---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-23-249020"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "THRM"
cik: "0000903129"
company_name: "Gentherm Inc"
filed_at: "2023-10-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-10T06:43:36.746710+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Gentherm appoints Dr. Kenneth Washington as independent director effective Oct 2, 2023

## Summary
- Board expanded from 8 to 9 members to accommodate appointment.
- Washington is SVP, Chief Technology & Innovation Officer of Medtronic (NYSE: MDT).
- Previous roles include Ford CTO and VP of Consumer Robotics at Amazon.
- He will serve on the Technology Committee and receive standard non-employee director compensation.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-23-249020
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: THRM
- cik: 0000903129
- company_name: Gentherm Inc
- filed_at: 2023-10-02T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/903129/000119312523249020/0001193125-23-249020-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/903129/000119312523249020/d470681d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-249020
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-249020.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-249020.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Kenneth Washington was appointed as Director at Gentherm Inc.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: Immediately thereafter, the Board appointed Kenneth Washington, Ph.D. to fill the vacancy created by such increase, effective October 2, 2023, to serve a term expiring at the Company’s 2024 annual meeting of shareholders and until a successor has been duly elected and qualified, or until his earlier resignation, retirement or other termination of service.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/903129/000119312523249020/0001193125-23-249020-index.htm

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