{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001628280-26-029837","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"BARK","cik":"0001819574","company_name":"Bark, Inc.","filed_at":"2026-05-04T23:59:59+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-05-14T18:02:32.996202+00:00","generated_at":"2026-05-15T00:00:00.502798+00:00","sec_items":["5.02","9.01"],"event_type":"leadership","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.35,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.35,"confidence":"high","headline":"BARK appoints James Gagne to Board of Directors, effective May 4, 2026","bullets":["Mr. Gagne brings over 30 years of global supply chain and logistics leadership, previously CEO of SEKO Logistics.","Appointed as Class A director for term expiring at 2028 annual meeting; serves on Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee.","Receives $7,500 annual retainer for committee service, plus standard director compensation.","Board size increased from seven to eight members; no related-party transactions disclosed.","Mr. Gagne currently CEO of KYNTRX Logistics and a trustee at Foreign Policy Research Institute."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-029837","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-029837.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-029837.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-029837.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819574/000162828026029837/0001628280-26-029837-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819574/000162828026029837/bark-20260504.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-05-15T00:00:00.502798+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[{"claim_id":"d6d49b39da","claim":"James Gagne was appointed as Member of the Board of Directors at Bark, Inc..","evidence_excerpt":"On May 4, 2026, the Board of Directors (the \"Board\") of BARK, Inc. (the \"Company\") announced the appointment of James Gagne as a member of the Board, effective immediately, as a Class A director for a term expiring at the Company's 2028 annual meeting of stockholders and until his successor is duly elected and qualified.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819574/000162828026029837/0001628280-26-029837-index.htm","confidence":0.95,"family_label":"Executive change","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"appointed"},{"label":"Role","value":"Member of the Board of Directors"}],"fact_type":"executive_change"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}