---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001564590-22-036372"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ASPN"
cik: "0001145986"
company_name: "ASPEN AEROGELS INC"
filed_at: "2022-11-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-22T12:09:46.695021+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Board changes: Gervis resigns, Kool appointed to Aspen Aerogels board

## Summary
- Robert Gervis resigned as director and Compensation Committee chair effective Nov 1, 2022; not due to any disagreement.
- Kathleen Kool appointed as Class II director on Nov 1, 2022; also joins Audit and Nominating committees.
- Kool is former CEO of Tide Cleaners (P&G subsidiary) and former CFO of P&G North America Fabric Care ($8B+ retail).
- Kool received initial equity grant ($51K RSU + $34K options) and annual retainer ($45K board, $7.5K audit, $4K nominating).
- Gervis' unvested stock options and RSUs fully accelerated upon resignation per Director Compensation Policy.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001564590-22-036372
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ASPN
- cik: 0001145986
- company_name: ASPEN AEROGELS INC
- filed_at: 2022-11-02T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1145986/000156459022036372/0001564590-22-036372-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1145986/000156459022036372/aspn-8k_20221102.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001564590-22-036372.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Kathleen M. Kool was appointed as Director at ASPEN AEROGELS INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: On November 1, 2022, the Board appointed Kathleen M. Kool to join the Board to serve as a Class II director until the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until her successor has been duly elected and qualified, or until her earlier death, resignation, retirement or removal.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1145986/000156459022036372/0001564590-22-036372-index.htm
- Executive change
  Robert M. Gervis resigned as Director at ASPEN AEROGELS INC.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Director
  source text: On October 31, 2022, Robert M. Gervis, a member of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Aspen Aerogels, Inc. (the “Company”), notified the Company of his decision to resign from the Board, including as Chairperson of the Board’s Compensation and Leadership Development Committee and member of the Board’s Nominating, Governance and Sustainability Committee, effective as of 4:00 PM ET on Tuesday, November 1, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1145986/000156459022036372/0001564590-22-036372-index.htm

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