secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Karman Holdings Inc. (KRMN)
CIK:        0002040127
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-08-27T11:30:33+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-26-369561
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.60
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Karman appoints Chris Boynton as CFO effective Sept 14; Mike Willis to depart by year-end
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- Chris Boynton named EVP & CFO, start date Sept 14, 2026; Mike Willis steps down as CFO same date, departs by year-end.
- Boynton receives $750,000 base salary, $500,000 sign-on bonus, target cash incentive 100% of base (stretch 150%).
- Initial 2026 LTIP grant: 37,860 shares (70% PSUs, 30% RSUs); annual equity target 300% of base salary from 2027.
- Boynton joins from Battelle (EVP & CFO since 2023); previously 20+ years at RTX, most recently CFO of Raytheon Missiles & Defense.
- Transition follows Karman's Feb 2025 IPO; Willis led finance through IPO and first 18 months as public company.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2040127/000119312526369561/0001193125-26-369561-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2040127/000119312526369561/d116376d8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-369561

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