---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000034067-25-000123"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BOOM"
cik: "0000034067"
company_name: "DMC Global Inc."
filed_at: "2025-06-23T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-19T00:23:29.379018+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# DMC Global appoints James O'Leary as permanent President and CEO effective July 1, 2025

## Summary
- James O'Leary appointed permanent President and CEO, effective July 1, 2025; will continue as Executive Chairman.
- Compensation: annual base salary $800,000, target bonus 125%, annual LTI target no less than $3.7 million.
- Severance: 2x base+bonus non-change of control, 3x base+bonus in change of control.
- Key priorities: deleverage balance sheet, potential acquisition of remaining 40% stake in Arcadia Products, LLC.
- O'Leary has 40 years leadership experience; served as interim CEO since Nov 2024.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000034067-25-000123
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BOOM
- cik: 0000034067
- company_name: DMC Global Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-06-23T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/34067/000003406725000123/0000034067-25-000123-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/34067/000003406725000123/boom-20250618.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000034067-25-000123
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000034067-25-000123.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000034067-25-000123.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  James O'Leary was appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer at DMC Global Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: President and Chief Executive Officer
  source text: On June 18, 2025, the Board approved the appointment of Mr. O’Leary as President and Chief Executive Officer on a permanent, non-interim basis, effective July 1, 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/34067/000003406725000123/0000034067-25-000123-index.htm

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