---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-25-101524"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HWM"
cik: "0000004281"
company_name: "Howmet Aerospace Inc."
filed_at: "2025-10-22T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T02:52:32.062689+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Howmet Aerospace CFO Ken Giacobbe to retire; Patrick Winterlich named successor effective Dec 1, 2025

## Summary
- Ken Giacobbe retiring Dec 31, 2025 after 21 years at Howmet; will serve as special advisor Dec 1-31.
- Patrick Winterlich, formerly Hexcel EVP/CFO, joins as EVP/CFO effective Dec 1, 2025, reporting to John Plant.
- Winterlich base salary $700,000; target annual incentive 100% of base; sign-on cash bonus $800,000.
- Annual equity target $2,000,000 (40% time-vested RSUs, 60% performance-based RSUs).
- If involuntarily terminated without cause within 5 years, unvested equity awards continue vesting on original schedule.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-25-101524
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HWM
- cik: 0000004281
- company_name: Howmet Aerospace Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-10-22T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/4281/000110465925101524/0001104659-25-101524-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/4281/000110465925101524/tm2529267d1_8k.htm

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