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Issuer:     GREENBRIER COMPANIES INC (GBX)
CIK:        0000923120
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-08-31T20:06:44+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-26-376734
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.60
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Greenbrier CEO Lorie Tekorius to retire Jan 6, 2027; Brian Comstock named successor
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- CEO and President Lorie Tekorius to retire effective Jan 6, 2027, after Greenbrier's Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
- Brian Comstock, current EVP & President The Americas, appointed successor as President and CEO effective same date.
- Tekorius, a Class III director, will not stand for re-election at 2027 annual meeting; expected to provide transition services.
- Comstock has 45+ years railroad industry experience, nearly 3 decades at Greenbrier, leading Americas ops in US, Canada, Mexico, Brazil.
- Board conducted succession planning; Comstock expected to succeed Tekorius on Board of Directors.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/923120/000119312526376734/0001193125-26-376734-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/923120/000119312526376734/d111664d8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-376734

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