---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000217346-23-000019"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "TXT"
cik: "0000217346"
company_name: "TEXTRON INC"
filed_at: "2023-06-26T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-13T17:22:35.251539+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Textron elects retired U.S. Army four-star general Michael X. Garrett to board

## Summary
- Election effective July 1, 2023; Garrett served as FORSCOM commanding general until 2022.
- Garrett will serve on Audit Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.
- He will participate in standard Director Compensation Program and indemnity agreement.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000217346-23-000019
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: TXT
- cik: 0000217346
- company_name: TEXTRON INC
- filed_at: 2023-06-26T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/217346/000021734623000019/0000217346-23-000019-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/217346/000021734623000019/txt-20230622.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000217346-23-000019
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000217346-23-000019.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000217346-23-000019.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Michael X. Garrett was elected as Director at TEXTRON INC.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Director
  source text: On June 22, 2023, the Board of Directors of Textron Inc. (“Textron”) elected Michael X. Garrett as a member of the Board effective July 1, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/217346/000021734623000019/0000217346-23-000019-index.htm

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