---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001564590-21-046750"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AWI"
cik: "0000007431"
company_name: "ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES INC"
filed_at: "2021-09-01T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-29T06:35:52.167342+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Armstrong CFO Brian MacNeal to retire on May 1, 2022; search for successor begun

## Summary
- CFO Brian MacNeal notified company of retirement on Aug 31, 2021, effective May 1, 2022.
- Retirement is not related to any disagreement with the company.
- MacNeal will continue as CFO during search and transition; internal and external candidates considered.
- Executive search firm retained to identify successor.
- CEO Vic Grizzle thanked MacNeal for contributions to building the company.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001564590-21-046750
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AWI
- cik: 0000007431
- company_name: ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES INC
- filed_at: 2021-09-01T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- 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/7431/000156459021046750/0001564590-21-046750-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/7431/000156459021046750/awi-8k_20210831.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001564590-21-046750
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001564590-21-046750.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001564590-21-046750.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Brian L. MacNeal departed as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES INC.
  - Action: retire
  - Role: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
  source text: On August 31, 2021, Brian L. MacNeal notified Armstrong World Industries, Inc. (the “Company’) of his intent to retire from his position as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of the Company, effective May 1, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/7431/000156459021046750/0001564590-21-046750-index.htm

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