: "2024-10-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-30T22:03:16.162161+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# BlackBerry appoints auto industry veteran Lisa Bahash to Board of Directors

## Summary
- Lisa Bahash appointed effective September 26, 2024; brings 30+ years in automotive OEM/Tier 1 sectors.
- Board expanded to eight directors, seven independent; Bahash is independent.
- Experience includes Jabil SVP Automotive, Johnson Controls Group VP, and Ford Motor Company.
- She will receive standard non-employee director compensation; no related transactions reported.
- Appointment supports BlackBerry's IoT division focus on the automotive market.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001070235-24-000128
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BB
- cik: 0001070235
- company_name: BLACKBERRY Ltd
- filed_at: 2024-10-02T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1070235/000107023524000128/0001070235-24-000128-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1070235/000107023524000128/bbry-20240926.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001070235-24-000128
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001070235-24-000128.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001070235-24-000128.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Lisa Bahash was appointed as Director at BLACKBERRY Ltd.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: On September 26, 2024, the board of directors (the “Board”) of BlackBerry Limited (the “Company”) appointed Lisa Bahash as a member of the Board.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1070235/000107023524000128/0001070235-24-000128-index.htm

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