---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-25-057867"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GNW"
cik: "0001276520"
company_name: "GENWORTH FINANCIAL INC"
filed_at: "2025-03-19T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-24T11:33:39.621481+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Genworth elects Steven Van Wyk (former HSBC Group CIO) as independent director

## Summary
- Board expands to 10 members; Van Wyk effective March 19, 2025.
- Van Wyk, 66, served as Group CIO at HSBC and CIO/COO at ING and PNC.
- He will stand for election at Genworth's May 22, 2025 annual meeting.
- Appointment adds tech transformation and financial expertise to board.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-25-057867
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GNW
- cik: 0001276520
- company_name: GENWORTH FINANCIAL INC
- filed_at: 2025-03-19T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1276520/000119312525057867/0001193125-25-057867-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1276520/000119312525057867/d842038d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-057867
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-057867.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-057867.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Steven C. Van Wyk was elected as Director at GENWORTH FINANCIAL INC.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Director
  source text: elected Steven C. Van Wyk to serve as a new director.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1276520/000119312525057867/0001193125-25-057867-index.htm

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