---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001654954-22-008934"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "EML"
cik: "0000031107"
company_name: "EASTERN CO"
filed_at: "2022-06-29T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-24T22:28:22.124272+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Eastern Company appoints Mark Hernandez and Michael Mardy to board, effective July 25, 2022

## Summary
- Board size increased from 7 to 8; Hernandez and Mardy fill existing vacancy and new seat, effective July 25, 2022.
- Hernandez is Executive VP at Navistar, former Daimler and McKinsey; brings manufacturing and supply chain expertise.
- Mardy serves on boards of Vince Holdings, LuLu's Fashion Lounge, Newman's Own; former CFO of Tumi Holdings.
- Both determined to be independent under Nasdaq rules; no material transactions with company.
- Will receive standard non-employee director compensation, pro-rated for service period.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001654954-22-008934
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: EML
- cik: 0000031107
- company_name: EASTERN CO
- filed_at: 2022-06-29T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/31107/000165495422008934/0001654954-22-008934-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/31107/000165495422008934/eml_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001654954-22-008934
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001654954-22-008934.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001654954-22-008934.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Mark Hernandez was appointed as Director at EASTERN CO.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: The Board of Directors (the “Board”) of The Eastern Company (the “Company”) determined to increase the size of the Board from seven members to eight members on June 13, 2022, and on that date appointed Mr. Mark Hernandez and Mr. Michael Mardy (the “New Directors”) to fill an existing vacancy and the vacancy resulting from the increase in the size of the Board.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/31107/000165495422008934/0001654954-22-008934-index.htm
- Executive change
  Michael Mardy was appointed as Director at EASTERN CO.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: The Board of Directors (the “Board”) of The Eastern Company (the “Company”) determined to increase the size of the Board from seven members to eight members on June 13, 2022, and on that date appointed Mr. Mark Hernandez and Mr. Michael Mardy (the “New Directors”) to fill an existing vacancy and the vacancy resulting from the increase in the size of the Board.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/31107/000165495422008934/0001654954-22-008934-index.htm

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