---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000819793-23-000019"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AIN"
cik: "0000819793"
company_name: "ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP /DE/"
filed_at: "2023-03-13T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-18T05:07:57.031241+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Albany International CEO Higgins to retire; board retains Spencer Stuart for successor search

## Summary
- CEO Bill Higgins notified board of desire to retire; will continue as CEO until successor named.
- Board retained executive search firm Spencer Stuart to identify and evaluate candidates.
- Chairman Erkie Kailbourne expressed confidence in a smooth and planned transition.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000819793-23-000019
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AIN
- cik: 0000819793
- company_name: ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP /DE/
- filed_at: 2023-03-13T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/819793/000081979323000019/0000819793-23-000019-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/819793/000081979323000019/ain-20230313.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000819793-23-000019
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000819793-23-000019.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000819793-23-000019.txt

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