---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001364250-22-000014"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DEI"
cik: "0001364250"
company_name: "Douglas Emmett Inc"
filed_at: "2022-04-01T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-26T10:25:20.474957+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Douglas Emmett adds Shirley Wang and Sugar Ray Leonard to board; director Spisso not standing for re-election

## Summary
- Johnese M. Spisso will not stand for re-election; term ends at May 26, 2022 annual meeting. No disagreement with management.
- Shirley Wang (founder/CEO of Plastpro) and Ray C. Leonard (Sugar Ray Leonard) elected directors effective April 1, 2022.
- Board size increased from 10 to 12; after annual meeting will reduce to 11.
- Both new directors are independent and receive $220,000 annual retainer in LTIPs prorated through the annual meeting.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001364250-22-000014
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DEI
- cik: 0001364250
- company_name: Douglas Emmett Inc
- filed_at: 2022-04-01T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1364250/000136425022000014/0001364250-22-000014-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1364250/000136425022000014/nysedei-20220330.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001364250-22-000014
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001364250-22-000014.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001364250-22-000014.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Johnese M. Spisso departed as director at Douglas Emmett Inc.
  - Action: not standing for re-election
  - Role: director
  source text: On March 30, 2022, Johnese M. Spisso informed Douglas Emmett, Inc. (the “Company”) that she would not stand for re-election as a director of the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1364250/000136425022000014/0001364250-22-000014-index.htm
- Executive change
  Shirley Wang was elected as director at Douglas Emmett Inc.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: director
  source text: Effective April 1, 2022, the Board elected Ms. Shirley Wang and Mr. Ray C. Leonard as members of the Board with a term ending as of the Company’s Annual Meeting.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1364250/000136425022000014/0001364250-22-000014-index.htm
- Executive change
  Ray C. Leonard was elected as director at Douglas Emmett Inc.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: director
  source text: Effective April 1, 2022, the Board elected Ms. Shirley Wang and Mr. Ray C. Leonard as members of the Board with a term ending as of the Company’s Annual Meeting.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1364250/000136425022000014/0001364250-22-000014-index.htm

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