---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001558370-24-001073"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ASLE"
cik: "0001754170"
company_name: "AerSale Corp"
filed_at: "2024-02-13T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-06T03:31:44.127851+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Audit Committee Chair Richard J. Townsend to retire; Andrew Levy named successor

## Summary
- Richard J. Townsend, Audit Committee chair, to retire from Board on March 11, 2024 for personal reasons; no disagreement with company.
- Andrew Levy appointed as new Audit Committee chair effective March 11, 2024.
- Lt. General Judith Fedder appointed to fill Audit Committee vacancy upon Townsend's retirement.
- Townsend's retirement timed to coincide with completion of 10-K review.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001558370-24-001073
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ASLE
- cik: 0001754170
- company_name: AerSale Corp
- filed_at: 2024-02-13T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1754170/000155837024001073/0001558370-24-001073-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1754170/000155837024001073/asle-20240209x8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001558370-24-001073
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001558370-24-001073.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001558370-24-001073.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Richard J. Townsend retired as Chairperson of the Audit Committee at AerSale Corp.
  - Action: retired
  - Role: Chairperson of the Audit Committee
  source text: On February 9, 2024, Richard J. Townsend, a member of the board of directors (the “Board”) of AerSale Corporation (the “Company”) and chairperson of the Board’s Audit Committee, notified the Board of his intention to retire as a member of the Board for personal reasons, effective March 11, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1754170/000155837024001073/0001558370-24-001073-index.htm
- Executive change
  Andrew Levy was appointed as Chairperson of the Board’s Audit Committee at AerSale Corp.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chairperson of the Board’s Audit Committee
  source text: The Board appointed Andrew Levy to replace Mr. Townsend as the chairperson of the Board’s Audit Committee, effective March 11, 2024
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1754170/000155837024001073/0001558370-24-001073-index.htm
- Executive change
  Judith Fedder was appointed as Director at AerSale Corp.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: and designated Lt. General Judith Fedder to fill the vacancy in the Board’s Audit Committee upon Mr. Townsend’s retirement on March 11, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1754170/000155837024001073/0001558370-24-001073-index.htm

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