---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001213900-23-073886"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "KRT"
cik: "0001758021"
company_name: "Karat Packaging Inc."
filed_at: "2023-09-05T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-11T00:04:21.173993+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Karat Packaging appoints CFO Jian Guo to board of directors, filling vacancy

## Summary
- Jian Guo, already CFO of Karat Packaging, appointed to Board of Directors effective September 1, 2023.
- Guo fills the vacancy left by Joanne Wang's departure from the Board.
- Guo will serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders.
- Board now comprises five members, three independent.
- No related party transactions requiring disclosure under Item 404.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001213900-23-073886
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: KRT
- cik: 0001758021
- company_name: Karat Packaging Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-09-05T23:59:59+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/1758021/000121390023073886/0001213900-23-073886-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1758021/000121390023073886/ea184595-8k_karatpack.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-23-073886
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-23-073886.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-23-073886.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Jian Guo was appointed as Director at Karat Packaging Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: appointed Jian Guo, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, as a director of the Company to fill the vacancy resulting from Joanne Wang’s departure from the Board, effective September 1, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1758021/000121390023073886/0001213900-23-073886-index.htm

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