---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001589526-23-000033"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BLBD"
cik: "0001589526"
company_name: "Blue Bird Corp"
filed_at: "2023-04-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-17T05:09:29.259113+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Blue Bird announces director resignation and appointment of Simon Newman to board

## Summary
- Director Chan Galbato resigns effective April 3, 2023; resignation not due to any disagreement with company.
- Simon J. Newman elected to Board effective April 4, 2023, filling vacancy left by Dr. Kathleen Shaw.
- Newman has over 40 years' manufacturing experience, currently Chairman of MW Components and Paragon Medical.
- Newman not appointed to any board committees; will participate in standard director compensation.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001589526-23-000033
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BLBD
- cik: 0001589526
- company_name: Blue Bird Corp
- filed_at: 2023-04-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1589526/000158952623000033/0001589526-23-000033-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1589526/000158952623000033/blbd-20230331.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001589526-23-000033
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001589526-23-000033.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001589526-23-000033.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Chan Galbato resigned as Class II director at Blue Bird Corp.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Class II director
  source text: On April 1, 2023, Mr. Chan Galbato, a Class II director of Blue Bird Corporation (the “Company”), tendered his resignation from our Board of Directors, effective April 3, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1589526/000158952623000033/0001589526-23-000033-index.htm
- Executive change
  Simon J. Newman was elected as Class II director at Blue Bird Corp.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Class II director
  source text: On March 31, 2023, the Board of Directors of the Company elected Mr. Simon J. Newman as a Class II director of the Company, to fill the vacancy created by the recent resignation of Dr. Kathleen Shaw.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1589526/000158952623000033/0001589526-23-000033-index.htm

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