{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0000824142-23-000165","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"AAON","cik":"0000824142","company_name":"AAON, INC.","filed_at":"2023-11-06T23:59:59+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-05-14T18:03:32.101348+00:00","generated_at":"2026-06-08T21:41:07.081717+00:00","sec_items":["5.02","9.01"],"event_type":"leadership","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.4,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.4,"confidence":"high","headline":"AAON appoints Matt Tobolski as President and COO; executive leadership alignment effective Jan 1, 2024","bullets":["Matt Tobolski promoted to President and COO of AAON, overseeing ~3,800 employees; previously President and Co-Founder of BASX.","Dave Benson promoted to AAON VP and President of BASX, providing site leadership in Redmond, Oregon.","Stephen Wakefield named VP and Executive VP of AAON Oklahoma; Rob Teis shifts to VP of Business Technology.","Andrew Edmondson promoted to Executive Director of Sales and Marketing; other internal promotions to executive director roles.","All leadership changes effective January 1, 2024; Gary Fields remains CEO and retains board seat."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000824142-23-000165","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000824142-23-000165.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000824142-23-000165.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000824142-23-000165.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/824142/000082414223000165/0000824142-23-000165-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/824142/000082414223000165/aaon-20231106.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-06-08T21:41:07.081717+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[{"claim_id":"232e4b88cd","claim":"Stephen Wakefield changed role as Vice President of the Company and Executive Vice President of AAON Inc. at AAON, INC..","evidence_excerpt":"Stephen Wakefield, who currently serves as Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, will now serve as Vice President of the Company and Executive Vice President of the Company's wholly-owned subsidiary, AAON Inc.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/824142/000082414223000165/0000824142-23-000165-index.htm","confidence":0.95,"family_label":"Executive change","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"promoted"},{"label":"Role","value":"Vice President of the Company and Executive Vice President of AAON Inc."}],"fact_type":"executive_change"},{"claim_id":"343fb2aeca","claim":"Matt Tobolski was appointed as President and Chief Operating Officer at AAON, INC..","evidence_excerpt":"Matt Tobolski has been appointed to the position of President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/824142/000082414223000165/0000824142-23-000165-index.htm","confidence":0.95,"family_label":"Executive change","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"appointed"},{"label":"Role","value":"President and Chief Operating Officer"}],"fact_type":"executive_change"},{"claim_id":"3653e95168","claim":"Rob Teis changed role as Vice President of Business Technology at AAON, INC..","evidence_excerpt":"Rob Teis is changing roles from Vice President of Sales and Marketing to Vice President of Business Technology.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/824142/000082414223000165/0000824142-23-000165-index.htm","confidence":0.95,"family_label":"Executive change","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"changing roles"},{"label":"Role","value":"Vice President of Business Technology"}],"fact_type":"executive_change"},{"claim_id":"f23682b6f5","claim":"Dave Benson changed role as Vice President of the Company and President of BASX at AAON, INC..","evidence_excerpt":"the Company announced the promotion of Dave Benson to the position of Vice President of the Company and President of BASX.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/824142/000082414223000165/0000824142-23-000165-index.htm","confidence":0.95,"family_label":"Executive change","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"promoted"},{"label":"Role","value":"Vice President of the Company and President of BASX"}],"fact_type":"executive_change"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}