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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-25-260847"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SWK"
cik: "0000093556"
company_name: "STANLEY BLACK & DECKER, INC."
filed_at: "2025-10-31T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T01:11:44.673494+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Stanley Black & Decker CFO Hallinan adds CAO role; Laschinger elected to board

## Summary
- Patrick Hallinan appointed EVP, CFO & CAO effective Jan 1, 2026; base salary raised to $1,000,000 (from $840,000).
- Hallinan's target short-term incentive increased to 110% of base salary; 2026 LTI target raised $1.1M to $4.75M.
- Mary Laschinger, former Veritiv CEO, elected to board effective Nov 1, 2025; joins Compensation and Finance committees.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-25-260847
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SWK
- cik: 0000093556
- company_name: STANLEY BLACK & DECKER, INC.
- filed_at: 2025-10-31T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/93556/000119312525260847/0001193125-25-260847-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/93556/000119312525260847/d32570d8k.htm

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