{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0000026324-24-000050","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"CW","cik":"0000026324","company_name":"CURTISS WRIGHT CORP","filed_at":"2024-11-14T23:59:59+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-05-14T18:03:10.659967+00:00","generated_at":"2026-05-30T00:40:20.413648+00:00","sec_items":["5.02","9.01"],"event_type":"leadership","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.5,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.5,"confidence":"high","headline":"Curtiss-Wright GC Paul Ferdenzi retires; George McDonald named successor","bullets":["Paul Ferdenzi retiring after 25 years; steps down as GC and Corp Sec effective Nov 13, 2024.","Ferdenzi remains VP until Dec 31, 2024 to assist transition.","George McDonald promoted from Deputy GC to VP, GC and Corp Sec, effective immediately.","McDonald has served as Associate/Deputy GC since 1999 and led Industrial & Nuclear legal since 2015.","Succession is part of a formal Board plan; McDonald reports to CEO Lynn Bamford."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000026324-24-000050","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000026324-24-000050.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000026324-24-000050.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000026324-24-000050.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/26324/000002632424000050/0000026324-24-000050-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/26324/000002632424000050/cw-20241113.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-05-30T00:40:20.413648+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[{"claim_id":"b496c0cf69","claim":"George P. McDonald was appointed as Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary at CURTISS WRIGHT CORP.","evidence_excerpt":"In accordance with the Company’s succession plan, Mr. Ferdenzi will be succeeded by George P. McDonald, who was previously Deputy General Counsel, as Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary of the Company, effective November 13, 2024, reporting to Lynn M. Bamford, Chair and Chief Executive Officer of the Company.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/26324/000002632424000050/0000026324-24-000050-index.htm","confidence":0.95,"family_label":"Executive change","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"promoted"},{"label":"Role","value":"Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary"}],"fact_type":"executive_change"},{"claim_id":"cf94ea7925","claim":"Paul J. Ferdenzi departed as Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary at CURTISS WRIGHT CORP.","evidence_excerpt":"On November 14, 2024, Curtiss-Wright Corporation (the “Company”) announced that Paul J. Ferdenzi, Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary, will be retiring from the Company at year-end and stepping down from his positions as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, effective November 13, 2024.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/26324/000002632424000050/0000026324-24-000050-index.htm","confidence":0.95,"family_label":"Executive change","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"retiring"},{"label":"Role","value":"Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary"}],"fact_type":"executive_change"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}