---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-26-038356"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SCIA"
cik: "0000830616"
company_name: "SCI Engineered Materials, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-04-01T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T08:04:16.874130+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# CFO Gerald S. Blaskie retires; company debt-free with $11.3M in cash and investments

## Summary
- Gerald S. Blaskie, CFO, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary, retired on April 1, 2026; plans announced Sept 2025.
- Company debt-free since 2024; $7.9M cash and $3.4M marketable securities as of Dec 31, 2025.
- Eight consecutive years of profitability; revenue grew significantly during Blaskie's 25-year tenure.
- No successor named; company cited a 'smooth transition period' without identifying a replacement.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-26-038356
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SCIA
- cik: 0000830616
- company_name: SCI Engineered Materials, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-04-01T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/830616/000110465926038356/0001104659-26-038356-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/830616/000110465926038356/scia-20260401x8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-038356
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-038356.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-038356.txt

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.