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Issuer:     VALMONT INDUSTRIES INC (VMI)
CIK:        0000102729
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-07-11T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001104659-23-079821
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Valmont names CFO Avner Applbaum as President and CEO, replacing Stephen Kaniewski; Timothy Francis interim CFO
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- Avner Applbaum, former EVP and CFO since March 2020, appointed President and CEO effective July 11, 2023.
- Stephen Kaniewski steps down as CEO and resigns from Board; departure not related to company operations or accounting.
- Timothy Francis, SVP Finance Business Partner, named interim CFO.
- Applbaum led Valmont's finance organization, IT, and cybersecurity; instrumental in growth strategy execution.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/102729/000110465923079821/0001104659-23-079821-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/102729/000110465923079821/tm2320998d1_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-079821

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