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accession: "0001408710-25-000044"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FN"
cik: "0001408710"
company_name: "Fabrinet"
filed_at: "2025-10-16T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T03:31:50.477840+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
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confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Fabrinet appoints Caroline Dowling to Board of Directors

## Summary
- Caroline Dowling appointed Class I director on October 13, 2025, term expiring at next annual meeting.
- Dowling brings 20+ years of operational and industry experience from Flex (EMS provider).
- Previously Business Group President at Flex (2012-2019), leading Telecom, Enterprise Compute, Networking, Cloud Data Centre.
- Current board member at CRH plc (NYSE: CRH) and DCC plc (LSE: DCC); previously at IMI plc until May 2025.
- Will receive compensation under Fabrinet's standard non-employee director policy and standard indemnification agreement.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001408710-25-000044
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FN
- cik: 0001408710
- company_name: Fabrinet
- filed_at: 2025-10-16T23:59:59+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/1408710/000140871025000044/0001408710-25-000044-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1408710/000140871025000044/fn-20251013.htm

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