secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     HECLA MINING CO/DE/ (HL)
CIK:        0000719413
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-05-23T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-24-146044
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Hecla CEO Phillips Baker Jr. retires; Chair Cassie Boggs named interim CEO
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- CEO Phillips S. Baker Jr. retired and resigned from the Board effective May 22, 2024, after nearly 23 years of service.
- Board Chair Catherine 'Cassie' J. Boggs appointed Interim President and CEO effective May 22, 2024; she remains Chair.
- Charles B. Stanley named Independent Lead Director for the duration of Boggs' interim CEO tenure.
- A management committee of Russell Lawlar (CFO), Carlos Aguilar (VP Ops), and Mike Clary (Chief Admin Officer) will assist Boggs.
- Board has begun a search for a permanent CEO; day-to-day operations continue without interruption.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/719413/000119312524146044/0001193125-24-146044-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/719413/000119312524146044/d839328d8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-24-146044

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