---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-22-111354"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "TWST"
cik: "0001581280"
company_name: "Twist Bioscience Corp"
filed_at: "2022-10-26T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-23T00:49:46.526269+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Twist Bioscience promotes Patrick Finn to President and COO

## Summary
- Patrick Finn, formerly Chief Commercial Officer, appointed President and COO effective October 25, 2022.
- Finn joined Twist in 2015 and led sales growth from $2M (FY2016) to $184M (12 months ended June 30, 2022).
- New role adds oversight of operations to commercial responsibilities.
- Compensation: base salary $470,000, 60% bonus target, $100,000 one-time cash bonus, $10K/month housing allowance, and $4.4M in RSUs. equity award.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-22-111354
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: TWST
- cik: 0001581280
- company_name: Twist Bioscience Corp
- filed_at: 2022-10-26T23:59:59+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/1581280/000110465922111354/0001104659-22-111354-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1581280/000110465922111354/tm2228812d1_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-22-111354
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-22-111354.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-22-111354.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Patrick Finn was appointed as President and Chief Operating Officer at Twist Bioscience Corp.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: President and Chief Operating Officer
  source text: On October 25, 2022, the Board of Directors of Twist Bioscience Corporation (the “Company”) appointed Patrick Finn as President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company, effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1581280/000110465922111354/0001104659-22-111354-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.