---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-25-002888"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GTLS"
cik: "0000892553"
company_name: "CHART INDUSTRIES INC"
filed_at: "2025-01-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-28T09:37:31.185498+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Chart Industries enters new employment agreement with CFO Brinkman; enhances severance and adds non-compete

## Summary
- Effective Jan 1, 2025, Chart Industries entered an employment agreement with CFO Joseph R. Brinkman, replacing his prior severance agreement.
- Involuntary termination without cause or good reason resignation (non-CIC) triggers one year base salary, health coverage, and greater of current target bonus or prior year bonus.
- New agreement includes non-competition, non-solicitation, and confidentiality provisions not present in the prior severance agreement.
- Terms are consistent with those of other senior executive officers.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-25-002888
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GTLS
- cik: 0000892553
- company_name: CHART INDUSTRIES INC
- filed_at: 2025-01-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/892553/000119312525002888/0001193125-25-002888-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/892553/000119312525002888/d908752d8k.htm

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