---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001653909-24-000061"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BIRD"
cik: "0001653909"
company_name: "Allbirds, Inc."
filed_at: "2024-08-15T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-31T09:01:42.220244+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Allbirds appoints Ravi Thanawala to board; shareholders approve reverse stock split

## Summary
- Director Mandy Fields resigns effective Sept 10, 2024; no disagreement with the company.
- Ravi Thanawala, CFO of Papa John's (PZZA) and former Nike executive, appointed to board effective Sept 10, 2024; will chair Audit Committee.
- Stockholders approved reverse stock split at ratio ranging from 1:10 to 1:50; board will set exact ratio.
- Thanawala receives 166,667 RSUs under the company's 2021 Equity Incentive Plan.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001653909-24-000061
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BIRD
- cik: 0001653909
- company_name: Allbirds, Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-08-15T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.07, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1653909/000165390924000061/0001653909-24-000061-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1653909/000165390924000061/bird-20240812.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001653909-24-000061
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001653909-24-000061.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001653909-24-000061.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Ravi Thanawala was appointed as Director at Allbirds, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: Ravi Thanawala was appointed to the Board, effective September 10, 2024, to fill the vacancy created by Ms. Fields’ resignation.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1653909/000165390924000061/0001653909-24-000061-index.htm
- Executive change
  Mandy Fields resigned as Director at Allbirds, Inc..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Director
  source text: On August 12, 2024, Mandy Fields notified Allbirds, Inc.'s (the "Company") board of directors (the "Board") of her intention to resign from the Board, effective as of September 10, 2024 .
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1653909/000165390924000061/0001653909-24-000061-index.htm

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