secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     AZZ INC (AZZ)
CIK:        0000008947
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-03-05T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000008947-26-000040
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.55
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

AZZ appoints two new independent directors; chair Dan Feehan to retire in July 2026
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- Dan Feehan to retire from board at July 2026 annual meeting; steps down as chair effective March 1, 2026.
- Dan Berce appointed as new chair of the board, effective March 1, 2026.
- Aaron Schapper (CEO of Myers Industries) and Charles Treadway (CEO of Vistance Networks) join board effective April 8, 2026.
- Both new directors deemed independent under NYSE standards; board will have eight members, seven independent.
- Appointments result of a comprehensive search with independent firm as part of board refreshment plan.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/8947/000000894726000040/0000008947-26-000040-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/8947/000000894726000040/azz-20260228.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000008947-26-000040

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