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Issuer:     BEL FUSE INC /NJ (BELFA)
CIK:        0000729580
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-01-15T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001437749-26-001362
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.60
Item codes: 5.02, 8.01, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud

Bel Fuse Announces Retirement of Pete Bittner and Appointment of Thomas Smelker as President of Connectivity Solutions
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- Pete Bittner will retire on April 3, 2026 after 35 years at Bel Fuse; under his leadership Connectivity Solutions profitability doubled over four years.
- Thomas Smelker appointed Vice President and President of Bel Connectivity Solutions effective January 26, 2026, succeeding Bittner.
- Smelker joins from Mercury Systems (NASDAQ: MRCY) where he was SVP, managing a $400M+ P&L and leading operational turnarounds.
- Smelker’s employment agreement includes a $450,000 base salary, target variable compensation of 125% of base, and a $1,050,000 sign-on bonus.
- Smelker has nearly 30 years of experience including 19 years at Raytheon in secure microelectronics and aerospace/defense roles.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/729580/000143774926001362/0001437749-26-001362-index.htm
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  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-26-001362

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