{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001104659-26-042062","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"CAT","cik":"0000018230","company_name":"CATERPILLAR INC","filed_at":"2026-04-10T23:59:59+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-05-14T18:02:33.016692+00:00","generated_at":"2026-05-15T06:42:24.593724+00:00","sec_items":["5.02","9.01"],"event_type":"leadership","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.6,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.6,"confidence":"high","headline":"Caterpillar appoints Kyle Epley as CFO effective May 1, 2026; Bonfield to retire","bullets":["Kyle Epley, 53, Caterpillar veteran since 1996, appointed CFO effective May 1, 2026, succeeding Andrew Bonfield (retires Oct 1).","Bonfield served as CFO for 8 years, named 2025 CFO of the Year; oversaw record revenues including Q4 2025 $19.1B.","Epley currently SVP of Global Finance Services; previously corporate controller and division CFO.","Compensation: salary $930,500, target AIP 115% of salary, LTI grant $1.8M (50% PSUs, 25% options, 25% RSUs).","Bonfield to serve in advisory role through Oct 1, 2026 for transition."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-042062","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-042062.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-042062.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-042062.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/18230/000110465926042062/0001104659-26-042062-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/18230/000110465926042062/tm2611571d1_8k.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-05-15T06:42:24.593724+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}