Item 3. Legal Proceedings
Item 3 - Legal Proceedings
We and our subsidiaries are not parties to any pending legal proceedings, other than ordinary routine litigation and claims incidental to the business. The outcome of current routine pending litigation and claims, individually and in the aggregate, is not expected to have a material adverse impact on our business or financial condition.
Item 4 - Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable.
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Information about Our Executive Officers
Our executive officers as of August 22, 2025 are as follows:
(Age as of August 22, 2025)
Name Age Office and Area of Responsibility
Richard D. Phillips 55 Chief Executive Officer and Director
Adam M. Baumann 44 Chief Accounting Officer
Jana T. Croom 48 Chief Financial Officer
Jessica L. DeLorenzo 40 Chief Human Resources Officer
Douglas A. Hass 49 Chief Legal & Administrative Officer, Secretary
Steven T. Korn 61 Chief Operating Officer
Kathy R. Thomson 56 Chief Commercial Officer
Executive officers are appointed annually by the Board of Directors. The following is a brief description of the business experience during the past five or more years of each of our executive officers.
Mr. Phillips was appointed Chief Executive Officer and Director effective March 1, 2023. Mr. Phillips was most recently the President and Chief Executive Officer from 2019 until 2022 for Elkay Manufacturing Company. Previously, Mr. Phillips served as the President, Chief Executive Officer, and Board member from 2017 through 2019, for Essendant, Inc. Mr. Phillips currently serves on the Board of Greenheck Group.
Mr. Baumann was appointed Chief Accounting Officer effective July 1, 2023. He joined Kimball Electronics in April 2019 as Assistant Corporate Controller and served as our Corporate Controller since March 2021. Mr. Baumann was previously employed by Vectren Corporation from 2009 to 2019.
Ms. Croom is our Chief Financial Officer effective July 1, 2021. Ms. Croom joined Kimball Electronics in January 2021 in the role of Vice President, Finance. Prior to joining Kimball Electronics, she held the position of Vice President, Financial Planning and Analysis for NiSource Inc. since August 2019. Previously at NiSource Inc., she served as Director of Operations Planning since March 2017 and Director of Regulatory Affairs since April 2014. Ms. Croom currently serves on the Board of First Energy Corp.
Ms. DeLorenzo was appointed Vice President, Human Resources in June 2018, and her title was changed to Chief Human Resources Officer in 2025 to better reflect the evolution of her role at the Company. Ms. DeLorenzo joined Kimball Electronics in 2015 in the position of Director, Organizational Development.
Mr. Hass was appointed Chief Legal and Administrative Officer and Secretary in 2025, having previously served as our Chief Legal and Compliance Officer and Secretary since 2022. He joined Kimball Electronics in 2020 as Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary. From 2016 through 2020, Mr. Hass served as General Counsel and Secretary of Nasdaq-listed Lifeway Foods. Mr. Hass had assumed the leadership of information technology and computing systems, including cybersecurity, following the departure of our former Chief Information Officer on January 1, 2025. Mr. Hass currently serves on the Board of Columbus Insurance, Ltd.
Mr. Korn was appointed to the role of Chief Operating Officer effective July 1, 2023. Previously, Mr. Korn was our President, Global Electronics Manufacturing Services Operations since July 2020, and Vice President, North American Operations since 2007.
Ms. Thomson was appointed to the role of Chief Commercial Officer effective July 1, 2023. Previously, Ms. Thomson was our Vice President, Global Business Development and Design Services since August 2018. Prior to joining Kimball Electronics, she held the position of Vice President of Business Development for Creation Technologies since 2012.
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