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

ESAB names R. Brent Jones CFO effective early May 2026, reaffirms 2026 outlook

Neutral Impact 4 of 5 leadership Written later

ESAB appointed R. Brent Jones, formerly CFO of Avantor, as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective early May 2026, succeeding Kevin Johnson, who is leaving to pursue a CFO role at a privately held company. The company also reaffirmed its 2026 guidance for core sales, core aEBITDA and core aEPS, previously announced February 2, 2026, and said it expects the low end of its core organic sales growth guidance and has paths to the high end.

Key points

  • R. Brent Jones, age 56, joins as CFO effective early May 2026; CEO Shyam Kambeyanda serves as interim principal financial officer until then
  • Jones's annual base salary is $660,000, with a 80% target bonus, a $1,800,000 target annual equity award, a $1,000,000 transition bonus and a $3,000,000 target RSU grant
  • Julie Han was named Chief Accounting Officer and Corporate Controller effective April 1, 2026, after Renato Negro resigned with a last day expected April 3, 2026
  • ESAB reaffirmed its 2026 guidance ranges, previously announced February 2, 2026

The filing

CompanyESAB (ESAB)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECApr 2, 2026, 6:47 AM ET
Accession number0001213900-26-038839

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

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