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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Curtiss-Wright (CW)

Curtiss-Wright names COO Kevin Rayment CEO effective January 1, 2027

Neutral Impact 4 of 5 leadership Written later

Curtiss-Wright's Board appointed Chief Operating Officer Kevin M. Rayment as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective January 1, 2027, and as a Board member at that time. Lynn M. Bamford, CEO since January 2021, will retire as CEO and become Executive Chair on the same date. The filing describes a planned succession, and Rayment's base salary and incentive targets are set out in the filing.

Key points

  • Kevin M. Rayment, age 57, joined the company in 2004 and has served as COO since April 2021 and as Executive Vice President since January 2026.
  • Rayment's annual base salary will be $1,100,000, with an annual target bonus of 125% of base salary.
  • Rayment's 2027 long-term incentive award has a target value of $5,225,000, split 30% restricted stock units, 30% performance units and 40% performance share units.
  • Bamford joined the company over 22 years ago and has been Chair since May 2022.

The filing

CompanyCurtiss-Wright (CW)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECSep 22, 2026, 1:41 PM ET
Accession number0001628280-26-062997

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 1:11 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on September 22, 2026.

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