---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001606757-23-000029"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "KE"
cik: "0001606757"
company_name: "Kimball Electronics, Inc."
filed_at: "2023-06-16T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-13T22:46:37.269046+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.45
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Kimball Electronics promotes three execs: new COO, CCO, CAO effective July 1, 2023

## Summary
- Steven Korn appointed COO; previously President, Global EMS Operations.
- Kathy Thomson appointed Chief Commercial Officer; previously VP Global Business Development.
- Adam Baumann appointed Chief Accounting Officer; stays as Principal Accounting Officer.
- Korn's base salary raised to $475,000; Thomson's to $385,000; Baumann no new comp arrangement.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001606757-23-000029
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: KE
- cik: 0001606757
- company_name: Kimball Electronics, Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-06-16T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.45
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1606757/000160675723000029/0001606757-23-000029-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1606757/000160675723000029/ke-20230616.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001606757-23-000029
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001606757-23-000029.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001606757-23-000029.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Kathy R. Thomson was appointed as Chief Commercial Officer at Kimball Electronics, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Commercial Officer
  source text: Kathy R. Thomson, age 54, has been appointed to the role of Chief Commercial Officer.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1606757/000160675723000029/0001606757-23-000029-index.htm
- Executive change
  Steven T. Korn was appointed as Chief Operating Officer at Kimball Electronics, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Operating Officer
  source text: Steven T. Korn, age 59, has been appointed to the role of Chief Operating Officer.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1606757/000160675723000029/0001606757-23-000029-index.htm

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