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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 December 10, 2024, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Dana Incorporated (the “Company”) appointed Nora E. LaFreniere to the Board, effective immediately.
Ms. LaFreniere, 53, serves as the Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Otis Worldwide Corporation, a global, publicly traded company. Prior to April 2020, Ms. LaFreniere held leadership positions at United Technologies Corporation (“UTC”), including serving as Vice President and General Counsel for both UTC Building & Industrial Systems and UTC Climate Controls & Security. Ms. LaFreniere holds a Juris Doctor from the University of Notre Dame and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Philosophy from the University of California, San Diego.
Ms. LaFreniere will receive the same compensation for her services as the Company’s other non-employee directors. Ms. LaFreniere will serve on the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and the Technology and Sustainability Committee. There are no arrangements or understandings between Ms. LaFreniere and any other persons pursuant to which Ms. LaFreniere was selected as a director, and there are no transactions in which Ms. LaFreniere has an interest requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On December 11, 2024, the Company issued a press release announcing the appointment of Ms. LaFreniere to the Board. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information in this item (including Exhibit 99.1) is being “furnished” and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is not subject to the liabilities of that section and is not deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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| 99.1 | Dana Incorporated Press Release dated December 11, 2024 |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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 hereunto duly authorized.
| DANA INCORPORATED | |||
| Date: December 11, 2024 | By: |
/s/ Douglas H. Liedberg |
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| Name: | Douglas H. Liedberg | ||
| Title: | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||