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

Timken Names Lucian Boldea President and CEO Effective September 1, 2025

Neutral Impact 4 of 5 leadership Written later

Timken appointed Lucian Boldea, most recently CEO of Honeywell's Industrial Automation unit, as President and CEO effective September 1, 2025, and also to its board, which will grow from twelve to thirteen directors. Richard G. Kyle, who has been interim CEO, will retire from that role and stay on as an employee advisor through November 14, 2025. The filing lists large sign-on and special equity awards, which shareholders may weigh as part of the leadership transition.

Key points

  • Boldea's base salary is $1,100,000 per year, with a short-term incentive target of 125% of base salary.
  • Sign-on package includes a $1,500,000 cash payment and RSUs with a target grant value of approximately $6,037,500, plus a $7,000,000 Special Grant.
  • Kyle will remain principal executive officer until the Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2025 is filed, then Boldea assumes the role.
  • Boldea's severance agreement provides two times base salary and incentive pay before a change in control, and three times within two years after one.

The filing

CompanyTimken (TKR)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECAug 27, 2025, 4:14 PM ET
Accession number0000098362-25-000125

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 12:57 AM ET, from this filing 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 27, 2025.

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