---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001564590-21-053297"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DORM"
cik: "0000868780"
company_name: "Dorman Products, Inc."
filed_at: "2021-11-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-28T15:28:06.182230+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.15
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Dorman appoints J. Darrell Thomas to Board of Directors, effective Oct 30, 2021

## Summary
- Board expands from eight to nine directors; Thomas fills newly created directorship.
- Thomas is an independent director; will serve on Audit, Compensation, and Governance committees.
- Non-employee director compensation includes $75k annual cash retainer and ~$110k RSU award (pro-rata).
- Thomas currently serves as VP & Treasurer at Harley-Davidson; previously PepsiCo and banking roles.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001564590-21-053297
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DORM
- cik: 0000868780
- company_name: Dorman Products, Inc.
- filed_at: 2021-11-02T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.15
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/868780/000156459021053297/0001564590-21-053297-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/868780/000156459021053297/dorm-8k_20211030.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001564590-21-053297
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001564590-21-053297.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001564590-21-053297.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  J. Darrell Thomas was appointed as Director at Dorman Products, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: Effective October 30, 2021 (the “Effective Date”), the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Dorman Products, Inc. (the “Company”) increased the size of the Board from eight to nine directors and appointed J. Darrell Thomas to fill the newly created directorship.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/868780/000156459021053297/0001564590-21-053297-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.