---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001493152-24-021781"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CVV"
cik: "0000766792"
company_name: "CVD EQUIPMENT CORP"
filed_at: "2024-05-29T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-01T07:50:23.827756+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# CVD Equipment appoints largest shareholder Andrew Africk to Board of Directors

## Summary
- Board expanded from six to seven directors; effective May 28, 2024.
- Andrew Africk is founder of Searay Capital and former Senior Partner at Apollo Global Management.
- Africk will receive $40,000 annual cash retainer and $40,000 in restricted stock vesting quarterly.
- Africk is the company's largest shareholder, per Chairman Waldman.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001493152-24-021781
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CVV
- cik: 0000766792
- company_name: CVD EQUIPMENT CORP
- filed_at: 2024-05-29T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/766792/000149315224021781/0001493152-24-021781-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/766792/000149315224021781/form8-k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-24-021781
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-24-021781.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-24-021781.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Andrew Africk was appointed as Director at CVD EQUIPMENT CORP.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of CVD Equipment Corporation (the “Company”) voted to appoint Andrew Africk to serve as a member of the Board.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/766792/000149315224021781/0001493152-24-021781-index.htm

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