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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-22-228640"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "STX"
cik: "0001137789"
company_name: "Seagate Technology Holdings plc"
filed_at: "2022-08-24T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-23T21:37:34.413857+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Seagate appoints former NXP CEO Rick Clemmer to board of directors

## Summary
- Clemmer appointed effective August 23, 2022, as an independent director.
- He will serve until the next annual general meeting; initial RSU grant of $275,000 prorated.
- Annual cash retainer of $100,000 for board service.
- Clemmer previously served as CEO of NXP Semiconductors and currently on boards of HP Inc. and Aptiv PLC.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-22-228640
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: STX
- cik: 0001137789
- company_name: Seagate Technology Holdings plc
- filed_at: 2022-08-24T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1137789/000119312522228640/0001193125-22-228640-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1137789/000119312522228640/d535852d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-228640
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-228640.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-228640.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Richard (Rick) Clemmer was appointed as director at Seagate Technology Holdings plc.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: director
  source text: On August 23, 2022 (the “ Effective Date ”), the Board of Directors (the “ Board ”) of Seagate Technology Holdings plc (“ Seagate ”) appointed Richard (Rick) Clemmer to serve as a director of Seagate.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1137789/000119312522228640/0001193125-22-228640-index.htm

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