---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001171843-24-000121"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "UG"
cik: "0000101295"
company_name: "UNITED GUARDIAN INC"
filed_at: "2024-01-08T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-07T01:48:41.210070+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.45
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# United-Guardian appoints Catherine Kolinski to Board effective Jan 2, 2024

## Summary
- Catherine Kolinski, with 30+ years in personal care, pharma, and industrial sectors, appointed to fill Board vacancy.
- She previously served as VP of North America Consumer Specialties & Global Oral Care at Ashland Inc. (2011-2019).
- As non-employee director, she receives a quarterly retainer of $12,500.
- No family relationships with officers/directors; no material transactions with the company.
- President Donna Vigilante stated Kolinski's experience will support the company's growth plan.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001171843-24-000121
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: UG
- cik: 0000101295
- company_name: UNITED GUARDIAN INC
- filed_at: 2024-01-08T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.45
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/101295/000117184324000121/0001171843-24-000121-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/101295/000117184324000121/f8k_010524.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001171843-24-000121
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001171843-24-000121.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001171843-24-000121.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Catherine Kolinski was appointed as Director at UNITED GUARDIAN INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: On January 2, 2024, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of United-Guardian, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Catherine Kolinski to fill an existing vacancy on the Board, effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/101295/000117184324000121/0001171843-24-000121-index.htm

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