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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001493152-24-009436"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "OCEA"
cik: "0001869974"
company_name: "Ocean Biomedical, Inc."
filed_at: "2024-03-08T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-05T00:47:57.731948+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Ocean Biomedical appoints Amy Griffith to board of directors

## Summary
- Amy Griffith appointed director effective March 4, 2024; brings government relations expertise.
- Currently Head, Government Relations & External Affairs for McCain Foods - North America.
- Prior roles include Coca-Cola Group Director NA, Wells Fargo SVP Government Relations, TIAA.
- Also serves as independent director at AgriFORCE Growing Systems, chairs governance committee.
- Appointment expands board with regulatory and public policy experience.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001493152-24-009436
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: OCEA
- cik: 0001869974
- company_name: Ocean Biomedical, Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-03-08T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1869974/000149315224009436/0001493152-24-009436-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1869974/000149315224009436/form8-k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-24-009436
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-24-009436.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-24-009436.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Amy Griffith was appointed as director at Ocean Biomedical, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: director
  source text: On March 4, 2024, Amy Griffith has been appointed as a director of Ocean Biomedical, Inc. (the “ Company ”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1869974/000149315224009436/0001493152-24-009436-index.htm

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