secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     StandardAero, Inc. (SARO)
CIK:        0002025410
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-06-02T11:05:09+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-26-252483
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.60
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

StandardAero appoints Paul McElhinney as CEO, succeeding retiring Russell Ford effective Oct 1, 2026
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- Paul McElhinney, current Lead Independent Director and 35-year industry veteran, becomes CEO effective Oct 1, 2026.
- Russell Ford retires as CEO on Oct 1, remains Executive Chairman through Dec 31, 2026, then continues as director.
- McElhinney receives $1.1M base salary, 125% target bonus, $1M sign-on, and ~$20M in equity grants vesting over 4 years.
- Ford transition agreement includes 2026 annual bonus and accelerated vesting of equity awards upon his separation.
- Company reaffirms full-year 2026 guidance previously released on May 7, 2026.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2025410/000119312526252483/0001193125-26-252483-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2025410/000119312526252483/d28906d8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-252483

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