# METHODE ELECTRONICS INC > Alpha governed public record. Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero. ## Record | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Representation | alpha-profile-markdown-v4 | | Protocol | Alpha Governance Facts Protocol 0.1 | | Schema | alpha.governance.entity.public.v1 | | Record version | public-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce | | Governance record representation | alpha-governance-record-v2 | | Canonical entity | alpha:company:b47947c3-0e9c-4edc-a4de-867f581c520d | | Entity type | Company | | Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/methode-electronics-inc | | Publication | PUBLISHED | | Verification | source_reported | | Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 | | Ownership | unclaimed | | Published claims | 16 | | Claims under review | 1 | | Evidence records | 3 | | Conflicts | 0 | | Conflicts in internal review | 0 | | Observed | 2026-10-07T06:07:50.333427+00:00 | | Last reviewed | 2026-10-07T06:07:50.333427+00:00 | ## Identity - Legal name: METHODE ELECTRONICS INC - Display name: METHODE ELECTRONICS INC ## Alpha Governance Record | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Governance Record schema | alpha-governance-record-v2 | | Ontology | alpha-governance-ontology-v1 | | Record version | public-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce | | As of | 2026-10-07T10:06:16.525513+00:00 | | Completeness | 0.409 | | Record Quality | 0.821 | | Directors | 7 | | Committees | 1 | | Governance events | 5 | | Entity class | public_company | ## Section coverage | Section | State | | --- | --- | | identity | PUBLISHED | | corporate_structure | NOT_REVIEWED | | board | PUBLISHED | | committees | PUBLISHED | | leadership | PUBLISHED | | ownership | NOT_REVIEWED | | financials | NOT_REVIEWED | | capital_structure | PUBLISHED | | compensation | NOT_REVIEWED | | governance | NOT_REVIEWED | | shareholder_governance | NOT_REVIEWED | | audit | NOT_REVIEWED | | legal | NOT_REVIEWED | | risk | NOT_REVIEWED | | cyber | NOT_REVIEWED | | ai_governance | NOT_REVIEWED | | agent_governance | RESTRICTED | | markets_external | NOT_REVIEWED | | events | PUBLISHED | | relationships | PUBLISHED | | assessments | PUBLISHED | | evidence | PUBLISHED | ## Board - Brian J. Cadwallader: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2018-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:b47947c3-0e9c-4edc-a4de-867f581c520d:leadership_role:6 - Bruce K. Crowther: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2019-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:b47947c3-0e9c-4edc-a4de-867f581c520d:leadership_role:7 - David P. Blom: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2019-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:b47947c3-0e9c-4edc-a4de-867f581c520d:leadership_role:8 - Mary A. Lindsey: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2020-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:b47947c3-0e9c-4edc-a4de-867f581c520d:leadership_role:10 - Therese M. Bobek: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2020-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:b47947c3-0e9c-4edc-a4de-867f581c520d:leadership_role:11 - Jonathan B. DeGaynor: President, Chief Executive Officer and Director. Status: unknown. Independent: false. Since: NOT_PUBLISHED. Committees: Chief Executive Officer and Director (member). claim_id=alpha:claim:company:b47947c3-0e9c-4edc-a4de-867f581c520d:leadership_role:9 - Mark D. Schwabero: Chairman of the Board. Status: unknown. Independent: true. Since: NOT_PUBLISHED. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:b47947c3-0e9c-4edc-a4de-867f581c520d:leadership_role:5 ## Committees - Chief Executive Officer and Director (executive). Chair: NOT_PUBLISHED. Members: Jonathan B. DeGaynor (member, unknown). committee_id=alpha:committee:methode-electronics-inc:chief-executive-officer-and-director ## Executive leadership - John Erwin: Chief Procurement and EHS Officer. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:b47947c3-0e9c-4edc-a4de-867f581c520d:leadership_role:12 - Jonathan B. DeGaynor: President and Chief Executive Officer [CEO]. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:b47947c3-0e9c-4edc-a4de-867f581c520d:leadership_role:13 - Kerry Vyverberg: General Counsel [GC]. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:b47947c3-0e9c-4edc-a4de-867f581c520d:leadership_role:14 - Lars Ullrich: Senior Vice President, Global Automotive Business. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:b47947c3-0e9c-4edc-a4de-867f581c520d:leadership_role:15 - Laura Kowalchik: Chief Financial Officer [CFO]. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:b47947c3-0e9c-4edc-a4de-867f581c520d:leadership_role:16 ## Governance events - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Mary A. Lindsey seat on METHODE ELECTRONICS INC, effective 2020-01-01. Effective: 2020-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-07T06:07:50.333427+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:director_appointed:1fcsmwa - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Therese M. Bobek seat on METHODE ELECTRONICS INC, effective 2020-01-01. Effective: 2020-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-07T06:07:50.333427+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:director_appointed:jvodcd - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Bruce K. Crowther seat on METHODE ELECTRONICS INC, effective 2019-01-01. Effective: 2019-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-07T06:07:50.333427+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:director_appointed:292ati - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: David P. Blom seat on