secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     HEXCEL CORP /DE/ (HXL)
CIK:        0000717605
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-03-13T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000930413-26-000764
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.65
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Hexcel names James Coogan as CFO effective May 1, 2026
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- James Coogan appointed EVP and CFO, replacing interim CFO Michael Lenz who becomes Senior Advisor.
- Coogan receives $630k base salary, 80% target bonus, $500k signing bonus and $2.25M sign-on RSU.
- Coogan previously CFO at Axcelis Technologies and Kaman; 20+ years finance experience including aerospace.
- Lenz will remain as Senior Advisor for ~3 months to support transition.
- Coogan to report to CEO Tom Gentile; no material interest transactions disclosed.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/717605/000093041326000764/0000930413-26-000764-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/717605/000093041326000764/c115804_8k-ixbrl.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000930413-26-000764

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