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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-26-002884"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BW"
cik: "0001630805"
company_name: "Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-01-12T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T10:52:57.944708+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Babcock & Wilcox GC John Dziewisz to depart May 31, 2026; $500k severance, consulting role

## Summary
- John Dziewisz, EVP, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, steps down after 30 years; last day May 31, 2026.
- Separation agreement provides $500,000 severance in installments over one year plus accelerated RSU vesting.
- Consulting arrangement post-separation through Dec 2026 at $20,000/month for transition support.
- Eligibility for 2025 annual bonus and long-term cash incentives; company pays part of COBRA premiums for 3 months.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-26-002884
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BW
- cik: 0001630805
- company_name: Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-01-12T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1630805/000110465926002884/0001104659-26-002884-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1630805/000110465926002884/tm262851d1_8k.htm

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