METHODE ELECTRONICS INC, effective 2019-01-01. Effective: 2019-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-07T06:07:50.333427+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:director_appointed:si020f - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Brian J. Cadwallader seat on METHODE ELECTRONICS INC, effective 2018-01-01. Effective: 2018-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-07T06:07:50.333427+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:director_appointed:1bs3vls ## Scoped resources - `alpha://company/methode-electronics-inc` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/methode-electronics-inc?format=record - `alpha://company/methode-electronics-inc/identity` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/methode-electronics-inc?format=record§ion=identity - `alpha://company/methode-electronics-inc/corporate-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/methode-electronics-inc?format=record§ion=corporate-structure - `alpha://company/methode-electronics-inc/board` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/methode-electronics-inc?format=record§ion=board - `alpha://company/methode-electronics-inc/committees` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/methode-electronics-inc?format=record§ion=committees - `alpha://company/methode-electronics-inc/leadership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/methode-electronics-inc?format=record§ion=leadership - `alpha://company/methode-electronics-inc/ownership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/methode-electronics-inc?format=record§ion=ownership - `alpha://company/methode-electronics-inc/financials` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/methode-electronics-inc?format=record§ion=financials - `alpha://company/methode-electronics-inc/capital-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/methode-electronics-inc?format=record§ion=capital-structure - `alpha://company/methode-electronics-inc/compensation` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/methode-electronics-inc?format=record§ion=compensation - `alpha://company/methode-electronics-inc/governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/methode-electronics-inc?format=record§ion=governance - `alpha://company/methode-electronics-inc/shareholder-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/methode-electronics-inc?format=record§ion=shareholder-governance - `alpha://company/methode-electronics-inc/audit` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/methode-electronics-inc?format=record§ion=audit - `alpha://company/methode-electronics-inc/legal` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/methode-electronics-inc?format=record§ion=legal - `alpha://company/methode-electronics-inc/risk` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/methode-electronics-inc?format=record§ion=risk - `alpha://company/methode-electronics-inc/cyber` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/methode-electronics-inc?format=record§ion=cyber - `alpha://company/methode-electronics-inc/ai-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/methode-electronics-inc?format=record§ion=ai-governance - `alpha://company/methode-electronics-inc/agents` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/methode-electronics-inc?format=record§ion=agents - `alpha://company/methode-electronics-inc/ecosystem` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/methode-electronics-inc?format=record§ion=ecosystem - `alpha://company/methode-electronics-inc/events` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/methode-electronics-inc?format=record§ion=events - `alpha://company/methode-electronics-inc/relationships` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/methode-electronics-inc?format=record§ion=relationships - `alpha://company/methode-electronics-inc/assessments` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/methode-electronics-inc?format=record§ion=assessments - `alpha://company/methode-electronics-inc/evidence` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/methode-electronics-inc?format=record§ion=evidence ## Role modules - NOT_ASSERTED ## Attention - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Committee data - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Leadership - Mark D. Schwabero: Chairman of the Board. Claim: alpha:claim:company:b47947c3-0e9c-4edc-a4de-867f581c520d:leadership_role:5. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:c4bf86f72ca3b1b838a4a3ce27d3c7b0ab19d6c0db7dae24f9c9c140712ec868. - Brian J. Cadwallader: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:b47947c3-0e9c-4edc-a4de-867f581c520d:leadership_role:6. Valid from: 2018-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:8e8ec34a79fdc5a0b79f648e351d8514cdc71fbe35104ca544e42e46cf6c271d. - Bruce K. Crowther: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:b47947c3-0e9c-4edc-a4de-867f581c520d:leadership_role:7. Valid from: 2019-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:8e8ec34a79fdc5a0b79f648e351d8514cdc71fbe35104ca544e42e46cf6c271d. - David P. Blom: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:b47947c3-0e9c-4edc-a4de-867f581c520d:leadership_role:8. Valid from: 2019-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:8e8ec34a79fdc5a0b79f648e351d8514cdc71fbe35104ca544e42e46cf6c271d. - Jonathan B. DeGaynor: President, Chief Executive Officer and Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:b47947c3-0e9c-4edc-a4de-867f581c520d:leadership_role:9. