---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001317685-26-000018"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ALH"
cik: "0001317685"
company_name: "Alliance Laundry Holdings Inc."
filed_at: "2026-06-02T13:16:32+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-02T13:17:33.052176+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# COO International Jan Vleugels to retire Sept 30; Bob Calver named successor; new VP IR

## Summary
- Jan Vleugels, COO International, will retire Sept 30, 2026; Bob Calver appointed as COO International effective Oct 1, 2026.
- Bob Calver joined in 2018, served as Interim CFO leading $2B term loan refinancing and built IR function for NYSE listing.
- Tom Gelston appointed VP IR effective June 1, 2026; previously SVP Finance & IR at FuelCell Energy and 18 years at Terex Corp.
- Vleugels led expansion of Thailand facility, transition of IPSO operations to Czech Republic, and decentralization of international ops.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001317685-26-000018
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ALH
- cik: 0001317685
- company_name: Alliance Laundry Holdings Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-06-02T13:16:32+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1317685/000131768526000018/0001317685-26-000018-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1317685/000131768526000018/all-20260602.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001317685-26-000018.txt

## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 6032a29abe
  claim: Jan Vleugals departed as Chief Operating Officer International at Alliance Laundry Holdings Inc..
  evidence_excerpt: Mr. Jan Vleugals, Chief Operating Officer International of Alliance Laundry Holdings Inc. (the “Company”), provided notice of his decision to retire effective as of September 30, 2026
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1317685/000131768526000018/0001317685-26-000018-index.htm
- claim_id: a48c8030a4
  claim: Bob Calver was appointed as Chief Operating Officer International at Alliance Laundry Holdings Inc..
  evidence_excerpt: The Board of Directors of the Company will appoint Bob Calver as Chief Operating Officer International, effective October 1, 2026, following Mr. Vleugals’ retirement.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1317685/000131768526000018/0001317685-26-000018-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.