--- schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1" accession: "0000950170-23-026827" form_type: "8-K" ticker: "KALU" cik: "0000811596" company_name: "KAISER ALUMINUM CORP" filed_at: "2023-06-07T23:59:59+00:00" generated_at: "2026-06-14T06:13:45.883471+00:00" event_type: "leadership" sentiment: "neutral" materiality_score: 0.5 calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5 confidence: "high" source: SEC EDGAR --- # Kaiser Aluminum appoints Vijai Narayan as CAO; shareholders re-elect directors, approve say-on-pay ## Summary - Vijai Narayan appointed VP and Chief Accounting Officer effective June 7, 2023, succeeding Jennifer Huey who stepped down due to relocation. - Narayan joined Kaiser in Nov 2022 as VP-Finance; previously VP Finance at eviCore Healthcare and Partner at EY. - Huey will assist through transition; she served nine years and was instrumental in accounting management. - Shareholders re-elected all four Class II directors (Hockema, Martin, Wilcox, Williams) with majority votes. - Advisory vote on executive compensation approved with 98.4% of votes cast; one-year frequency recommended. ## SEC filing metadata - accession: 0000950170-23-026827 - form_type: 8-K - ticker: KALU - cik: 0000811596 - company_name: KAISER ALUMINUM CORP - filed_at: 2023-06-07T23:59:59+00:00 - event_type: leadership - sentiment: neutral - materiality_score: 0.5 - calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5 - confidence: high - sec_items: 5.02, 5.07, 9.01 - EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/811596/000095017023026827/0000950170-23-026827-index.htm - EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/811596/000095017023026827/kalu-20230607.htm ## Machine-readable alternates - HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-23-026827 - JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-23-026827.json - Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-23-026827.txt ## Key facts - Executive change Jennifer Huey resigned as Chief Accounting Officer at KAISER ALUMINUM CORP. - Action: resigned - Role: Chief Accounting Officer source text: succeeding Jennifer Huey following her decision not to relocate to the Company’s new headquarters in Franklin, Tennessee. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/811596/000095017023026827/0000950170-23-026827-index.htm - Executive change Vijai Narayan was appointed as Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer at KAISER ALUMINUM CORP. - Action: appointed - Role: Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer source text: On June 7, 2023, Kaiser Aluminum Corporation (the "Company") appointed Vijai Narayan as the Company's Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer, succeeding Jennifer Huey following her decision not to relocate to the Company’s new headquarters in Franklin, Tennessee. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/811596/000095017023026827/0000950170-23-026827-index.htm - Shareholder Votes KAISER ALUMINUM CORP shareholders approved Ratification of the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for 2023 at the 2023-06-07 meeting. - Proposal: auditor ratification - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-06-07 source text: 4. Ratification of the Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm - The Company's stockholders ratified the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for 2023. The voting results were as follows: For Against Abstain 15,117,194 206,722 1,569 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/811596/000095017023026827/0000950170-23-026827-index.htm - Shareholder Votes KAISER ALUMINUM CORP shareholders approved Recommendation on frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation at the 2023-06-07 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay frequency - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-06-07 source text: 3. Recommendation of Frequency of Future Advisory Votes on Executive Compensation — The Company's stockholders recommended, on an advisory, non-binding basis, a frequency of one year for future advisory votes on executive compensation. The voting results were as follows: 1 Year 2 Years 3 Years Abstain Broker Non-Vote 14,174,811 7,727 786,480 7,056 349,411 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/811596/000095017023026827/0000950170-23-026827-index.htm - Shareholder Votes KAISER ALUMINUM CORP shareholders approved Election of four Class II directors for terms expiring at the 2026 Annual Meeting at the 2023-06-07 meeting. - Proposal: director election - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-06-07 source text: 1. Election of Directors - The stockholders elected four Class II directors, each for a term expiring at the Company's 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Each received the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast at the 2023 Annual Meeting. The voting results were as follows: Nominee Name Votes For Votes Withheld Broker Non-Votes Jack A. Hockema 13,584,192 1,391,883 349,411 Lauralee E. Martin 14,656,990 319,084 349,411 Brett E. Wilcox 13,484,840 1,491,235 349,411 Kevin W. Williams 14,816,269 159,806 349,411 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/811596/000095017023026827/0000950170-23-026827-index.htm - Shareholder Votes KAISER ALUMINUM CORP shareholders approved Advisory vote on executive compensation at the 2023-06-07 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-06-07 source text: 2. Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation - The Company's stockholders approved, on an advisory, non-binding basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers. The voting results were as follows: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 14,728,752 241,798 5,524 349,411 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/811596/000095017023026827/0000950170-23-026827-index.htm This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.