---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-23-039591"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SWIM"
cik: "0001833197"
company_name: "Latham Group, Inc."
filed_at: "2023-03-31T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-17T08:21:50.873659+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Latham Group appoints DeLu Jackson and Brian Pratt to board; Dane Derbyshire resigns

## Summary
- Dane Derbyshire resigned as Class III director effective March 29, 2023, due to departure from Pamplona Capital Management; no disagreement with management.
- Brian Pratt (Vice President at Pamplona) appointed as Class III director and to Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, effective March 30, 2023.
- DeLu Jackson (EVP and CMO of ADT Inc.) appointed as Class I director and to Audit and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees, effective March 30, 2023.
- Board now includes six independent directors; Jackson brings consumer marketing experience, Pratt has worked with Latham since 2019.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-23-039591
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SWIM
- cik: 0001833197
- company_name: Latham Group, Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-03-31T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1833197/000110465923039591/0001104659-23-039591-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1833197/000110465923039591/tm2311031d1_8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Executive change
  DeLu Jackson was appointed as Class I member of the Board at Latham Group, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Class I member of the Board
  source text: On March 30, 2023, the Board appointed DeLu Jackson, age 50, to the Board as a Class I member of the Board to fill an existing vacancy on the Board following the departure of a Class I member in July 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1833197/000110465923039591/0001104659-23-039591-index.htm
- Executive change
  Dane L. Derbyshire resigned as Class III member of the Board at Latham Group, Inc..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Class III member of the Board
  source text: On March 29, 2023, Dane L. Derbyshire notified the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Latham Group, Inc. (the “Company”) that he will resign as a Class III member of the Board and member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board (the “Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee”), each effective immediately, in connection with his departure from Pamplona Capital Management.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1833197/000110465923039591/0001104659-23-039591-index.htm
- Executive change
  Brian Pratt was appointed as Class III member of the Board at Latham Group, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Class III member of the Board
  source text: On March 30, 2023, the Board appointed Brian Pratt, age 28, to the Board as a Class III member of the Board and to serve as a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee to fill the vacancy upon the resignation of Mr. Derbyshire, effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1833197/000110465923039591/0001104659-23-039591-index.htm

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