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:c4bf86f72ca3b1b838a4a3ce27d3c7b0ab19d6c0db7dae24f9c9c140712ec868. - Mary A. Lindsey: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:b47947c3-0e9c-4edc-a4de-867f581c520d:leadership_role:10. Valid from: 2020-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:8e8ec34a79fdc5a0b79f648e351d8514cdc71fbe35104ca544e42e46cf6c271d. - Therese M. Bobek: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:b47947c3-0e9c-4edc-a4de-867f581c520d:leadership_role:11. Valid from: 2020-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:8e8ec34a79fdc5a0b79f648e351d8514cdc71fbe35104ca544e42e46cf6c271d. - John Erwin: Chief Procurement and EHS Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:b47947c3-0e9c-4edc-a4de-867f581c520d:leadership_role:12. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:c4bf86f72ca3b1b838a4a3ce27d3c7b0ab19d6c0db7dae24f9c9c140712ec868. - Jonathan B. DeGaynor: President and Chief Executive Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:b47947c3-0e9c-4edc-a4de-867f581c520d:leadership_role:13. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:c4bf86f72ca3b1b838a4a3ce27d3c7b0ab19d6c0db7dae24f9c9c140712ec868. - Kerry Vyverberg: General Counsel. Claim: alpha:claim:company:b47947c3-0e9c-4edc-a4de-867f581c520d:leadership_role:14. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:c4bf86f72ca3b1b838a4a3ce27d3c7b0ab19d6c0db7dae24f9c9c140712ec868. - Lars Ullrich: Senior Vice President, Global Automotive Business. Claim: alpha:claim:company:b47947c3-0e9c-4edc-a4de-867f581c520d:leadership_role:15. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:c4bf86f72ca3b1b838a4a3ce27d3c7b0ab19d6c0db7dae24f9c9c140712ec868. - Laura Kowalchik: Chief Financial Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:b47947c3-0e9c-4edc-a4de-867f581c520d:leadership_role:16. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:c4bf86f72ca3b1b838a4a3ce27d3c7b0ab19d6c0db7dae24f9c9c140712ec868. ## Roles - PUBLISHED ## Governance - NOT_ASSERTED ## Board committees - PUBLISHED ## Financials - NOT_ASSERTED ## Workforce - NOT_ASSERTED ## Market and index context - PUBLISHED ## Legal Name - METHODE ELECTRONICS INC. Claim: alpha:claim:company:b47947c3-0e9c-4edc-a4de-867f581c520d:legal_name:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:4dacc01c191651554e1cb1fcdc9ff8ef6cd8130077a14e7e3e4acacf7f4c9df6. ## Entity Status - Public listing published. Claim: alpha:claim:company:b47947c3-0e9c-4edc-a4de-867f581c520d:entity_status:3. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:4dacc01c191651554e1cb1fcdc9ff8ef6cd8130077a14e7e3e4acacf7f4c9df6. ## Published Fact - US. Claim: alpha:claim:company:b47947c3-0e9c-4edc-a4de-867f581c520d:published_fact:4. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:4dacc01c191651554e1cb1fcdc9ff8ef6cd8130077a14e7e3e4acacf7f4c9df6. ## Security Listing - MEI (NYSE). Claim: alpha:claim:company:b47947c3-0e9c-4edc-a4de-867f581c520d:security_listing:17. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:4dacc01c191651554e1cb1fcdc9ff8ef6cd8130077a14e7e3e4acacf7f4c9df6. ## Coverage states | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Identity | PUBLISHED | | Business | PUBLISHED | | Leadership | PUBLISHED | | Board and committees | PUBLISHED | | Governance | NOT_ASSERTED | | Financials | NOT_ASSERTED | | Workforce | NOT_ASSERTED | | Ownership | NOT_ASSERTED | | Ratings | NOT_PUBLISHED | | Market and index context | PUBLISHED | ## Public sources - alpha:projection-evidence:4dacc01c191651554e1cb1fcdc9ff8ef6cd8130077a14e7e3e4acacf7f4c9df6: [Alpha canonical company public projection](https://www.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/methode-electronics-inc). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:c4bf86f72ca3b1b838a4a3ce27d3c7b0ab19d6c0db7dae24f9c9c140712ec868: [SEC DEF 14A 0001140361-26-030317](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/65270/000114036126030317/ny20074561x1_def14a.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:8e8ec34a79fdc5a0b79f648e351d8514cdc71fbe35104ca544e42e46cf6c271d: [DEF 14A ny20074561x1_def14a.htm](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/65270/000114036126030317/ny20074561x1_def14a.htm). ## Rights | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | public_retrieval | allowed | | agent_retrieval | allowed | | redistribution | not_granted | | model_training | not_granted | | commercial_use | not_specified | | relationship_pathfinding | not_granted | | direct_contact | not_granted | ## Limitations - Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist. - Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included. - Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist. - Public retrieval does not grant redistribution, model-training, direct-contact, or relationship-pathfinding rights. - This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating. ## Alternate representations - [Canonical profile](https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/methode-electronics-inc) - [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/methode-electronics-inc.md) - [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/methode-electronics-inc?format=record) - [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/methode-electronics-inc?format=jsonld) - MCP resource: `alpha://companies/methode-electronics-inc` at https://mcp.alpha.ac/mcp ## Connected governance records Only explicitly published, rights-cleared records. Missing records do not establish absence, safety, or complete coverage. ## Critical-risk oversight Snapshot as of 2026-10-07T10:06:16.519965+00:00; recorded 2026-10-07T10:06:16.519965+00:00. Every published assignment for this snapshot is listed. Only explicitly reviewed, rights-cleared assignments in effect on the as-of date, in the company's own wording. An assignment shows where oversight is placed, not whether it is effective. Missing records do not establish absence.