---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000066570-22-000036"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MSA"
cik: "0000066570"
company_name: "MSA Safety Inc"
filed_at: "2022-08-01T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-24T06:41:07.989694+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# MSA Safety CFO Ken Krause resigning Aug 26; interim CFO named

## Summary
- CFO Kenneth Krause resigns effective August 26, 2022, to become CFO at another public company.
- Departure not related to any disagreement with MSA or its accounting practices.
- Chief Accounting Officer Jonathan Buck appointed interim CFO effective August 26.
- Company has initiated a comprehensive external search for a permanent CFO.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000066570-22-000036
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MSA
- cik: 0000066570
- company_name: MSA Safety Inc
- filed_at: 2022-08-01T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/66570/000006657022000036/0000066570-22-000036-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/66570/000006657022000036/msa-20220801.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000066570-22-000036
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000066570-22-000036.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000066570-22-000036.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Jonathan D. Buck was appointed as Chief Accounting Officer, interim Chief Financial Officer at MSA Safety Inc.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Accounting Officer, interim Chief Financial Officer
  source text: MSA Chief Accounting Officer, Jonathan D. Buck will act as interim Chief Financial Officer effective August 26, 2022, in addition to his current roles at the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/66570/000006657022000036/0000066570-22-000036-index.htm
- Executive change
  Kenneth D. Krause resigned as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer at MSA Safety Inc.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
  source text: Kenneth D. Krause, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Company has notified the Company that he will resign effective August 26, 2022, to pursue another business opportunity.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/66570/000006657022000036/0000066570-22-000036-index.htm

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