secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     SMITH A O CORP (AOS)
CIK:        0000091142
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-05-19T20:17:52+00:00
Accession:  0000091142-26-000086
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.65
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

A. O. Smith appoints Carrie Anderson as CFO effective July 1, 2026; Lauber retiring
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- Carrie Anderson will succeed Charles T. Lauber as EVP and CFO, effective July 1, 2026; Lauber to assist transition until retirement.
- Anderson most recently served as EVP and CFO of The Campbell's Company (Jan 2023-Oct 2025); prior CFO at Integra LifeSciences.
- She will receive a restricted stock unit award valued at $1,500,000 vesting in three years, plus relocation assistance including two months salary.
- Compensation includes base salary, annual Executive Bonus Plan, equity awards, and eligibility for executive benefit plans and severance.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/91142/000009114226000086/0000091142-26-000086-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/91142/000009114226000086/aos-20260519.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000091142-26-000086

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