secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     HUDSON TECHNOLOGIES INC /NY (HDSN)
CIK:        0000925528
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-11-13T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001104659-25-111455
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Hudson Technologies appoints Kenneth Gaglione as Chairman, President & CEO effective Nov 24
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- Kenneth Gaglione, former VP of Operations (2020-2023), appointed Chairman, President and CEO effective November 24, 2025.
- Employment agreement provides $695,000 base salary, 75% target bonus, and 5-year stock option with Black-Scholes value at least $695,000.
- Two-year initial term with automatic renewal; severance includes 12 months salary and bonus plus accelerated option vesting on involuntary termination without cause.
- Gaglione brings HVAC and refrigerant industry experience from Honeywell and consulting role with European PE firm.
- He was also appointed to the Board with term expiring at 2027 annual meeting.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/925528/000110465925111455/0001104659-25-111455-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/925528/000110465925111455/tm2531205d1_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-25-111455

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