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

MSA Safety names Julie Beck CFO effective August 18, 2025

Neutral Impact 4 of 5 leadership Written later

MSA Safety Incorporated appointed Julie A. Beck as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, effective August 18, 2025, succeeding interim CFO Elyse Brody, who will return to her role as Executive Director of Financial Planning and Analysis and Strategy. Beck was previously CFO of Terex Corporation from November 2021 to February 2025. The filing discloses a restricted stock unit award with a $250,000 grant date value but no financial results.

Key points

  • Julie A. Beck, 63, becomes SVP, CFO and Treasurer effective August 18, 2025
  • Beck was CFO of Terex Corporation from November 2021 to February 2025 and CFO of Nova Chemicals from February 2016 to September 2021
  • Beck receives restricted stock units with a $250,000 grant date value, vesting one-third per year over three years
  • Elyse L. Brody ends her interim CFO role and remains Executive Director of Financial Planning and Analysis and Strategy

The filing

CompanyMSA Safety (MSA)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECAug 13, 2025, 4:43 PM ET
Accession number0000066570-25-000034

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, 12:59 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 13, 2025.

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