AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Honeywell Technologies (HON)

Honeywell names Billal Hammoud CEO of Process Technology; Juan Picon to lead Building Automation

Neutral Impact 4 of 5 leadership Written later

Honeywell announced leadership changes effective October 1, 2026: Billal Hammoud, currently CEO of Building Automation, will lead Process Technology, and Juan Picon will succeed him at Building Automation. Ken West, current CEO of Process Technology, will leave the company on August 31, 2026, to pursue an external opportunity. The filing contains no financial results or guidance, so the changes are management reshuffles rather than a direct measure of performance.

Key points

  • Billal Hammoud, age 54, to become President and CEO of Process Technology effective October 1, 2026
  • Juan Picon, age 57, to succeed Hammoud as President and CEO of Building Automation effective October 1, 2026
  • Ken West, age 49, current Process Technology CEO, departs August 31, 2026

The filing

CompanyHoneywell Technologies (HON)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECAug 19, 2026, 8:16 AM ET
Accession number0000773840-26-000130

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

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 1:42 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 August 19, 2026.

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