secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Kodiak AI, Inc. (KDK)
CIK:        0001853138
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-07-20T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-23-189900
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.20
Item codes: 5.02
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Ares Acquisition Corp II appoints David G. Hirz as independent director
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- David G. Hirz appointed director effective July 18, 2023; serves on audit, compensation, and nominating committees.
- Hirz previously President & CEO of Smart & Final Stores (2012-2022) and held executive roles at Kroger.
- Board determined Hirz meets NYSE independence standards and Rule 10A-3.
- Hirz will receive $150,000 annual compensation and enter standard indemnity/letter agreements.
- Appointment fills no stated vacancy; typical for SPAC post-IPO board composition.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1853138/000119312523189900/0001193125-23-189900-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1853138/000119312523189900/d473175d8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-189900

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