---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000842633-23-000098"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "TRS"
cik: "0000842633"
company_name: "TRIMAS CORP"
filed_at: "2023-07-28T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-12T23:27:23.479634+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# TriMas Corp. Chief Accounting Officer Paul Swart resigns; CFO Scott Mell to assume role

## Summary
- Paul A. Swart, VP of Business Planning, Controller and CAO, resigns effective August 11, 2023, to pursue other opportunities.
- Departure is not related to any accounting or financial issues or disagreements with the company.
- CFO Scott A. Mell will serve as principal accounting officer after Swart's departure.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000842633-23-000098
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: TRS
- cik: 0000842633
- company_name: TRIMAS CORP
- filed_at: 2023-07-28T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/842633/000084263323000098/0000842633-23-000098-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/842633/000084263323000098/trs-20230724.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000842633-23-000098
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000842633-23-000098.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000842633-23-000098.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Scott A. Mell changed role as Chief Financial Officer at TRIMAS CORP.
  - Action: will also act as principal accounting officer
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer
  source text: Scott A. Mell, the Company's Chief Financial Officer, will now also act as the Company's principal accounting officer.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/842633/000084263323000098/0000842633-23-000098-index.htm
- Executive change
  Paul A. Swart resigned as Vice President of Business Planning, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer at TRIMAS CORP.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Vice President of Business Planning, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer
  source text: On July 24, 2023, Mr. Paul A. Swart, Vice President of Business Planning, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer of TriMas Corporation (the "Company") tendered his resignation, effective August 11, 2023 (the "Effective Date"), to pursue other career opportunities.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/842633/000084263323000098/0000842633-23-000098-index.htm

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