Company: KEQU
Filing Date: 2025-09-11
Form Type: 8-K
Source: 0000055529-25-000038
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Company: KEWAUNEE SCIENTIFIC CORP /DE/
Filing Date: 2025-09-11
Form: 8-K
Item: Item 5.02
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers;

Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On September 10, 2025, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Kewaunee Scientific Corporation (the "Company") appointed J. Jette Campbell to serve as a member of the Board, effective immediately. Mr. Campbell will hold office as a Class II director, for a term expiring at the Company's annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2027 and thereafter until his successor has been duly elected and qualified or until his earlier death, removal or resignation.

Mr. Campbell is a highly regarded advisor to lenders and business owners in the areas of financial restructuring, business strategy, and crisis management. Mr. Campbell has served as a partner at Carl Marks Advisors since January 2004. Mr. Campbell's engagements at Carl Marks Advisors have spanned a wide range of industries, including distribution, manufacturing, healthcare, education, real estate, and financial services, and Mr. Campbell has worked extensively in the building materials and furniture-manufacturing industries. Prior to joining Carl Marks Advisors, Mr. Campbell served as an executive at several large multinational firms including Griffin LLC, a DuPont agricultural chemical joint venture (CFO and Head of Corporate Development), PepsiCo (CFO, North European Snack Foods Division), and Frito-Lay (VP and Controller). Mr. Campbell is a certified public accountant and began his career in public accounting with Arthur Andersen & Co. in Houston, Texas. During a 17-year span, he was Partner in both Arthur Andersen & Co. and KPMG Peat Marwick. Mr. Campbell earned an undergraduate degree in business from Auburn University and engaged in post-graduate study at Auburn and Harvard Business School. He has an Honorary Doctorate from Paul Quinn College for his leadership of its executive committee.

Mr. Campbell will be compensated for his services as a director in accordance with the Company's standard compensation program for non-employee directors, which is summarized in the Company's definitive proxy statement for its 2025 annual meeting of stockholders, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on July 7, 2025. In connection with his appointment to the Board, Mr. Campbell will receive an equity grant representing a pro-rated amount of the annual equity grant to the Company's non-employee directors for fiscal year 2026.

The Board has determined that Mr. Campbell satisfies