{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0000071829-26-000050","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"NPKI","cik":"0000071829","company_name":"NPK International Inc.","filed_at":"2026-09-14T11:16:20+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-09-14T11:20:01.682430+00:00","generated_at":"2026-09-14T11:20:13.407572+00:00","sec_items":["5.02","9.01"],"event_type":"leadership","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.4,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.4,"confidence":"high","headline":"NPK International appoints James Barton as EVP, Commercial Growth & Operations","bullets":["Barton appointed EVP, Commercial Growth & Operations effective Sept. 22, 2026, succeeding Lori Briggs.","Briggs departs as EVP, Business Operations effective Sept. 14, 2026, after 8 years with NPK.","Barton most recently served as President of Clear Water Services (Tidal Vision subsidiary); prior roles at ZECO, Mayco Wellchem, Baker Hughes.","CEO Matthew Lanigan cited Barton's track record in operational performance, integrations, and scalable processes."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000071829-26-000050","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000071829-26-000050.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000071829-26-000050.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000071829-26-000050.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/71829/000007182926000050/0000071829-26-000050-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/71829/000007182926000050/nr-20260911.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-09-14T11:20:13.407572+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":[],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}