---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001589526-24-000110"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BLBD"
cik: "0001589526"
company_name: "Blue Bird Corp"
filed_at: "2024-10-28T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-30T09:40:34.219735+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Blue Bird appoints former Lordstown Motors CEO Edward Hightower to board

## Summary
- Edward T. Hightower elected as Class I director and Audit Committee member effective October 23, 2024.
- Hightower previously served as CEO and President of Lordstown Motors, leading the launch of the Endurance EV pickup.
- He brings over 35 years of executive leadership at Ford, BMW, GM, and AlixPartners.
- Compensation Committee approved annual base salary increase for GC Ted Scartz to $420,000.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001589526-24-000110
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BLBD
- cik: 0001589526
- company_name: Blue Bird Corp
- filed_at: 2024-10-28T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1589526/000158952624000110/0001589526-24-000110-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1589526/000158952624000110/blbd-20241022.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001589526-24-000110
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001589526-24-000110.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001589526-24-000110.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Edward T. Hightower was elected as Director at Blue Bird Corp.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Director
  source text: On October 23, 2024, the Board of Directors of Blue Bird Corporation (the “Company”) elected Mr. Edward T. Hightower as a Class I director of the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1589526/000158952624000110/0001589526-24-000110-index.htm

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