---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-25-002133"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HLIO"
cik: "0001024795"
company_name: "HELIOS TECHNOLOGIES, INC."
filed_at: "2025-01-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-28T09:43:37.330150+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Helios Technologies promotes Sean Bagan to President & CEO, effective Jan 6, 2025

## Summary
- Sean Bagan promoted to President & CEO, effective immediately; he had served as interim CEO/CFO since July 8, 2024.
- Chairman Philippe Lemaitre resumes role as Non-Executive Chairman after serving as Executive Chairman during interim period.
- Bagan retains CFO duties while company initiates search for permanent CFO, considering internal and external candidates.
- Compensation includes base salary of $705,000, annual cash incentive target of 100% of base salary, and equity target of 200%.
- Bagan nominated to Board of Directors, with election at June 2025 annual meeting.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-25-002133
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HLIO
- cik: 0001024795
- company_name: HELIOS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
- filed_at: 2025-01-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1024795/000095017025002133/0000950170-25-002133-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1024795/000095017025002133/hlio-20250106.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-25-002133
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-25-002133.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-25-002133.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Sean Bagan changed role as President and Chief Executive Officer at HELIOS TECHNOLOGIES, INC..
  - Action: promoted
  - Role: President and Chief Executive Officer
  source text: On January 6, 2025, Helios Technologies (the “Company”) announced that the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”) has promoted Sean Bagan to President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, effective January 6, 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1024795/000095017025002133/0000950170-25-002133-index.htm
- Executive change
  Philippe Lemaitre changed role as Non-Executive Chairman at HELIOS TECHNOLOGIES, INC..
  - Action: resumed role as Non-Executive Chairman
  - Role: Non-Executive Chairman
  source text: Chairman Philippe Lemaitre, serving as Executive Chairman, will resume his role as Non-Executive Chairman.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1024795/000095017025002133/0000950170-25-002133-index.htm

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