---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-25-084882"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HLIO"
cik: "0001024795"
company_name: "HELIOS TECHNOLOGIES, INC."
filed_at: "2025-06-11T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-19T12:24:14.923085+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Helios appoints Ian Walsh to board, effective June 5, 2025

## Summary
- Ian Walsh appointed to Helios board, effective June 5, 2025; serves on Audit and Governance committees.
- Walsh is CEO of FDH Aero, former CEO of Kaman Aerospace (NYSE: KAMN), and 20-year Textron veteran.
- Board expands back to seven members; Walsh's term expires at the 2026 Annual Meeting.
- Compensation consistent with other non-employee directors, prorated for remainder of term.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-25-084882
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HLIO
- cik: 0001024795
- company_name: HELIOS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
- filed_at: 2025-06-11T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1024795/000095017025084882/0000950170-25-084882-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1024795/000095017025084882/hlio-20250611.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-25-084882.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Ian Walsh was appointed as Director at HELIOS TECHNOLOGIES, INC..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: On June 11, 2025, Helios Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) announced publicly that its Board of Directors (the “Board”) appointed Ian Walsh to serve as a member of the Board, effective June 5, 2025
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1024795/000095017025084882/0000950170-25-084882-index.htm

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