{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001486957-22-000032","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"BWXT","cik":"0001486957","company_name":"BWX Technologies, Inc.","filed_at":"2022-09-22T23:59:59+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-05-14T18:03:55.893071+00:00","generated_at":"2026-06-23T07:59:16.948555+00:00","sec_items":["5.02"],"event_type":"leadership","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.4,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.4,"confidence":"high","headline":"BWX Technologies appoints Michael Fitzgerald as VP Finance and future CAO, replacing Jason Kerr","bullets":["Michael Fitzgerald to become VP, Finance on Oct 24, 2022; Chief Accounting Officer after Q3 10-Q filing.","Kevin Gorman named Corporate Controller and Interim CAO from Sept 30 until the 10-Q filing date.","Fitzgerald's base salary $325,000; target annual cash bonus 40% of salary; LTIP target $200,000; sign-on RSU $300,000.","Current CAO Jason Kerr's last day is Sept 30, 2022; succession plan underway."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001486957-22-000032","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001486957-22-000032.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001486957-22-000032.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001486957-22-000032.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1486957/000148695722000032/0001486957-22-000032-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1486957/000148695722000032/bwxt-20220921.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-06-23T07:59:16.948555+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":[{"claim_id":"6a70f1b372","claim":"Kevin Gorman was appointed as Corporate Controller and Interim Chief Accounting Officer at BWX Technologies, Inc..","evidence_excerpt":"Effective on September 30, 2022, the Board appointed Kevin Gorman to serve as Corporate Controller, and he will also serve as Interim Chief Accounting Officer through the 10-Q Filing Date.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1486957/000148695722000032/0001486957-22-000032-index.htm","confidence":0.95,"family_label":"Executive change","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"appointed"},{"label":"Role","value":"Corporate Controller and Interim Chief Accounting Officer"}],"fact_type":"executive_change"},{"claim_id":"7c1531fcc9","claim":"Michael Fitzgerald was appointed as Vice President, Finance and Chief Accounting Officer at BWX Technologies, Inc..","evidence_excerpt":"On September 21, 2022, the Board of Directors (“Board”) of BWX Technologies, Inc. (“BWXT,” the “Company” or “we”) appointed Michael Fitzgerald to serve as Vice President, Finance, effective October 24, 2022 (“Start Date”), and as Chief Accounting Officer, effective the day following the filing of the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2022 (the “10-Q Filing Date”).","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1486957/000148695722000032/0001486957-22-000032-index.htm","confidence":0.95,"family_label":"Executive change","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"appointed"},{"label":"Role","value":"Vice President, Finance and Chief Accounting Officer"}],"fact_type":"executive_change"},{"claim_id":"d30c84903e","claim":"Jason Kerr departed as Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer at BWX Technologies, Inc..","evidence_excerpt":"Mr. Fitzgerald will replace Jason Kerr, our current Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer, whose last day in that role will be September 30, 2022.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1486957/000148695722000032/0001486957-22-000032-index.htm","confidence":0.8,"family_label":"Executive change","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"will depart"},{"label":"Role","value":"Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer"}],"fact_type":"executive_change"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}