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Issuer:     KAISER ALUMINUM CORP (KALU)
CIK:        0000811596
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-01-07T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-26-006395
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.50
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Kaiser Aluminum announces planned succession: Blain Tiffany to Advisor to CEO; Jack Barger named EVP Sales & Marketing
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- Blain A. Tiffany transitions to Advisor to CEO effective Jan 1, 2026 through Dec 31, 2026 as part of planned retirement.
- Hugh (Jack) J. Barger III appointed Executive Vice President – Sales and Marketing effective Jan 1, 2026.
- Tiffany retains base salary, incentive targets, and outstanding equity grants without proration.
- No severance benefits paid; Tiffany ceases participation in Kaiser Aluminum Key Employee Severance Benefit Plan.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/811596/000119312526006395/0001193125-26-006395-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/811596/000119312526006395/kalu-20260101.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-006395

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