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

Textron elects Otis CFO Cristina Méndez to board, effective February 15, 2026

Neutral Impact 2 of 5 leadership Written later

Textron's board elected Cristina Méndez, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Otis Worldwide, as a director effective February 15, 2026. She will serve on the Audit and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees, and the board determined she is independent under NYSE standards.

Key points

  • Méndez elected to the board on January 30, 2026, effective February 15, 2026
  • She is CFO of Otis Worldwide, where she was appointed in 2024
  • Serves on Audit Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
  • Board determined she is independent under NYSE listing standards and qualifies as an audit committee financial expert

The filing

CompanyTextron (TXT)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECFeb 2, 2026, 8:08 AM ET
Accession number0000217346-26-000004

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, 1:12 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 February 02, 2026.

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