leadership
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.75
CEO Thomas Gentile III departs; Patrick Shanahan named interim CEO
Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc.
- Thomas Gentile III ceased as President, CEO and director effective Sept 30, 2023; he will serve as consultant for 3 months.
- Gentile receives cash severance of $1.3M (one year salary), COBRA benefits, and retention of 91,978 RSUs vesting Feb 2024.
- Patrick Shanahan appointed interim President and CEO; he will receive $2M base salary and $8M RSU grant.
- Shanahan is a former Boeing executive and Deputy Secretary of Defense; Board will conduct search for permanent CEO.
- Q3 2023 financial results to be released Nov 1, 2023; conference call same day.