---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-23-105019"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HWM"
cik: "0000004281"
company_name: "Howmet Aerospace Inc."
filed_at: "2023-09-29T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-10T07:14:44.578693+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.2
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.2
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Howmet Aerospace appoints Gunner Smith as independent director

## Summary
- Board size increased from 9 to 10; Smith's term effective September 29, 2023.
- Smith is President – Roofing at Owens Corning and member of its Executive Committee since 2018.
- His background includes sales, marketing, and manufacturing leadership at Owens Corning and PlyGem Siding Group.
- Smith will receive standard non-employee director compensation; indemnification agreement to be executed.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-23-105019
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HWM
- cik: 0000004281
- company_name: Howmet Aerospace Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-09-29T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.2
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.2
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/4281/000110465923105019/0001104659-23-105019-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/4281/000110465923105019/tm2327183d1_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-105019
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-105019.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-105019.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Gunner Smith was appointed as Director at Howmet Aerospace Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: appointed Gunner Smith as a director of the Company, each effective as of September 29, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/4281/000110465923105019/0001104659-23-105019-index.htm

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