---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001206774-23-000767"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GLW"
cik: "0000024741"
company_name: "CORNING INC /NY"
filed_at: "2023-06-21T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-13T20:21:10.644744+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Corning appoints Thomas D. French to board of directors

## Summary
- Thomas D. French, former senior partner at McKinsey & Co., appointed to Corning's board effective June 20, 2023.
- He will serve on the Audit Committee and the Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Committee.
- Appointment increases board size to 16 directors; French will stand for election at 2024 annual meeting.
- French brings 33 years at McKinsey, specializing in strategy and marketing for technology-driven industrial companies.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001206774-23-000767
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GLW
- cik: 0000024741
- company_name: CORNING INC /NY
- filed_at: 2023-06-21T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/24741/000120677423000767/0001206774-23-000767-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/24741/000120677423000767/glw4212771-8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001206774-23-000767
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001206774-23-000767.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001206774-23-000767.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Thomas D. French was elected as Director at CORNING INC /NY.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Director
  source text: On June 20, 2023, the Board of Directors of Corning Incorporated (the “Company”) elected Thomas D. French as a director of the Company and appointed him to the Audit Committee and the Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Committee.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/24741/000120677423000767/0001206774-23-000767-index.htm

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