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Issuer:     ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC (ESE)
CIK:        0000866706
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-07-06T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001104659-23-078571
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.40
Item codes: 5.02, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

ESCO Technologies announces retirement of Executive Chairman Victor L. Richey; Board changes effective June 30, 2023
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- 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.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/866706/000110465923078571/0001104659-23-078571-index.htm
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  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-078571

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