---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000824142-22-000012"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AAON"
cik: "0000824142"
company_name: "AAON, INC."
filed_at: "2022-01-05T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-27T20:48:09.210827+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# AAON appoints Gene Stewart EVP, Doug Wichman EVP of AAON Coil Products

## Summary
- Gene Stewart promoted to EVP of AAON, Inc., effective Jan 1, 2022; previously President of AAON Coil Products.
- Doug Wichman promoted to EVP of AAON Coil Products and VP of AAON, Inc., effective Jan 1, 2022; previously Director of Manufacturing.
- CEO Gary Fields cited ongoing succession planning; both will participate in executive compensation package.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000824142-22-000012
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AAON
- cik: 0000824142
- company_name: AAON, INC.
- filed_at: 2022-01-05T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/824142/000082414222000012/0000824142-22-000012-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/824142/000082414222000012/aaon-20220101.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000824142-22-000012
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000824142-22-000012.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000824142-22-000012.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Doug Wichman was elected as Executive Vice President of AAON Coil Products and Vice President of AAON, Inc. at AAON, INC..
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Executive Vice President of AAON Coil Products and Vice President of AAON, Inc.
  source text: the Board of Directors of the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, AAON Coil Products, Inc. (“AAON Coil Products”), has elected Doug Wichman as Executive Vice President of AAON Coil Products, also effective January 1, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/824142/000082414222000012/0000824142-22-000012-index.htm
- Executive change
  Gene Stewart was elected as Executive Vice President of AAON, Inc. at AAON, INC..
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Executive Vice President of AAON, Inc.
  source text: AAON, Inc. (“AAON” or the “Company”), announced that its Board of Directors elected Gene Stewart as Executive Vice President of AAON, Inc., effective January 1, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/824142/000082414222000012/0000824142-22-000012-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.