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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001219601-25-000029"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CCK"
cik: "0001219601"
company_name: "CROWN HOLDINGS, INC."
filed_at: "2025-06-16T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-19T06:08:34.681983+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Crown Holdings promotes Djalma Novaes to COO; Gary Gavin to lead Americas Division

## Summary
- Djalma Novaes promoted to EVP and COO effective July 1, 2025; will oversee Americas and European Divisions plus Global Sourcing and CMB Engineering.
- Gerard Gifford transitions to EVP and CAO; plans retirement in early 2026 after 42 years with the company.
- Gary Gavin promoted to President of Crown Americas Division, effective July 1, 2025; previously led North American beverage can business.
- Novaes joined Crown in 1998, led Americas Division since 2015 and more than doubled segment income under his leadership.
- Gavin joined in 2023 from International Paper; will oversee beverage can ops in Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, North America and tinplate businesses.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001219601-25-000029
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CCK
- cik: 0001219601
- company_name: CROWN HOLDINGS, INC.
- filed_at: 2025-06-16T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1219601/000121960125000029/0001219601-25-000029-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1219601/000121960125000029/cck-20250612.htm

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