---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001062231-23-000021"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DCH"
cik: "0001062231"
company_name: "Dauch Corp"
filed_at: "2023-03-16T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-18T00:08:24.929372+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# American Axle appoints Michael J. Lynch as President & COO; Simonte and Willemse retiring

## Summary
- Michael J. Lynch appointed President & COO effective March 25, 2023; compensation unchanged from prior arrangement.
- President Michael K. Simonte retires effective March 24, 2023, as previously disclosed in February 8-K.
- President—Forging Norman Willemse retires effective March 17, 2023, also pre-announced.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001062231-23-000021
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DCH
- cik: 0001062231
- company_name: Dauch Corp
- filed_at: 2023-03-16T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1062231/000106223123000021/0001062231-23-000021-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1062231/000106223123000021/axl-20230313.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001062231-23-000021
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001062231-23-000021.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001062231-23-000021.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Michael J. Lynch was appointed as President & Chief Operating Officer at Dauch Corp.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: President & Chief Operating Officer
  source text: Effective March 25, 2023, Michael J. Lynch, the Chief Operating Officer of American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”), will be appointed as the Company’s President & Chief Operating Officer
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1062231/000106223123000021/0001062231-23-000021-index.htm
- Executive change
  Norman Willemse retired as President—Forging at Dauch Corp.
  - Action: retired
  - Role: President—Forging
  source text: Mr. Willemse’s retirement will be effective on March 17, 2023
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1062231/000106223123000021/0001062231-23-000021-index.htm
- Executive change
  Michael K. Simonte retired as President at Dauch Corp.
  - Action: retired
  - Role: President
  source text: As previously disclosed on a Current Report on Form 8‐K filed with the SEC on February 17, 2023, Michael K. Simonte, the Company’s President, and Norman Willemse, the Company’s President—Forging, are retiring from the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1062231/000106223123000021/0001062231-23-000021-index.htm

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