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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000008947-26-000030"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AZZ"
cik: "0000008947"
company_name: "AZZ INC"
filed_at: "2026-02-03T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T05:30:43.757480+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# AZZ names Todd Bella President of Metal Coatings; Stovall to retire June 2026

## Summary
- Bryan Stovall, President and COO of Metal Coatings, will retire on June 8, 2026 after completing his employment term.
- Todd Bella, age 46, appointed President – Metal Coatings effective March 1, 2026.
- Bella joined AZZ in 2007, serving as SVP Western Operations since 2025.
- Stovall will assist transition as COO from March 1 until his retirement.
- No family relationships or related-party transactions involving Bella with company officers.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000008947-26-000030
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AZZ
- cik: 0000008947
- company_name: AZZ INC
- filed_at: 2026-02-03T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/8947/000000894726000030/0000008947-26-000030-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/8947/000000894726000030/azz-20260128.htm

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