{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001437749-25-017419","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"AZTA","cik":"0000933974","company_name":"Azenta, Inc.","filed_at":"2025-05-16T23:59:59+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-05-14T18:02:51.878987+00:00","generated_at":"2026-05-21T04:11:55.047122+00:00","sec_items":["5.02","9.01"],"event_type":"leadership","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.6,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.6,"confidence":"high","headline":"Azenta GC Jason Joseph departs; Ephraim Starr appointed as General Counsel","bullets":["Jason W. Joseph to cease as SVP, General Counsel & Secretary on May 15, 2025; employment ends June 30, 2025.","Joseph receives accelerated RSU vesting (Aug 2024 grant), bonus for FY2025, and continued vesting through consulting period to Nov 30, 2025.","Ephraim Starr appointed as SVP, General Counsel & Secretary effective May 15, 2025.","Starr previously GC at PHC Holdings, VP & GC at Danaher Water Quality, and senior legal roles at Lenovo, Honeywell, Kirkland & Ellis."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-25-017419","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-25-017419.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-25-017419.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-25-017419.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/933974/000143774925017419/0001437749-25-017419-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/933974/000143774925017419/azta20250516_8k.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-05-21T04:11:55.047122+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[{"claim_id":"88b7f78374","claim":"Ephraim Starr was appointed as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary at Azenta, Inc..","evidence_excerpt":"On May 15, 2025, the Company appointed Ephraim Starr as its Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary to succeed Mr. Joseph.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/933974/000143774925017419/0001437749-25-017419-index.htm","confidence":0.95,"family_label":"Executive change","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"appointed"},{"label":"Role","value":"Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary"}]},{"claim_id":"a178700fb7","claim":"Jason W. Joseph departed as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary at Azenta, Inc..","evidence_excerpt":"On May 12, 2025, Azenta, Inc. (the “Company”) and Jason W. Joseph, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, agreed that Mr. Joseph would cease to serve in that role, effective May 15, 2025 and that Mr. Joseph’s employment with the Company would cease effective June 30, 2025.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/933974/000143774925017419/0001437749-25-017419-index.htm","confidence":0.95,"family_label":"Executive change","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"cease to serve"},{"label":"Role","value":"Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary"}]}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}