---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-24-116585"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "TEL"
cik: "0001385157"
company_name: "TE Connectivity plc"
filed_at: "2024-11-12T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-30T01:41:01.797432+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# TE Connectivity corporate controller Robert Ott retiring Jan 3, 2025; Reuben Shaffer appointed

## Summary
- Robert J. Ott, SVP and Corporate Controller, announced retirement effective January 3, 2025.
- Reuben M. Shaffer, age 45, appointed to succeed Ott; previously VP, Assistant Corporate Controller since Dec 2023.
- 2025 Annual General Meeting scheduled for March 12, 2025; record date January 9, 2025.
- Shareholder advance notice deadline for proposals or director nominations is November 22, 2024.
- Shaffer has no family relationships or reportable transactions with the company.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-24-116585
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: TEL
- cik: 0001385157
- company_name: TE Connectivity plc
- filed_at: 2024-11-12T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1385157/000110465924116585/0001104659-24-116585-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1385157/000110465924116585/tm2428065d1_8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-24-116585.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Reuben M. Shaffer was appointed as Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller at TE Connectivity plc.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller
  source text: On November 11, 2024, the Company appointed Reuben M. Shaffer to succeed Mr. Ott as Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller, upon Mr. Ott’s retirement.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1385157/000110465924116585/0001104659-24-116585-index.htm
- Executive change
  Robert J. Ott retired as Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller at TE Connectivity plc.
  - Action: retired
  - Role: Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller
  source text: On November 11, 2024, Robert J. Ott, the Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller for TE Connectivity plc (the “Company”), announced his intent to retire effective January 3, 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1385157/000110465924116585/0001104659-24-116585-index.htm

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