---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-23-105625"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: null
cik: "0001364885"
company_name: "Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc."
filed_at: "2023-10-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-10T06:18:57.174142+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# CEO Thomas Gentile III departs; Patrick Shanahan named interim CEO

## Summary
- 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.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-23-105625
- form_type: 8-K
- cik: 0001364885
- company_name: Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-10-02T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1364885/000110465923105625/0001104659-23-105625-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1364885/000110465923105625/tm2327332d1_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-105625
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-105625.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-105625.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Patrick M. Shanahan was appointed as interim President and Chief Executive Officer at Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: interim President and Chief Executive Officer
  source text: On September 30, 2023, the Board appointed Patrick M. Shanahan as interim President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and of the Employer.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1364885/000110465923105625/0001104659-23-105625-index.htm
- Executive change
  Thomas C. Gentile III departed as President and Chief Executive Officer at Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc..
  - Action: ceased to serve
  - Role: President and Chief Executive Officer
  source text: Effective as of September 30, 2023 (the “Separation Date”), Thomas C. Gentile III ceased to serve as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) and as a member of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1364885/000110465923105625/0001104659-23-105625-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.