---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0002002473-24-000008"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BOW"
cik: "0002002473"
company_name: "Bowhead Specialty Holdings Inc."
filed_at: "2024-10-30T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-30T08:37:36.156481+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Bowhead Specialty: Director Stein resigns after secondary offering; Schnidman appointed

## Summary
- Jack Stein resigned effective Oct 25, 2024 as GPC Fund's nominee due to reduced board nomination rights after underwritten secondary offering. No disagreement.
- Dr. Ava Schnidman elected to Board effective Oct 30, 2024 as Class III director, term until 2027 annual meeting.
- Schnidman founded Schnidman Partners (leadership consulting) and appointed to Compensation, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.
- Schnidman eligible for standard non-employee director compensation; no arrangement with other persons for her election.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0002002473-24-000008
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BOW
- cik: 0002002473
- company_name: Bowhead Specialty Holdings Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-10-30T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2002473/000200247324000008/0002002473-24-000008-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2002473/000200247324000008/bow-20241025.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0002002473-24-000008
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0002002473-24-000008.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0002002473-24-000008.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Jack Stein resigned as Director at Bowhead Specialty Holdings Inc..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Director
  source text: Effective October 25, 2024, Jack Stein, who was one of GPC Partners Investments (SPV III) LP’s (“GPC Fund”) nominees to the board of directors (the “Board”) of Bowhead Specialty Holdings Inc. (the “Company”) pursuant to GPC Fund’s rights under the Board Nominee Agreement, dated as of May 23, 2024, between the Company and GPC Fund, resigned from the Board.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2002473/000200247324000008/0002002473-24-000008-index.htm
- Executive change
  Dr. Ava Schnidman was elected as Director at Bowhead Specialty Holdings Inc..
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Director
  source text: On October 30, 2024, the Board elected Dr. Ava Schnidman to the Board, effective October 30, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2002473/000200247324000008/0002002473-24-000008-index.htm

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