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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Crown (CCK)

Crown Holdings Elects Wayne T. Smith, Former BASF Corporation CEO, to Board

Neutral Impact 2 of 5 leadership

Crown Holdings, Inc. elected Wayne T. Smith to its Board of Directors effective October 21, 2026, and appointed him to the Audit Committee. The filing says the Board now has eleven members; the change is a board appointment with no financial results or guidance disclosed.

Key points

  • Wayne T. Smith elected to the Board effective October 21, 2026, and appointed to the Audit Committee
  • Smith was Chairman and CEO of BASF Corporation from 2015 to 2021 and currently chairs Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. and serves as a director of ONEOK, Inc.
  • Smith receives the same non-employee director compensation as other directors; no related-party arrangements are disclosed

The filing

CompanyCrown (CCK)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECOct 26, 2026, 4:03 PM ET
Accession number0001628280-26-067277

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 7, 2026, 11:17 PM ET, from this filing only.

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