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Issuer:     KENNAMETAL INC (KMT)
CIK:        0000055242
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-03-14T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000055242-24-000015
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 5.02, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Kennametal appoints Sanjay Chowbey as CEO effective June 1, 2024; Christopher Rossi retires May 31
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- Christopher Rossi to retire as President & CEO on May 31, 2024 after nearly 7 years at the helm.
- Sanjay Chowbey, currently President of Metal Cutting segment, appointed CEO and Board member effective June 1, 2024.
- Chowbey's compensation: $925k base salary, 110% target bonus, and $3.85M long-term incentive grant (60% PSU / 40% RSU).
- Rossi and Chowbey will work together to ensure a seamless transition; search for Metal Cutting successor launched.
- Board cited Chowbey's proven leadership and ability to execute growth strategy and margin expansion.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/55242/000005524224000015/0000055242-24-000015-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/55242/000005524224000015/kmt-20240308.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000055242-24-000015

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