---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-24-036764"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AIR"
cik: "0000001750"
company_name: "AAR CORP"
filed_at: "2024-03-20T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-04T11:49:30.605348+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# AAR elects Jeffrey N. Edwards to Board of Directors, effective March 19, 2024

## Summary
- Jeffrey N. Edwards elected to AAR's Board as Class II independent director, increasing board size to 12.
- Edwards brings 40+ years financial services experience; currently Partner & Vice Chairman at New Vernon Capital, former Merrill Lynch CFO.
- He will receive $95,000 annual retainer and 492 shares of pro-rata restricted stock vesting June 1, 2024.
- Committee appointments for Edwards have not been determined as of the filing date.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-24-036764
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AIR
- cik: 0000001750
- company_name: AAR CORP
- filed_at: 2024-03-20T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1750/000110465924036764/0001104659-24-036764-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1750/000110465924036764/tm249269d2_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-24-036764
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-24-036764.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-24-036764.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Jeffrey N. Edwards was elected as Director at AAR CORP.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Director
  source text: On March 19, 2024, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of AAR CORP. (the “Company”) increased the size of the Board to 12 members and elected Jeffrey N. Edwards as a Class II independent director to fill the vacancy created by the increase, effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1750/000110465924036764/0001104659-24-036764-index.htm

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