{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001628280-26-046148","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"KMT","cik":"0000055242","company_name":"KENNAMETAL INC","filed_at":"2026-06-30T12:33:46+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-06-30T12:35:02.322819+00:00","generated_at":"2026-06-30T12:35:07.371993+00:00","sec_items":["5.02","8.01","9.01"],"event_type":"leadership","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.5,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.5,"confidence":"high","headline":"Kennametal appoints Amanda Cole as VP and CHRO; Judith Bacchus to retire","bullets":["Amanda Cole appointed VP and Chief Human Resources Officer effective July 21, 2026; she joins from Wesco International.","Judith Bacchus, current VP and Chief Administrative Officer, will retire on or about October 1, 2026 after 20 years.","Cole's compensation: base salary $375,000, sign-on bonus $58,000, LTI grants $300,000 in RSUs, target bonus 50% of salary.","Cole will report to CEO Sanjay Chowbey and enter into standard officer employment and indemnification agreements."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-046148","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-046148.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-046148.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-046148.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/55242/000162828026046148/0001628280-26-046148-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/55242/000162828026046148/kmt-20260625.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-06-30T12:35:07.371993+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}