---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001587523-24-000064"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "KN"
cik: "0001587523"
company_name: "Knowles Corp"
filed_at: "2024-06-18T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-01T03:53:53.200822+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Knowles appoints Jason Cardew to board, expands to 10 directors

## Summary
- Board size increased from 9 to 10; Cardew elected on June 18, 2024.
- Cardew is SVP and CFO of Lear Corporation, with over 30 years of global finance and automotive experience.
- Appointed to the Audit Committee; receives standard non-employee director compensation.
- Compensation includes annual retainer of $235k ($65k cash, $170k RSUs), $10k Audit Committee retainer, and a one-time $170k RSU grant vesting in three years.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001587523-24-000064
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: KN
- cik: 0001587523
- company_name: Knowles Corp
- filed_at: 2024-06-18T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587523/000158752324000064/0001587523-24-000064-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587523/000158752324000064/kn-20240618.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001587523-24-000064
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001587523-24-000064.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001587523-24-000064.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Jason Cardew was elected as Director at Knowles Corp.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Director
  source text: On June 18, 2024, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Knowles Corporation (the "Company") increased the size of the Board from nine persons to ten persons and elected Jason Cardew as a new director to fill the vacancy created by such increase.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587523/000158752324000064/0001587523-24-000064-index.htm

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