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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Woodward (WWD)

Woodward Elects Frederico Curado to Board, Effective June 1, 2026

Neutral Impact 2 of 5 leadership Written later

Woodward, Inc. (NASDAQ: WWD) elected Frederico F. Curado to its Board of Directors and Audit Committee, effective June 1, 2026, and increased the Board from nine to 10 directors. The filing reports no financial results or guidance changes, so the appointment is a governance change rather than an operating event.

Key points

  • Board elected Curado on April 22, 2026, effective June 1, 2026; he also joins the Audit Committee
  • Board size increased from nine to 10 directors
  • Curado previously served as CEO of Ultrapar S.A. (2017 to 2021) and Embraer S.A. (2007 to 2016)
  • Curado will receive compensation under the Company's Outside Director Compensation Policy

The filing

CompanyWoodward (WWD)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECApr 24, 2026, 7:00 AM ET
Accession number0001171843-26-002691

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, 12:42 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 April 24, 2026.

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