---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-23-004460"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DRCT"
cik: "0001880613"
company_name: "Direct Digital Holdings, Inc."
filed_at: "2023-01-18T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-20T14:16:53.770481+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Direct Digital Holdings appoints Misty Locke to Board of Directors, effective Jan 16, 2023

## Summary
- Misty Locke appointed to Board of Directors effective Jan 16, 2023; board expands from 4 to 5.
- Locke served as Global CMO of Dentsu Media and President of iProspect Americas; over 20 years experience.
- She will chair the Compensation Committee and serve on Audit and Nominating Committees.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-23-004460
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DRCT
- cik: 0001880613
- company_name: Direct Digital Holdings, Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-01-18T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1880613/000110465923004460/0001104659-23-004460-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1880613/000110465923004460/tm233724d1_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-004460
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-004460.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-004460.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Mistelle Locke was appointed as Director at Direct Digital Holdings, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: On January 16, 2023, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Direct Digital Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Mistelle Locke to its Board
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1880613/000110465923004460/0001104659-23-004460-index.htm

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