Methode Electronics Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update, Financial Statements and Exhibits

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

METHODE ELECTRONICS, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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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 7, 2025, the Board of Directors of Methode Electronics, Inc. (the “Company” or “Methode”) appointed Stacie Schulz as the Company’s Chief Accounting Officer, effective September 11, 2025. Ms. Schulz will report directly to Laura Kowalchik, Chief Financial Officer.

Ms. Schulz, 46, served as Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of Superior Industries International, Inc., an aluminum wheel supplier, from May 2024 to August 2025. Prior thereto, she served as Executive Director and Assistant Controller, Accounting and Reporting of Tenneco, Inc. (“Tenneco”), a global automotive components original equipment manufacturer and distributor to the aftermarket, from March 2020 to May 2024 and as Executive Director of Accounting and Reporting of Tenneco from May 2019 to March 2020. Ms. Schulz was the Director of Accounting and Reporting of Federal-Mogul LLC, a global manufacturer and supplier of vehicle components to original equipment manufacturers and the aftermarket, from 2015 to 2019. Prior to that, she served as an Audit Senior Manager at Deloitte and Touche LLC, where she began her career in 2002. Ms. Schulz holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Accounting and a Master of Science degree in accounting from Michigan State University. In addition, she is a certified public accountant.

In connection with her appointment, Ms. Schulz is entitled to the following compensation and benefits:

There are no other understandings or arrangements between Ms. Schulz and any other person pursuant to which Ms. Schulz was appointed to serve as the Company’s Chief Accounting Officer. There are no existing relationships ‎between Ms. Schulz and any person that would require disclosure pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K or any ‎familial relationships that would require disclosure under Item 401(d) of Regulation S-K.‎

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.