---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-23-198647"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FTDR"
cik: "0001727263"
company_name: "Frontdoor, Inc."
filed_at: "2023-07-31T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-12T22:10:41.742616+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Frontdoor elects tech expert Dr. Bala Ganesh to board of directors

## Summary
- Dr. Balakrishnan A. Ganesh elected effective July 28, 2023; will stand for election at 2024 annual meeting.
- Ganesh is a partner at AKF Partners, which previously received $1.2M from Frontdoor for mobile app and interim tech services.
- Board determined Ganesh is independent under Nasdaq standards; he receives standard non-employee director compensation ($90K cash + $160K stock).
- Ganesh brings experience in digital transformation, cybersecurity, and product development from UPS and AKF Partners.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-23-198647
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FTDR
- cik: 0001727263
- company_name: Frontdoor, Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-07-31T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1727263/000119312523198647/0001193125-23-198647-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1727263/000119312523198647/d483692d8k.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-198647
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-198647.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Dr. Balakrishnan A. Ganesh was elected as director at Frontdoor, Inc..
  - Action: elected
  - Role: director
  source text: On July 28, 2023, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Frontdoor, Inc. (the “Company”) unanimously elected Dr. Balakrishnan A. Ganesh as a director of the Company effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1727263/000119312523198647/0001193125-23-198647-index.htm

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