---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000066570-23-000023"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MSA"
cik: "0000066570"
company_name: "MSA Safety Inc"
filed_at: "2023-05-31T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-14T10:56:55.336413+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# MSA Safety elects Steve Blanco as President and COO, effective June 1

## Summary
- Blanco, previously President Americas, promoted to President and COO; Nish Vartanian remains Chairman and CEO.
- Compensation: base salary $550,000, target cash incentive $462,000 (80% of salary midpoint).
- Additional LTI award of $250,000 in time-vesting RSUs with 3-year cliff vesting.
- Under Blanco's leadership, Americas segment revenue grew >40% from 2018-2022; he oversaw acquisitions of Globe Manufacturing, Sierra Monitor, Bacharach.
- Blanco led development of MSA Business System for continuous improvement across enterprise.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000066570-23-000023
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MSA
- cik: 0000066570
- company_name: MSA Safety Inc
- filed_at: 2023-05-31T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/66570/000006657023000023/0000066570-23-000023-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/66570/000006657023000023/msa-20230531.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000066570-23-000023
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000066570-23-000023.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000066570-23-000023.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Steven C. Blanco was elected as President and Chief Operating Officer at MSA Safety Inc.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: President and Chief Operating Officer
  source text: On May 30, 2023, the Board elected Mr. Steven C. Blanco as the President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company, commencing June 1, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/66570/000006657023000023/0000066570-23-000023-index.htm

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