{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001193125-26-402912","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"POOL","cik":"0000945841","company_name":"POOL CORP","filed_at":"2026-09-25T20:35:10+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-09-25T20:36:01.645905+00:00","generated_at":"2026-10-12T13:24:46.115464+00:00","sec_items":["5.02","9.01"],"event_type":"leadership","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.25,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.25,"confidence":"high","headline":"Pool Corp adds ex-Constellium CEO Jean-Marc Germain to board, expanding it to nine directors","bullets":["Board appointed Jean-Marc Germain as director effective September 30, 2026; he will serve until the 2027 annual meeting, when he stands for shareholder election.","Board size increased from eight to nine directors; Germain was appointed to the Strategic Planning Committee.","Germain was CEO of Constellium SE from 2016 to 2025 and now serves as Special Advisor to its board; previously CEO of Algeco Scotsman Global (2012-2016).","Earlier roles at Novelis, Alcan, Pechiney, GE Capital and Bain & Co.; since 2021 an independent director of NYSE-listed GrafTech International (EAF).","Board determined Germain is independent under Nasdaq listing requirements; he receives standard non-employee director compensation plus a pro-rated annual cash retainer."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-402912","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-402912.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-402912.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-402912.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/945841/000119312526402912/0001193125-26-402912-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/945841/000119312526402912/pool-20260923.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4.1-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-10-12T13:24:46.115464+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}