---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001140361-22-024697"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WAB"
cik: "0000943452"
company_name: "WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE TECHNOLOGIES CORP"
filed_at: "2022-07-01T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-24T21:51:51.734141+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Wabtec appoints Beverley Babcock to Board of Directors effective July 1, 2022

## Summary
- Beverley Babcock elected to Wabtec's board; her term expires in 2024.
- Babcock is former CFO of Imperial Oil and held senior roles at ExxonMobil.
- She will serve on Audit, Compensation and Talent Management, and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees.
- Appointment effective July 1, 2022; compensation same as other non-employee directors.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001140361-22-024697
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WAB
- cik: 0000943452
- company_name: WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE TECHNOLOGIES CORP
- filed_at: 2022-07-01T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/943452/000114036122024697/0001140361-22-024697-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/943452/000114036122024697/brhc10039263_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-22-024697.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Beverly Babcock was elected as director at WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: director
  source text: On July 1, 2022, Beverly Babcock was elected to serve as a member of the board of directors of Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation (“Wabtec”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/943452/000114036122024697/0001140361-22-024697-index.htm

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