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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-25-100856"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NX"
cik: "0001423221"
company_name: "Quanex Building Products CORP"
filed_at: "2025-10-20T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T03:12:10.808697+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Quanex appoints Gabriela Garcia as Chief Accounting Officer, effective Oct 20

## Summary
- Gabriela Garcia named VP, Chief Accounting Officer and principal accounting officer effective October 20, 2025.
- Base salary of $360,000; annual incentive target at 45% of base; LTI target to be determined.
- Garcia most recently served as CAO and Corporate Controller at Rayonier Advanced Materials (2020-2025) and has over 25 years of accounting experience.
- Karen Ettredge remains Controller but will no longer serve as principal accounting officer.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-25-100856
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NX
- cik: 0001423221
- company_name: Quanex Building Products CORP
- filed_at: 2025-10-20T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1423221/000110465925100856/0001104659-25-100856-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1423221/000110465925100856/tm2529083d1_8k.htm

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