secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     GREENBRIER COMPANIES INC (GBX)
CIK:        0000923120
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-06-28T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-23-177535
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.60
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Greenbrier elects former KCS CEO Patrick Ottensmeyer to Board of Directors
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- Board expanded from 10 to 11 members; Ottensmeyer elected effective June 29, 2023.
- Ottensmeyer served as President and CEO of Kansas City Southern (KCS) from 2015-2023 until CPKC merger.
- He brings rail industry expertise, USMCA involvement, and U.S.-Mexico trade relations insight.
- Nine of 11 board members are independent directors.
- He will participate in standard director compensation program as described in proxy.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/923120/000119312523177535/0001193125-23-177535-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/923120/000119312523177535/d424483d8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-177535

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