---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-23-016708"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MTW"
cik: "0000061986"
company_name: "MANITOWOC CO INC"
filed_at: "2023-05-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-16T04:05:39.818653+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Manitowoc appoints Ryan Palmer as principal accounting officer; reports annual meeting votes

## Summary
- Ryan M. Palmer appointed principal accounting officer, effective May 1, 2023; he remains VP & Corporate Controller.
- Brian P. Regan continues as EVP and CFO.
- All nine director nominees elected at 2023 annual meeting; Aaron H. Ravenscroft received highest 'for' votes (24,079,590).
- Deloitte & Touche LLP ratified as independent auditor for fiscal year 2023 (28,195,187 for).
- Say-on-pay approved (18,364,173 for, 5,992,567 against); shareholders voted for annual frequency.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-23-016708
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MTW
- cik: 0000061986
- company_name: MANITOWOC CO INC
- filed_at: 2023-05-02T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/61986/000095017023016708/0000950170-23-016708-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/61986/000095017023016708/mtw-20230501.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-23-016708
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-23-016708.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-23-016708.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Ryan M. Palmer was appointed as principal accounting officer at MANITOWOC CO INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: principal accounting officer
  source text: On May 1, 2023, the Board of Directors of The Manitowoc Company, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Ryan M. Palmer, the Company’s Vice President and Corporate Controller, as the Company’s principal accounting officer.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/61986/000095017023016708/0000950170-23-016708-index.htm

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