{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001140361-26-036566","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"OTIS","cik":"0001781335","company_name":"Otis Worldwide Corp","filed_at":"2026-09-15T12:16:26+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-09-15T12:20:02.386119+00:00","generated_at":"2026-09-15T12:20:19.620307+00:00","sec_items":["5.02","7.01","9.01"],"event_type":"leadership","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.75,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.75,"confidence":"high","headline":"Otis CEO Judy Marks to retire in 2027; board launches CEO search","bullets":["Judy Marks to retire as Chair, CEO, President; transition expected H1 2027 or by July 31, 2027.","Transition agreement dated Sept 13, 2026; she'll serve as senior advisor through July 31, 2027 if successor earlier.","CEO search led by Christopher J. Kearney; Spencer Stuart retained; internal and external candidates considered.","Under Marks, service portfolio grew ~25% to ~2.5M units; returned $8.4B to shareholders ($3.4B dividends, $5B buybacks).","Marks will assist in succession search and continue in current roles until transition date."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-26-036566","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-26-036566.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-26-036566.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-26-036566.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1781335/000114036126036566/0001140361-26-036566-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1781335/000114036126036566/ef20081992_8k.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-09-15T12:20:19.620307+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"}