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Issuer:     APPLIED INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES INC (AIT)
CIK:        0000109563
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-03-29T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000109563-23-000036
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.35
Item codes: 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Applied Industrial Technologies names Jon S. Ploetz as VP, General Counsel & Secretary
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- Jon S. Ploetz appointed Vice President – General Counsel & Secretary, effective March 28, 2023.
- Ploetz succeeds Fred D. Bauer, who retired after 30 years; Bauer served as Secretary through the search.
- Ploetz joins from Harsco Corporation (NYSE: HSC) where he was VP, Assistant General Counsel & Assistant Corporate Secretary.
- He brings over 20 years of legal experience including corporate governance, securities, and M&A.
- Ploetz will lead global legal affairs, governance, compliance, ESG, and corporate secretary duties.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/109563/000010956323000036/0000109563-23-000036-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/109563/000010956323000036/ait-20230328.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000109563-23-000036

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