---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001005229-23-000013"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CMCO"
cik: "0001005229"
company_name: "COLUMBUS MCKINNON CORP"
filed_at: "2023-01-26T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-20T07:41:16.439021+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Columbus McKinnon director Liam McCarthy retires; board size reduced to 10

## Summary
- Liam McCarthy retired as director effective Jan 21, 2023 for personal/family reasons; no disagreement with company.
- Board size decreased from 11 to 10 directors following his retirement.
- Jeanne Beliveau-Dunn appointed Chair of Compensation and Succession Committee, replacing McCarthy.
- Post-retirement board comprises 10 members: 9 independent and 4 diverse.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001005229-23-000013
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CMCO
- cik: 0001005229
- company_name: COLUMBUS MCKINNON CORP
- filed_at: 2023-01-26T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1005229/000100522923000013/0001005229-23-000013-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1005229/000100522923000013/cmco-20230121.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001005229-23-000013
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001005229-23-000013.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001005229-23-000013.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Liam G. McCarthy retired as Director at COLUMBUS MCKINNON CORP.
  - Action: retired
  - Role: Director
  source text: On January 21, 2023, Liam G. McCarthy a member of the Board of Directors of Columbus McKinnon Corporation (the “Company”), the Chairman of the Compensation and Succession Committee thereof, and member of the Audit Committee thereof, notified the Company of his intention to retire from the Company’s Board of Directors for personal and family reasons, effective January 21, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1005229/000100522923000013/0001005229-23-000013-index.htm

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