---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001213900-24-024393"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "PLMJF"
cik: "0001845550"
company_name: "Plum Acquisition Corp. III"
filed_at: "2024-03-20T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-04T12:00:38.275422+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Plum Acquisition Corp. III appoints Kanishka Roy as Chairman and Steven Handwerker as CFO

## Summary
- Kanishka Roy, current CEO, appointed to Board and Chairman on March 15, 2024.
- Steven Handwerker appointed Chief Financial Officer effective March 15, 2024.
- Handwerker previously CFO of FinServ Acquisition Corp. II (2021-2023) and analyst at Citadel and Barclays.
- Handwerker has over 15 years of experience in financial services and FinTech.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001213900-24-024393
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: PLMJF
- cik: 0001845550
- company_name: Plum Acquisition Corp. III
- filed_at: 2024-03-20T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1845550/000121390024024393/0001213900-24-024393-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1845550/000121390024024393/ea0202204-8k_plumacq3.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-24-024393
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-24-024393.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-24-024393.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Kanishka Roy was appointed as Chairman of the Board at Plum Acquisition Corp. III.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chairman of the Board
  source text: the Board of Directors of Plum Acquisition Corp. III (the “Company”) appointed Kanishka Roy, who is currently serving as Chief Executive Officer of the Company, to the Board of Directors and additionally appointed Mr. Roy to serve as Chairman of the Board.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1845550/000121390024024393/0001213900-24-024393-index.htm
- Executive change
  Steven Handwerker was appointed as Chief Financial Officer at Plum Acquisition Corp. III.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer
  source text: the Board of Directors of the Company appointed Steven Handwerker as Chief Financial Officer of the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1845550/000121390024024393/0001213900-24-024393-index.htm

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