---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001736297-25-000018"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ALAB"
cik: "0001736297"
company_name: "Astera Labs, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-03-03T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-25T19:12:44.281106+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Astera Labs appoints Dr. Craig Barratt to board, replaces Alba on audit committee

## Summary
- Dr. Craig Barratt appointed to board effective March 2, 2025; board size increased from 7 to 8.
- Barratt replaces Manuel Alba on Audit Committee; designated Class II director, up for election at 2026 annual meeting.
- Barratt brings executive experience from Atheros, Intel, Qualcomm, Google; currently chair of Intuitive Surgical board.
- Barratt to receive standard non-employee director compensation: $60K annual retainer + $12.5K audit + $330K RSU award.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001736297-25-000018
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ALAB
- cik: 0001736297
- company_name: Astera Labs, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-03-03T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1736297/000173629725000018/0001736297-25-000018-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1736297/000173629725000018/alab-20250302.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001736297-25-000018
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001736297-25-000018.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001736297-25-000018.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Craig Barratt was appointed as Director at Astera Labs, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: appointed Craig Barratt to the Board and to replace Manuel Alba as a member of the Audit Committee of the Board (the “Audit Committee”), with each appointment effective March 2, 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1736297/000173629725000018/0001736297-25-000018-index.htm

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