---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-25-027273"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AIN"
cik: "0000819793"
company_name: "ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP /DE/"
filed_at: "2025-05-22T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-20T19:46:14.957898+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Albany International names Sean Valashinas as VP-Controller and Principal Accounting Officer

## Summary
- Sean Valashinas appointed VP-Controller and Principal Accounting Officer, effective June 9, 2025.
- Base salary set at $335,000 per year; eligible for short-term incentive target of 30% of salary.
- Long-term incentive includes PSU and RSU awards totaling 20% of salary, plus a special equity bonus of $180,000.
- Valashinas brings over 30 years of accounting experience, most recently from Resonetics and prior roles at Standex and Hershey.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-25-027273
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AIN
- cik: 0000819793
- company_name: ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP /DE/
- filed_at: 2025-05-22T23:59:59+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/819793/000162828025027273/0001628280-25-027273-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/819793/000162828025027273/ain-20250522.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-25-027273
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-25-027273.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-25-027273.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Sean Valashinas was appointed as Vice President – Controller and Principal Accounting Officer at ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP /DE/.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Vice President – Controller and Principal Accounting Officer
  source text: The Registrant, Albany International Corp. (the “Company”), has named Sean Valashinas its Vice President – Controller and Principal Accounting Officer and appointed him Principal Accounting Officer, both effective June 9, 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/819793/000162828025027273/0001628280-25-027273-index.htm

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