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accession: "0001581280-25-000012"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "TWST"
cik: "0001581280"
company_name: "Twist Bioscience Corp"
filed_at: "2025-08-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T19:27:07.084457+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "positive"
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source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Twist Bioscience appoints Trynka Shineman Blake to Board of Directors

## Summary
- Trynka Shineman Blake elected to Twist board and appointed to Audit Committee, effective August 5, 2025.
- Blake most recently served as CEO of Vistaprint; brings ~30 years in digital transformation, customer experience, and global marketing.
- Compensation includes $50k annual cash retainer, $10k audit retainer, initial RSU of $395k fair value, and annual RSU of $240k.
- Blake also serves on boards of Tripadvisor, Semrush, Captura, and Steer.
- CEO Emily Leproust cites Blake's proven track record in scaling profitable growth and customer-centric culture.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001581280-25-000012
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: TWST
- cik: 0001581280
- company_name: Twist Bioscience Corp
- filed_at: 2025-08-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: positive
- 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/1581280/000158128025000012/0001581280-25-000012-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1581280/000158128025000012/twist-20250805.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001581280-25-000012.txt

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