---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-25-025564"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AIR"
cik: "0000001750"
company_name: "AAR CORP"
filed_at: "2025-03-19T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-24T11:55:22.949875+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# AAR elects Hema Widhani to Board of Directors, expanding board to 12 members

## Summary
- Hema Widhani, 47, elected as Class I independent director effective March 18, 2025.
- Board size increased from 11 to 12 directors.
- Widhani is Chief Digital and Marketing Officer at Prudential Financial with 20+ years experience.
- She will receive annual retainer of $95,000 and pro-rata restricted stock award of 391 shares.
- Committee assignments not yet determined.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-25-025564
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AIR
- cik: 0000001750
- company_name: AAR CORP
- filed_at: 2025-03-19T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1750/000110465925025564/0001104659-25-025564-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1750/000110465925025564/tm259566d1_8k.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-25-025564
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-25-025564.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Hema Widhani was elected as Class I independent director at AAR CORP.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Class I independent director
  source text: On March 18, 2025, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of AAR CORP. (the “Company”) increased the size of the Board to 12 members and elected Hema Widhani, 47, as a Class I independent director to fill the vacancy created by the increase, effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1750/000110465925025564/0001104659-25-025564-index.htm

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