---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-25-032114"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FTRE"
cik: "0001965040"
company_name: "Fortrea Holdings Inc."
filed_at: "2025-02-21T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-26T07:22:54.226136+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Fortrea appoints Erin Russell to board, reaches cooperation pact with Starboard

## Summary
- Erin L. Russell appointed independent director; effective before next board meeting.
- Starboard, holding ~5.4% of FTRE, agreed to standstill, voting commitments.
- Andrew Eckert resigned due to change in occupation; 7,282 RSUs accelerated vesting.
- Peter Neupert appointed Lead Independent Director.
- Starboard can appoint an additional director after August 2025 if ownership threshold met.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-25-032114
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FTRE
- cik: 0001965040
- company_name: Fortrea Holdings Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-02-21T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1965040/000119312525032114/0001193125-25-032114-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1965040/000119312525032114/d868928d8k.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-032114
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-032114.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-032114.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Andrew Eckert resigned as member of the Board at Fortrea Holdings Inc..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: member of the Board
  source text: On February 21, 2025, the Board, as recommended by the Board’s Nominating, Corporate Governance and Compliance Committee, accepted Andrew Eckert’s resignation as a member of the Board, effective as of such date.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1965040/000119312525032114/0001193125-25-032114-index.htm
- Executive change
  Peter Neupert was appointed as Lead Independent Director at Fortrea Holdings Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Lead Independent Director
  source text: Further, in connection with Mr. Eckert’s resignation, at the recommendation of the Board’s Nominating, Corporate Governance and Compliance Committee, the Board appointed Peter Neupert as the Company’s Lead Independent Director.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1965040/000119312525032114/0001193125-25-032114-index.htm

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