---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-22-015936"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MLAB"
cik: "0000724004"
company_name: "MESA LABORATORIES INC /CO/"
filed_at: "2022-06-27T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-24T23:07:00.291090+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Mesa Labs appoints former Corning CFO Tony Tripeny to board, expanding to 8 members

## Summary
- Tony Tripeny appointed to Mesa Labs board effective June 23, 2022; board size increased from 7 to 8.
- Tripeny retired May 2, 2022 as EVP and CFO of Corning after a 36-year career; likely to join Audit Committee.
- Six of eight directors are independent; Tripeny deemed independent under Nasdaq and SEC rules.
- No reportable related-party transactions with Tripeny; he will receive standard outside director compensation.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-22-015936
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MLAB
- cik: 0000724004
- company_name: MESA LABORATORIES INC /CO/
- filed_at: 2022-06-27T23:59:59+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/724004/000143774922015936/0001437749-22-015936-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/724004/000143774922015936/mlab20220621_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-22-015936
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-22-015936.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-22-015936.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Tony Tripeny was appointed as Director at MESA LABORATORIES INC /CO/.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: Effective June 23, 2022, Mesa Laboratories, Inc’s (“Mesa Labs”) Board of Directors (“Board”), upon the recommendation of the Nominating and Governance Committee appointed Tony Tripeny to its Board.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/724004/000143774922015936/0001437749-22-015936-index.htm

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