{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001104659-23-078571","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"ESE","cik":"0000866706","company_name":"ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC","filed_at":"2023-07-06T23:59:59+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-05-14T18:03:36.821051+00:00","generated_at":"2026-06-13T12:23:34.675963+00:00","sec_items":["5.02","8.01","9.01"],"event_type":"leadership","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.4,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.4,"confidence":"high","headline":"ESCO Technologies announces retirement of Executive Chairman Victor L. Richey; Board changes effective June 30, 2023","bullets":["Victor L. Richey resigned as director and Executive Chairman due to retirement; no disagreement with the company.","Board size reduced from nine to eight; Lead Director position eliminated; James M. Stolze remains as director.","Independent director Robert J. Phillippy appointed Chair of the Board with prorated $42,500 cash retainer for 2023.","Phillippy moved from Audit to Human Resources Committee; Janice L. Hess joins Audit; Patrick M. Dewar named Audit Chair with $6,250 prorated retainer.","Executive Committee now consists of Chair Phillippy and CEO Bryan H. Sayler."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-078571","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-078571.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-078571.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-078571.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/866706/000110465923078571/0001104659-23-078571-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/866706/000110465923078571/tm2320615d1_8k.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-06-13T12:23:34.675963+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[{"claim_id":"c90f78eb3e","claim":"Victor L. Richey resigned as Executive Chairman at ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC.","evidence_excerpt":"Effective June 30, 2023, consistent with the Company’s May 9, 2023 Form 8-K and press release, Victor L. Richey resigned as a director and as Executive Chairman of the Board. Mr. Richey’s resignation was due to his retirement and was not due to any disagreement with the Company on any matter.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/866706/000110465923078571/0001104659-23-078571-index.htm","confidence":0.95,"family_label":"Executive change","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"resigned"},{"label":"Role","value":"Executive Chairman"}],"fact_type":"executive_change"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}