---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-26-038495"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ZWS"
cik: "0001439288"
company_name: "Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp"
filed_at: "2026-05-27T20:27:52+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-27T20:30:03.929252+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Zurn Elkay promotes CFO Pauli to COO; Klun named new CFO

## Summary
- David J. Pauli promoted from CFO to COO effective immediately, reporting to CEO Todd Adams.
- Daniel J. Klun promoted to CFO, overseeing financial operations; he was VP-Finance since 2017.
- Second-quarter results tracking in-line with one month remaining; earnings call set for late July.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-26-038495
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ZWS
- cik: 0001439288
- company_name: Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp
- filed_at: 2026-05-27T20:27:52+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1439288/000162828026038495/0001628280-26-038495-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1439288/000162828026038495/zws-20260527.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-038495
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-038495.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-038495.txt

## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 30306625e2
  claim: David J. Pauli changed role as Chief Operating Officer at Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp.
  evidence_excerpt: On May 27, 2026, the Company announced that David J. Pauli, who currently serves as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), was promoted to the position of Chief Operating Officer (COO), effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1439288/000162828026038495/0001628280-26-038495-index.htm
- claim_id: 961d2231ca
  claim: Daniel J. Klun was appointed as Chief Financial Officer at Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp.
  evidence_excerpt: The Company also announced that Daniel J. Klun was promoted to the position of CFO.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1439288/000162828026038495/0001628280-26-038495-index.htm

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