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

Timken CEO Tarak Mehta departs; Richard Kyle named interim President and CEO

Neutral Impact 4 of 5 leadership Written later

Timken said its President and CEO Tarak B. Mehta will leave the company and resign from the Board, effective immediately, by mutual agreement. Director Richard G. Kyle, a former CEO from 2014 to 2024, was appointed interim President and CEO, also effective immediately. The filing states the departure was not due to misconduct, and it describes a cash payment to Mr. Mehta of $9.25 million under a settlement agreement.

Key points

  • Tarak B. Mehta leaves as President and CEO and resigns from the Board, effective March 31, 2025
  • Richard G. Kyle, age 59, named interim President and CEO; he previously led the company from 2014 to 2024
  • Kyle's pay includes a $1.2 million base salary, a deferred share award valued at $9.0 million and PRSUs valued at $3.3 million
  • Mehta will receive a $9.25 million cash payment under a settlement agreement with a general release of claims

The filing

CompanyTimken (TKR)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECMar 31, 2025, 4:25 PM ET
Accession number0001193125-25-068784

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 March 31, 2025.

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