secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP (WLFC)
CIK:        0001018164
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-12-17T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001018164-24-000104
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.35
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Willis Lease appoints Stephen Jones to Board; McKeating resigns Dec 31, 2024
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- Stephen Jones appointed to Board effective Jan 1, 2025; will serve as Class I director until 2026 annual meeting.
- Jones will serve on Audit Committee and as Chair of Compensation Committee.
- Compensation: $250k restricted stock award (vests over 2 years), $95k annual cash fee + $17.5k for Committee Chair role.
- Rae Ann McKeating resigned effective Dec 31, 2024; resignation not due to any disagreement with Company.
- Jones brings 40-year career in airlines, including roles at Air New Zealand, Wizz Air, and Flair Airlines.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1018164/000101816424000104/0001018164-24-000104-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1018164/000101816424000104/wlfc-20241211.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001018164-24-000104

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